Pooja V. Anand, Ph.D.

Affiliation: Daulat Ram College, University of Delhi, India
Email:
poojavanand1@gmail.com

Biography

Pooja V. Anand is currently Professor of Psychology at Daulat Ram College, University of Delhi, India. She has been teaching Psychology for more than eighteen years. Her teaching and research interests include Positive Psychology, Emotional Intelligence, Developmental Psychology, Educational Psychology and Self and Personality. She was awarded her PhD degree from University of Lucknow, India on the topic “Problem Solving and Emotional Intelligence: Correlates of Self-efficacy” in 2010. She won the gold medal for being the topper in M.A. Psychology from University of Lucknow in 2003 and Junior Research Fellowship Award from University Grants Commission, 2003.

Prof. Anand is the Honorary Senior Fellow at the Melbourne Graduate School of Education, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia. She is the Founder and Convenor, India’s first Positive Psychology Center at Daulat Ram College, University of Delhi (now Centre for Well-being and Flourishing). The centre aims to develop happiness, well-being, and flourishing in both students and teachers by encouraging them to utilize their strengths.

She is the author of the book Emotional Intelligence-Journey to Self-Positive published in 2017. She has co-edited the book Applications of Psychology – Reaching Out and Making a Difference in 2018 and has been the guest co-editor for the Indian Journal of School Health and Well-being, 2019. She has authored many book chapters and has published many research articles in scientific journals. She has also written many articles on emotional intelligence, and other positive psychology topics in newsletters and magazines of international repute like the Positive Living newsletter published by INPM, and Emotional Intelligence magazine, US and newspapers of national repute like The Tribune, Millennium Post, Free Press Journal and WICCI magazine.

Prof. Anand has been the paper coordinator for Social Psychology and co-coordinator for Positive Psychology paper for the E-pathshala project sponsored by University Grants Commission-Ministry of Human Resource Development, India. She has also authored modules for these papers. She has been the member of the Core Committee for formulating the syllabus for B.A. (Hons) Psychology, B.A. (Hons) Applied Psychology, and B.A. (Programme) Psychology for the Choice Based Credit System taught at all central universities in India since 2015. She has been the Convenor, NEP syllabus formulation for Positive Psychology core paper, B.A.Hons Psychology; Convenor, NEP syllabus formulation for Educational psychology DSE paper, B.A.Hons Psychology and B.A.Program Psychology. She has been a member of the restructuring of the B.A (Hons) Psychology Syllabus (Semester Mode) and member of the restructuring of the undergraduate courses (four-year program) at the University of Delhi for various papers. She was invited as an expert for undergraduate and post-graduate syllabus formulation at Manav Rachna International University, Faridabad, India.

Prof. Anand is currently guiding many PhD scholars enrolled at Department of Psychology, University of Delhi, India. She has supervised many undergraduate research projects. She has been conducting research on Emotional Intelligence for more than a decade now including her Ph.D. and has studied the relationship of emotional intelligence with a wide range of variables such as Self-efficacy, Happiness and well-being, Satisfaction with life, Occupational Stress, Psychological Capital, Work Engagement, Job satisfaction etc as well as the impact of interventions based on emotional intelligence on health and well-being. She has also translated many questionnaires for various research projects. She has translated the Satisfaction with Life Scale (Diener, Emmons, Larsen, & Griffin, 1985) in Hindi in 2017 and the Flourishing Scale (Diener et al., 2009) in Hindi in 2019.

She has presented many papers at various national and international conferences and has been invited as the keynote speaker and chairperson in scientific sessions in various national and international conferences: symposium on ‘Positive Universities Across the Globe’ at the Sixth World Congress on Positive Psychology organized by International Positive Psychology Association from 18-21 July, 2019 at Melbourne, Australia; Psychology department, University of Delhi, Delhi School of Economics, Fortis Hospital, WICCI-DMHC, LSR College, IP College, Ramjas College, BHU, Amity University, GETI, Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute among many others.
Prof. Anand teaches courses on Emotional Intelligence, Positive Psychology, Organizational Behaviour, Developmental psychology and Educational psychology at the undergraduate level at Daulat Ram College, University of Delhi and has taken classes for post-graduate course in Psychology and Pre-Ph.D. classes at Department of Psychology, University of Delhi.

