Dr. Varghese Paul K

Department

• Postgraduate Department of Psychology

Designation

• Head of the Department

Date of joining the Institution

• 11/12/2018

Educational Qualifications

• PhD in Psychology – University of Calicut 1994
• Postgraduate Certificate in Research Methodology(PGCRM) – Tata Institute of Social Sciences(TISS) Mumbai
• MA Psychology – Kerala University

Teaching experience in HEIs

• 32 Years (1990-Present)

Workshops Attended

• International  Training Workshop – 1
• Numerous national and regional workshops

Publications

• Paper Presentations – 8
• Research Paper Publications – 52
• Article Publications – 3

Participations organised by other Institutions

• Refresher course in Psychology at H.H. The Maharaja’s College for Women Trivandrum from 4-3-1998 to 25-3-1998
• Refresher course in Psychology at H.H. The Maharaja’s college for Women Trivandrum from 3-3-1999- 24-3-1999
• UGC sponsored refresher course in Psychology at Academic staff college, University of Mysore from 11-12-2002 to 31-12-2002

Membership in Professional/Academic Bodies

• Lifetime Member, Kerala Manasasthra Parish
• Member of American Psychological Association (APA)
• Active member of International Psycho-oncology Society, USA
• Member of Board of Studies(BoS) at various colleges and universities.

Details of Research Guideship

• Dravidian University, Kuppam, Andra Pradesh
• Martin Luther Christian University, Shillong, Meghalaya
• Doctoral Research Works Supervised-6

Major Achievements

• Review Editor of an International Journal of Behavioural Science and few other Social Science journals
• Recipient of Bharat Shiksha Ratan National Award 2002.
• Contributed in an Internet-Based Field Study for ICD-11 Mental and Behavioural Disorders By WHO.
• Recipient of IPOS World Congress Scholarship in 2012.
• Recipient of Lifetime Achievement Award by Athma Foundation, 2021
• Alumnae Association of Psychology, Prajyothi Nikethan College, Puthukad, organised an Endowment Seminar in the name of Dr. Varghese Paul K and Dr. Monsy Edward since 2020.

Additional responsibilities in the Institution

• Head of the Department
• Academic Council Member
• Academic Excellence and Monitoring
• Admission
• Internal Grievance Member
• Code of conduct
• Textbook
• Internal Complaints Cell
• NAAC Criteria 7 Committee member
• Tele-counselling co-ordinator