Department of Psychology

Mr. Dharanidharan D

Assistant Professor

  • Academic Experience:

  • Qualification:

    M.Sc, Ph.D. (submitted Thesis)

Mr. Dharanidharan D

Assistant Professor

# Degree Subject University, place ,year
1 Doctorate Psychology Christ University, Bangalore, 2020-2025
2 Master’s Counselling Psychology Madras school of social work, Chennai, 2017-2019
3 B.Sc. Psychology Madras school of social work, Chennai, 2014-2017

Mindfulness, Parenting, Stress, Resilience, Coping, Social support, Disability

Dharanidharan, D., & Kuruveettissery, S. (2025). Stress and coping among parents of children with hearing impairment: A scoping review. British Journal of Guidance and Counselling. https://doi.org/10.1080/03069885.2025.2480286
Dharanidharan, D., & Kuruveettissery, S. (2024). Parental perspectives on stress and challenges in raising autistic children: A meta-synthesis. Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Mental Health. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40737-024-00420-4
Dharanidharan, D., & Vijayabanu, U. (2015). Sports and psychological well-being. International Journal of Psychology and Education, 2(11), Special Issue, 82-86. IJPE, ISSN: 2321-8606.

“Parental stress and coping among parents of children with hearing impairment: A scoping review.” Paper presented in the International Conference on Mental Health a holistic approach, Madras School of Social Work, Chennai, February 2023.
“Stress and challenges among parents in raising children with autism: A meta-synthesis.” International Conference on Positive Parenting (ICPP-2022) organized by the Department of Psychology and the IQAC, Christ Nagar College, Kerala, February 2022.
“Telemedicine: Emergence of the new digital healthcare platform.” Paper presented at the Renaissance conference, Christ University, August 2021.
“Technology and Socio-Economic Impact of Bio-Fuels from Rice and Wheat Straw Feasibility Study.” International Conference on Energy and Environment (ICEE 2021), Jyothi Engineering College, Kerala, April 2021.
“The Effect of Mindfulness Intervention on Optimism Self-efficacy Mindfulness among Young Adults” as a part of the dissertation, 2019.
“Impact of Social Media on People with Disability” in the National conference on Growing Digital World: Multiphasic Insights and Responsibilities, January 2018 at Madras School of Social Work.
“Happiness and Learning among School Students” in the 4th International Conference on Psychology and Allied Sciences. Positive schooling: A Heaven for Holistic Development (4th ICPAS), January 2016 at Goa.
“Sports and Psychological Well-being” in the National Conference on Biopsychosocial Well-being, February 2015 at Ramachandra University.

Renaissance conference, Christ University, 2021
The International Conference on Mental Health a holistic approach, 2023
International Conference on Positive Parenting (ICPP-2022)
National conference on Growing Digital World: Multiphasic Insights and Responsibilities, 2018

National workshop on “Systematic Literature Review,” Christ University, 2023
International Seminar on “Expanding perspectives in the Horizons of Psychology” Loyola College, Chennai (28-3-2023).
Training National level workshop on Qualitative Research Methods, Christ University ( 20 hours).
“Research writing in Health: Master class,” Elsevier
Workshop on “Master Data Analysis and Visualization using R,” Wiley
Workshop on “Manuscript preparation and submission” by Indian Association of Life Skills Education
Three-day National workshop on “New perspectives in the health care sector: An offshoot of COVID-19 pandemic”, Christ University (2022)
Workshop on “Empowering Knowledge on Ethical Publishing,” Elsevier
National seminar on Psychology and Artificial Intelligence (2022)
Seven-Days International Faculty Development Programme on “Revamping Perspectives: A cognitive and behavioral outlook to teaching (2022).
Workshop on “Publication Process: The complete journey of an article” by Wiley
Workshop on “Virtual Workshop on the Applications of Mindfulness-Based Interventions in Clinical and Non-Clinical Settings,” conducted by the Behavioral Medicine Unit, Department of Clinical Psychology, NIMHANS (2021).
Workshop on “Attracting Grants and Funds Related to Research” by Wiley
Workshop on “Statistical Analysis using SPSS,” SSJ College, Chennai

UGC-NET JRF/SRF (2020-2025)