Title
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Pronouns
she, her, hers
Subject Areas
Psychology
Business Management
Education
PhD, Psychology, Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, India.
MA, Psychology, Gujarat University, India
BA, Psychology, Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, India
Teaching Locations
Wiesbaden, Germany
Born and raised in Western India, I grew up multilingual and I love learning new languages. My professional experience ranges from teaching & training, research, mental health services as well consultancy. I worked in the area of Mental health research in India with government as well as Non-government agencies and projects. At SUNY Buffalo, I extended my experience in Special education and school mental health as a Fulbright Fellow. Following my move to Germany, I started working with UMGC in 2017 as an Adjunct Assistant Professor.
I have worked in schools as well as universities, teaching psychology in India as well as Europe. For UMGC Europe, I teach at Wiesbaden, Rammstein as well for downrange locations in person and/or remotely. Apart from teaching courses in core psychology, I also teach courses in Business management at UMGC. At other European educational institutions, I teach courses or workshops in other specialities, focusing on the psychological applications. For example, application of psychology in Pedagogy, Organizational environment, IT, AI, Cybersecurity, Designing & architecture and DEI.
I believe I am a life long learner and love learning new things. This is the foundation of my teaching
philosophy. My favorite part about being an educator is how lit my brain is after I interact with my
students. I view my classroom as a learning experience not just for my students but also for myself as they bring a myriad of ideas, experiences and interpretations, enhancing and evolving the quality of class content with each interaction.
I love puzzles, especially solving the weekly/daily crossword. I share this with my students as well through crossword puzzles I develop specifically for my class content.