Dr. Hansika Kapoor is a Research Author at the Department of Psychology, Monk Prayogshala. She holds a PhD from IIT, Bombay. She is the recipient of the Fulbright-Nehru Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship (2019-2020) and is an Affiliate at the University of Connecticut. Dr. Kapoor is also a practicing psychologist (clinical), and specializes in psychological assessment and therapy related to anxiety and mood disorders among adolescents and adults.

Dr. Rupa Kalahasthi is currently an Assistant Professor and licensed Clinical Psychologist at Rochester Institute of Technology, and her major clinical and research work is focused on providing mental health care to the homeless population in India. She holds a bachelor’s degree (BA) from St. Xavier’s College and a master’s degree (MA) from the University of Mumbai and a doctorate in psychology (PsyD) from George Washington University in the United States.

Dr. Savita Kulkarni is an assistant professor at Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics (GIPE), Maharashtra and has completed her doctoral research from the department of Economics, University of Mumbai in the areas of development economics, behavioral economics and experimental economics. With Project Blank Slate, Savita intends to contribute in strategizing the field work along with designing Randomized Control Trials to test interventions in the area of mental health.

Poorvi is a PhD student at the London School of Economics and Political Science with the Department of Methodology. She holds a BA in Economics and Psychology from New York University (NYU) and an MSc in Economics and Business (with a specialization in behavioral economics) from Erasmus University Rotterdam in the Netherlands and a second MSc in Social Research Methods at the London School of Economics.

Pooja has done her B.A. in Psychology from St. Xaviers College, Mumbai and M.A. in Psychology, Clinical from SNDT Women’s University. She has received a gold medal in her master’s program. She works privately as a trauma-informed therapist in Bombay with adolescents and adults. With Project Blank Slate, Pooja intends to understand the existing narratives around mental health and help develop suitable intervention plans that are aligned with the cultural context of the community concerned.

Kaavya has a Master’s Degree in Clinical Psychology from Mumbai University. Being certified in various forms of therapeutic interventions, she currently works as a consultant for The Able Mind Therapy Centre. With a research background of almost 4 years. Kaavya also believes that mental health awareness and access to mental health care is an essential right. She volunteers with several NGOs to provide mental health literacy and care to underprivileged youth.

Shivani is the Methodology Research Assistant in Project Blank Slate. Shivani Sapre is a Psychologist with specialization in Clinical Psychology. She is currently working as an Assistant Professor and Counsellor at MD College, Mumbai. Her areas of interest also include research and testing. She has published articles in magazines at both college and professional levels. She is also a trained Bharatnatyam dancer. Through Project Blank Slate, she hopes to utilize her communication skills, her ability to work in groups and her empathetic nature in reaching out to various sections of the society.

Tanvi is a practising psychologist and a published researcher from Mumbai. She has completed her Bachelor’s of Arts in Psychology with a Rank 1 all over the university, followed by a Master’s degree with a specialization in Clinical psychology. Over her 5 years experience in research work, she has worked with multiple approaches, gaining knowledge and building her expertise. She hopes to use this expertise to help the undersreved population of rural women through her work in the Project Blank Slate.

Arunima Ticku is the Project Management and Mental Health Research Assistant in Project Blank Slate Arunima has completed her Masters in Clinical Psychology from Fergusson College (Pune), and is currently pursuing Master in Economics & Psychology from Universite Paris 1 - Pantheon Sorbonne. With Project Blank Slate, Arunima aims to document the perspective of mental health amongst rural Indians, and contribute towards filling extant gaps from a culturally and contextually informed lens. Arunima aims to contribute towards bridging the gap between theories and action-oriented policies. She tweets @ArunimaTicku.