Assistant Professor

 

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Department of Zoology
Dayalbagh Educational Institute (Deemed to be University)

Dayalbagh, Agra 282 005 (UP), India

Tel.: (0562) 280 1545

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Dr. Reshma Bhatnagar is a behavioral neuroscientist. She is an alumnus of DEI and was winner of the Director's medal at PG level. Her Ph.D. training was in biochemical genetics, cytogenetics and behavior of Chelonian species. She is certified and accredited by IAPCC, CCE-ICF, USA and NHCA, Singapore as Neuro-Linguistic Programming Practitioner, Neuro-Semantics Practitioner, Emotional Wellness Coach, Positive Parenting Coach, Advanced Psychology Counsellor and Hypnotherapist. She holds Facilitator Certification in Human Resource Development from CLHRD, Mangalore University. She has 17 years of experience including her teaching, training & development stints at Rai University, Amity University and Sharada University. Her research has a multidisciplinary approach towards cognitive ethology of wildlife, livestock and humans by integrating Citizen Science concept with Digital Life research division of DEI. Scholars in her Cognitive Ethology Lab deploy completely non-invasive methodology, advanced technology and sophisticated software for research. Her works have been published in International and National journals of repute. She is also an active coach, therapist and counsellor, extending her consultations at local centers and online, primarily for women and parents. She has supervised 5 Ph.D., 2 M.Phil. and 20 M.Sc. dissertations.
Research areas: Behavior, Cognitive Ethology, Behavioral Neurobiology, Cognitive Neuroscience

Research Impact:

• Totally non-invasive and field observations based research, no dependence on chemicals or wet lab infrastructure - a sustainable and green research methodology.
• Smart Cities Urban Wildlife Conservation and Management, Human-Wildlife Conflict, Cognitive Interventions for Urban Wildlife, Domesticated & Farm Animal Welfare through studies on behavioural repertoires
• Deployment of sophisticated software for behavioural patterns analysis under the aegis of Digital Life Research Division of D.E.I.

Research Supervision:

Ph.D. Theses Supervised

• Dr.Deepali Agarwal 2022 . Ethological Studies on Funambulus pennantii pennantii in Urban and Semi-Urban areas of Agra
• Dr.Isha Hina 2023. Comparative Ethological Study of Pavo cristatus at Riparian Sites in Agra
• Dr.Deep Singh 2023. Cognitive Ethology of Rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta) in Urban Areas of the Semi-Arid Zone of Uttar Pradesh
• Dr. Ankita Chauhan 2025. A Comparative Study on Foraging Behavior of the Jungle Babbler (Turdoides striata) and the Large Grey Babbler (Argya malcomi)
• Dr. Hemlata 2025. Foraging Behaviour of Acridotheres ginginianus

M.Phil. Theses Supervised (Hyperlink)

• Mr. Ajay Kumar 2013. Behavioural Studies on the Domesticated Indian Cow Bos indicus
• Mr. Kulbhushan 2013. Behavioural Studies on the Domesticated Water Buffalo Bubalus bubalis

M.Sc. Dissertations Supervised (Hyperlink)

1. Mr. Ajay Kumar 2012. A Survey on the Comparative Anatomy of Higher Vertebrates
2. Mr. Kulbhushan 2012. Survey on Neural Induction Agents in Avian Embryonic Development
3. Mr. Chandresh Sharma 2015. Comparative Study of the Behavior of Macaca mulatta in the Wild and Urbanized Areas of Agra
4. Mr. Manveer Singh 2015. A study on inter-genus interactions of Rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta) of Agra Region
5. Ms. Divya Sharma 2016. Behavioral Studies on Pavo cristatus at Semi-Urban Areas of Agra
6. Mr. Atul Pratap 2017. Ethological Studies on Turdoides striata & Turdoides malcomi in Agra Region
7. Ms. Ankita Chauhan 2018. Ethological studies on Vanellus indicus indicus in Urban and Semi-Urban Habitats of Agra Region
8. Ms. Akanksha 2019. Learning and Development in Bos indicus calves: A Cognitive Intervention
9. Ms. Astha Singh 2020. A Survey on Phylum Tardigrada with Special Reference to Their Behaviour
10. Ms. Arzoo Singh 2020. A Survey on Dog (Canis familiaris) Training Methods
11. Ms. Hema Rajput 2020. A Study on the Behaviour of Selected Breeds of Domesticated Dogs (Canis lupus familiaris)
12. Ms. Parinita Singh 2020. A Survey on the Cognitive Abilities of Goats of the World
13. Ms. Archana Pal 2021. Cognitive Enrichment in Selected Breed of Capra aegagrus hircus
14. Ms. Chanchal Kumari 2022. A Comparative Study of Foraging Behaviour of Acridotheres ginginianus (Bank Myna) in Riparian and Countryside Microhabitats of Agra
15. Ms. Srishti Chak 2022. Learning and Development in Ovis aries: A Cognitive Intervention
16. Mr. Uddeshya Teotia 2022. Cognitive Enrichment in Funambulus pennantii pennantii
17. Ms. Kanika Yadav 2025. A Study on the Effect of Screen Time Exposure on Sleep- Wake Pattern of Perimenopaual Women
18. Ms. Mohini Sharma 2025. A Study on the Effect of Screen Time on Interpersonal Interactions and Social Cognition of 18-25 Age Adults
19. Ms. Monika Tiwari 2025. A Study on the Effect of Screen Time Exposure on Sleep- Wake Pattern and Cognition of Children

