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Biography

Dr. Nitika Lal is a registered clinical psychologist, dedicated researcher and academician. 

She holds a Ph.D. in Psychology from the University of Delhi, with her doctoral work examining the perceived parenting style of fathers and its impact on prosocial development among adolescent sons. She also completed her M.Phil. in Clinical Psychology from Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, New Delhi, and is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist registered with the Rehabilitation Council of India (RCI Reg. No. A89802), alongside her graduation and post-graduation in Psychology, both from the University of Delhi. She worked at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, as a Senior Research Fellow in Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology for close to four years, gaining significant clinical and research experience, and subsequently served as faculty and clinical psychologist in the Department of Clinical Psychology at Manav Rachna International Institute of Research and Studies (MRIIRS), Faridabad for approximately 3 years. 

Her scholarship comprises close to ten indexed publications across Scopus-indexed journals, and she has presented her research at more than ten national and international conferences in clinical psychology and allied disciplines. 

Her research interests span parenting and adolescent development and cognitive approaches to personality disorders, particularly Borderline Personality Disorder, alongside gender, child and adolescent mental health, and emerging areas such as artificial intelligence in mental health and the relationship between religiosity and psychological well-being.  

She is driven by a strong passion for research and remains keen to pursue new avenues of scholarly inquiry, welcoming collaboration on well-developed research proposals.