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Dr Suvashisa Rana

Also known as: Rana

University of Hyderabad

ORCID iD 0000-0002-1539-3033
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Dr Rana is a Professor of Psychology at the Centre for Psychology, School of Medical Sciences, University of Hyderabad, one of the premier Central Universities in India. He has obtained his MA, MPhil, and PhD in Psychology from the Centre of Advanced Study in Psychology at Utkal University, Odisha. He has been the recipient of the University Gold Medal in his Master's degree and the coveted Doctoral Fellowship of the Government of India by the Bureau of Police Research & Development (BPR&D), Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, to conduct his PhD research on ‘Police-Public Partnership for Peace’. The foundation of his professional career is a unique combination of degrees in Psychology and Law. He has also obtained BEd (SE-MR), a professional degree certified by the Rehabilitation Council of India. He has served as an Officer under the Government of India for a substantial period after being selected by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). He has also been selected for two State Civil Services. Because of his knack for research and teaching, he has left all his previous appointments and joined the faculty at the University of Hyderabad. He is a recipient of the University of Hyderabad Chancellor’s Award 2014 for his contribution to teaching, research, and corporate life. At the university, he has served as a Member of the Institutional Ethics Committee (IEC) for a full three-year term.

As a Resource Person, Dr Rana has conducted several workshops and training programs on Research Methodology and Data Analysis across Central Universities, National Institutes, including IIT, and other National and State organizations. Moreover, he has published several research papers in national and international refereed and peer-reviewed journals, as well as in books published by Elsevier, Emerald, Sage, Springer, Wolters Kluwer, Routledge, and Pearson.

Dr Rana is also a Master Trainer (Karmayogi Facilitator) of Rashtriya Karmayogi, a Large Scale Jan Seva Program for Government Personnel under Government of India.

Current area of research: Positive Psychology, Psychometrics, and Positive Organizational Behavior.

Primary area of teaching: Research Methodology (Quantitative and Qualitative), Data Analysis (IBM SPSS Statistics, R, & Other Software), Psychometrics (Psychological Testing), and Positive Psychology.

Dr Suvashisa Rana, MA (Gold Medal), MPhil, LLB, PhD
Professor of Psychology
Centre for Psychology
School of Medical Sciences
University of Hyderabad
Central University Campus PO
Hyderabad-500046, Telangana, India
Email: [email protected], [email protected]
Telephone: +91-40-2313 4797, 6679 4797

Employment

  • University of Hyderabad Professor of Psychology
    2025 - Present
  • University of Hyderabad Associate Professor
    2022 - 2025

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