M.Sc. Dissertation Supervised in Collaboration with Other Universities

• Ms. Janvi Sharma 2022 (Student of B.H.U., Varanasi) Co-supervised with Prof. A.S. Raghubanshi ( Hyperlink), Director, I.E.S.D., B.H.U., Varanasi. Comparative Behaviour Study of Stray and Domestic Bos indicus.

Publications:

1) Deep Singh and Reshma Bhatnagar. 2026 Behavioral repertoire of Macaca mulatta (Rhesus macaque) in urban areas of semi-arid zone of Uttar Pradesh. Ethology, Ecology and Evolution. 2026. In press.
2) Deepali Agarwal and Reshma Bhatnagar. 2026 Vocalization Repertoire of the Five Striped Palm Squirrel, Funambulus pennantii pennantii: An Ethological Study. International Journal of Latest Technology in Engineering, Management & Applied Science (IJLTEMAS). Vol. XV (I); 929-938.
3) Ankita Chauhan and Reshma Bhatnagar.2024 Cognitive Ethology of genus Argya in the Indian Sub-continent: A Comprehensive Review. Advances in Bioresearch. Vol. 15 (2) March 2024: 446-451.
4) Hemlata and Reshma Bhatnagar. 2024 A Review of Behavior Research on the Genus Acridotheres. Advances in Bioresearch. Vol 15 (2) January 2024: 440-451.

5) Deepali Agarwal and Reshma Bhatnagar. 2019. Comprehensive review of the current status of ethological studies on Funambulus pennantii pennantii (Wroughton, 1905), the five striped northern palm squirrel. Int. Arch. App. Sci. Technol; Vol 10 [2]: 151-156.

6) Isha Hina, Deep Singh and Reshma Bhatnagar. 2019. Reappraisal of Seven Decades of Behavioral Research on the Indian Blue Peafowl (Pavo cristatus) 2019.Int. Arch. App. Sci. Technol; Vol 10 [2] : 134-142.
7) Deep Singh and Reshma Bhatnagar. 2021.Cognitive Ethology of Rhesus Macaques: A Review of Research through Five Decades. J. Exp. Zool. India.Vol 24 [1] 2021:637-643.
8) Reshma Batra, Ashok Kumar Sinha and Sant Prakash. 1997. Expressions of Glucose 6 Phosphate Dehydrogenase Isozymes in the Genus Rattus. DEI Journal of Science and Engineering Research. 9(2) 21-24.

9) Reshma Batra and Sant Prakash 1996. Environmental Correlation of LDH in freshwater turtle K.dhongoka (Gray) DEI Journal of Science and Engineering Research. 10(1&2): 36-39

10) Reshma Batra and Sant Prakash.1995. Simplified field technique for obtaining blood from freshwater turtles. Asiatic Herpetological Research. Vol. 6 : 28-29.

Consultancy, Awards and Recognitions

• Consultancy in psychology counselling and coaching to rare unresponsive cases of patients of the medical practitioners’ fraternity of Agra
• Women Icon Award – Gold Award for Excellence in Teaching and Education, 4th Women Achievers Awards, 2024
• Keynote Speaker on Youth issues at FS University Shikohabad, 2022
• Panel Discussion Expert and Invited Speaker at Biohorizon 2007, IIT, New Delhi

Teaching Subjects:

Comparative Anatomy of Chordates, Animal Ecology, Evolution & Zoogeography, Developmental Biology, Basics of Parasitology & Entomology, Bioresource Management, Toxicology, Wildlife Conservation & Management, Animal Behaviour, Advanced Neurobiology, Research Methodology, Cognitive Ethology.