Dr. Kavita Kumar

Assistant Professor

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Kavita Kumar is  Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, Dayalbagh Educational Institute (DEI), Deemed University, Dayalbagh, Agra, India. She has been teaching in the department since 2003. Her research interests are in the areas of cognitive Psychology, Health Psychology, Consciousness and Organizational Behavior. She teaches graduate, post graduate and M.Phil. Classes in the area of Experimental Psychology, Applied Psychology, Perception, Health Psychology, and Organizational Behavior.She has guided a number of M.A (S.Sc.) and M.Phil dissertations and presently guiding three PhD scholars. She has  constructed two Psychological tests, 'Attitude Towards Ragging Scale' (2010), (ATRS) and a 'Spiritual Intelligence Test' (2011). She has been an active member in organizing international and national conferences and seminars. It culminated in publishing and co-editing a  book entitled Health Psychology (2009). She has a number of  research papers in books, journals, national and international conferences and seminars. She has delivered invited talks, oral papers  and posters in international conferences in India and abroad and visited a number of universities in USA and Canada. She has won Founder's best paper award in an international conference. Kavita has been the recipient of Director's gold medal and Governors gold medal for securing highest marks in B.A. examination (1984) at DEI.Kavita Kumar is a member in the Editorial Review Board of the Journal of Organizations and Human Behaviour.

Teaching Assignments:

Odd Semester  

Undergraduation:

• PYM 301 Experimental Psychology-I
• PYM 304 Practicum III
• PYM 305 Seminar and Group Discussion
• PYM 501 Sensory and Perceptual Processes
• PYH 581 Industrial Psychology
• PYH 102 Applied Psychology

Even Semester :

Undergraduation:

• PYM 401 Experimental Psychology-II
• PYM 404 Practicum IV
• PYM 405 Seminar and Group Discussion
• PYM 602 Affective Psychology

Postgraduation

• PYM 801 Clinical Psychology
• PYM 955  Health Psychology
• PYM 001 Research Methodology
• PYM 953 Psychology of Consciousness

Area(s) of Research:

• Cognitive Psychology, Health Psychology, Consciousness and Organizational behaviour.

Research Interests:

• Spirituality and Consciousness.

Honors and Recognitions  .

• 2014,gave an invited talk on ‘Spiritual Intelligence and Environment: Psychological Contexts’, in a one-day conference on "Spiritual Ecology and Sustainability: Confluence and Relevance in the 21st century” at the University of Delhi, Delhi
• 2013, Gave an invited talk on ‘Attention’ in the Workshop on ‘Basic Neuro-and Cognitive Sciences’, in the International conference on 'Toward a Science of Consciousness' (TSC- 2013) on 3^rd March, 2013.
• 2012, Gave invited lectures for the Courses in Basic Neuro and Cognitive Sciences at the Centre for Consciousness Studies on Sept 19 and 20, 2012 on the following topics-
• Neuro-physiological Basis of Attention
• Selective and Divided Attention
• Theories of Attention
• 2012 till date, In the Editorial Review Board of the Journal of Organizations and Human Behaviour, ISSN No.-2277
• 2008,Won Founder’s Best Paper award during International Seminar on Health Psychology (ISHP-2008)
• 1984, Governor's Medal for being the topper of Under Graduate examination (ARTS) of the University
• 1984, Director's medal for securing highest marks in BA examination (DEI)

Selected Publications

For papers in Journals :

• Kavita Kumar and Kanti Singh Pawar. Emotional Intelligence and Spiritual Intelligence as Predictors of Academic Performance of University Students. Asian Resonance, Vol- IV, Issue- II, 155-160 (2015).
• Kavita Kumar and Monika Gupta. The Attitude towards Ragging among College Students of Different Professional Courses. Indian Journal of Psychological Science, Vol. 3(1), 93-101(2012).

For Books/Book Chapters :

• Kavita Kumar, Preet Kumariand Rashmi. "Empowerment of the Youth of Scheduled Tribes through Value Based Education: A Psychological Study", in  "Deterritorialising Diversities: Literature of the Indigenous and Marginalized" edited by Prem Srivastava and Geetanjali Chawla, Published by Authorspress Publishers, New Delhi,157-169 (2014).
• Kavita Kumar and Monika Gupta. “Test Anxiety, Self-Esteem and Academic Achievement among Adolescents” in “Community Health Psychology: Research and Appliactions” edited by P. Batra, M. Anand and S. Kohli, published by M. D. University Press, Rohtak, 167-180 (2012).
• Edited a book entitled ‘Health Psychology’, Surila Agarwala, Ira Das, Kavita Kumar and Surat Kumar, Allied Publishers, New Delhi (2009).