Dr. Sanchi Agarwal

Email id: sanchi.agarwal@nmims.edu

Major Area/ Specialization: Clinical Psychology

Academic Profile

• Ph.D. in Psychology from Amity University, Mumbai
• UGC- NET qualified in the first attempt (June 2018 cycle).
• Master's in clinical psychology from Amity University Mumbai.
• Bachelor's in psychology from K.C. College Mumbai

Teaching Experience

• Assistant Professor at JDSOLA, NMIMS (July-2025- Present)
• Assistant Professor at Department of Clinical Pyschology, School of Health Sciences and Technology, MIT-WPU, Pune (July 2024-June 2025)
• Visiting Faculty at AIBAS, Amity University, Mumbai (August 2019-December 2022)
• Guest Faculty at Northeast Christian University, Nagaland (June 2023-May 2024)

Research Interests

Social Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Forensic Psychology, Cyber Psychology, Criminal Psychology, Geriatric Psychology.

Administrative Roles

• Faculty In-charge for SY B.Sc. (Applied Psychology)
• Faculty In-charge for Research Committee
• Faculty In-charge for Internship Committee
• Faculty In-charge for MSc Psych Committee

Academic Roles

• PhD Guide
• Dissertation guide for MSc Clinical Psychology students
• Faculty for Field work; Hospital Practicum Msc clinical psychology

Courses Taught

Monsoon/ Fall Semester

M.Sc. (Applied Psychology) course:

• Family & Couples Counselling
• Advanced Social Psychology
• Psychological first Aid
• Clinical Psychology Practicum

Winter/ Spring Semester

M.Sc. (Applied Psychology) course:

• Rehabilitation Psychology
• Cyber Psychology
• Hospital Practicum (Clinical Specialization)

Publications

• Agarwal, S. P., Gawali, G., & Puranik, D. (2022). A Validation of Emotional Contagion Scale on the Indian Youth. The New Educational Review, 70, 159-170. (Scopus Indexed).
• Agarwal, S. P., Gawali, G., & Puranik, D. (2023). Cognitive Impairment and Loneliness among the Elderly. Journal of the Indian Academy of Applied Psychology, 49(1), 144-148. (UGC care listed).
• Agarwal, S. P., Gawali, G., & Puranik, D. (2023). Academic, Social and Emotional Learning among Children during Online Schooling. Journal of the Indian Academy of Applied Psychology, 49(2), 239-245. (UGC care listed)
• Agarwal, S. P., Gawali, G., & Puranik, D. (2024). Suggestibility Among the Indian Youth- A Validation study of Multidimensional Iowa Suggestibility Scale. The New Educational Review, 78-85. (Scopus Indexed).
• Agarwal, S.P., Gawali, G., & Puranik, D. (2025). Application of polygraph in the cases of sex offenders: A Systematic Literature review. Psychology and Law. (Accepted).

Conference Presentations

• Agarwal, S., & Gawali, G. (2020). Narcissism and Multiculturalism: A Comparative study of the youth. National Conference on Community Mental Health: Explanation and Exploration.
• Agarwal, S., & Gawali, G. (2020). Mental Health Services in India: A Systematic Review. Indian Science Congress.
• Agarwal, S., & Gawali, G. (2021). Fear of Missing Out and psychological well-being in times of Pandemic among young-adults. 56th National and 25th International Conference of Indian Academy of Applied Psychology (IAAP).
• Agarwal, S., & Gawali, G. (2022). Emotional Contagion and workplace stress as a predictor of Emotional burnout among the working professionals. 9th International Congress of Stress, Performance and Wellness.  
• Agarwal, S., & Gawali, G. (2023). An Experimental Evidence on Emotional Contagion. 58th National and 27th International Conference of Indian Academy of Applied Psychology.     
• Agarwal, S., Gawali, G., Puranik, D. (2022a). A study on academic, social and emotional learning among children in online schooling. 5th CounPsy International and 11th InSPA International Virtual Conference on "School Psychology: Focusing Global Challenges.(Best Paper Award)  
• Agarwal, S., Gawali, G., Puranik, D. (2022b). Cognitive Impairment and Loneliness among the Elderly: A comparative study. 57th National and 26th International Conference of Indian Academy of Applied Psychology.(Best Paper Award)  
• Joshi, R., Agarwal, S., & Pathak, S. (2024). Opinion formation based on Digital Radicalization and spreading of misinformation: A review from the perspective of National threat. 2nd CPSICON - National Annual Conference, 74.
• Mangwani, L., Agarwal, S., & Gawali, G. (2022). The Roller Coaster Effect of the Pandemic on Youth. 57th National and 26th International Conference of Indian Academy of Applied Psychology.   
• Naik, I., & Agarwal, S. (2024). Exploratory study on Effectivity & Engagement to Learning using AI Based Learning and classroom based learning. 2nd CPSICON - National Annual Conference, 112.   
• Teli, H., & Agarwal, S. (2024). Escaping Reality: Exploring the Link between Academic stress and Binge watching. 2nd CPSICON - National Annual Conference, 47–48.  
• Ugale, T., & Agarwal, S. (2025). The double-edged sword: How Technology both enhances and detracts from employee well-being. International Conference Insight-Mentak Health at Work.  
• Nakka, A., & Agarwal, S. (2025). The impact of daily discrimination on educators Mental Health. International Conference Insight-Mentak Health at Work.   
• Teli, H., & Agarwal, S. (2025). A Scoping Review on suicide rates among Indian Armed Force Personnel. International Conference Insight-Mentak Health at Work.  
• Dalvi, Y., & Agarwal, S. (2025). Indian Psychology v/s AI driven mental health- A clash in understanding human emotions, behaviour & conciousness. Two day International Conference on 100 Plus years of Psychology: Reflections & Moving forward.