She has been the Feature person in the newsletter (October, 2020) published by International Network on Personal Meaning, Canada. She is a member of the Consortium for Research on Emotional Intelligence in Organizations, Member, International Positive Psychology Association, International Network on Personal Meaning, Indian Association of Positive Psychology and India Career Development Association. She has been the Assistant Editor of the Journal of Positive Psychology published by the Indian Association of Positive Psychology and reviewer for many reputed scholarly journals.

Prof. Anand actively contributes to her college in various capacities. She has been the Convenor for Skill development programs in her college for five years during which she started many Skill development programs in Psychology like ‘Enhancing Emotional Intelligence Skills’, ‘Personality development’, and ‘Self-enhancement skills’, ‘Self-positive’ as well as SDPs in various disciplines. She has been the Convenor for the Women’s Development Cell at DRC for two years and organized many national events for creating awareness about women’s issues. She also started the reading circle and discussion forum initiatives as the Convenor. She created and started the Mentorship and Career Counselling Program at Daulat Ram College, University of Delhi, applicable from January, 2023. She has been a member of the IQAC, Daulat Ram College (2018-20). She has also organized many events in her college some of which are: Convenor, National Paper Presentation Competition on ‘Positive Psychology: From What’s Wrong to What’s Strong’ on 1st November, 2018; Organizing Secretary of the first National Conference on ‘Psychological Applications and Interventions: Reaching Out and Making A Difference’ at Daulat Ram College, University of Delhi on 18th & 19th January, 2018; Convenor, Faculty Development Program on ‘Positive Education: Developing Skills for Teaching, Learning and Well-being’ from 22nd-28th May, 2018 among many others.

She has won many awards as the Influencer Woman Award on the occasion of International Women’s Day on 8th March, 2023 by Anuragyam Foundation, New Delhi; the ‘Best Faculty Award in Psychology, 2021’ from Centre for Professional Advancement on the eve of Teacher’s Day, 2021; First prize for the best paper presentation in a scientific Session for the paper titled “Self-efficacy and lifestyle patterns: Finding the link” in the International Conference on Public Health in January, 2016 organized by Daulat Ram College and Krishi Sanskriti; Junior Research Fellowship, University Grants Commission; Gold Medal, M.A. Psychology and Certificate of Merit for scoring highest marks in Psychology in B.A.

Books

Anand, P. V. (2017). Emotional Intelligence - Journey to Self-Positive. New Delhi: The Readers Paradise.

Kapur, P. & Anand, P. V. (Eds.). (2018). Applications of Psychology – Reaching Out and Making a Difference. Excel India Publishers.

Research Articles

Johri, A. & Anand, P.V. (2022). Life Satisfaction and Well-Being at the Intersections of Caste and Gender in India. Psychological Studies, 67, 317-331.

Misurya, P., Udgirkar, N. Shukla, V. & Anand, P.V. (2022). Self-compassion and post-traumatic growth: The mediating role of psychological flexibility. Psychreg Journal of Psychology, 6(2), 113-134.

Anand, P.V. (2022). New models of meaning in life, happiness, and well-being: SARRThAC and SARRThAC PLUS. International Journal of Existential Positive Psychology, 11 (2), 1-13.

Anand, P. V. & Sharma, S. (2022). Understanding meaning in life, meaningful work and happiness: a qualitative study on doctors. International Journal of Advance Research and Innovative Ideas in Education, 8(1), 129-140.

Anand, P.V. (2021). Significance of Emotional Intelligence in Coping with Suffering. Indian Journal of Positive Psychology, 12(4), 309-313.

Regon, I. & Anand, P. V. (2021). A correlational study of emotional intelligence and other positive psychological constructs among students with learning disabilities. International Journal of Advance Research and Innovative Ideas in Education, 7(6), 1318-1325.

Anand, P.V. (2021). COVID-19 pandemic and mental health issues in children: Role of positive psychology and emotional intelligence. Children First: Journal on Children's Lives, 1(1), 128-134.
8. Anand, P.V. (2020). Enhancing Happiness: The Role of Gratitude Interventions. Indian Journal of Psychology and Education, 10(1), 58-66.

Anand, P.V. (2019). Emotional Intelligence and Positive Education: Preparing Students for a Better Tomorrow. New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 2019 (160), 107-116.

Sethi, D., Kansal, P., & Anand, P.V. (2019). Decoding Happiness: The role of Life Satisfaction, Emotional Intelligence, and Hope. Indian Journal of School Health & Well-being, 5(1), 46-59.

Marwaha, R., & Anand, P.V. (2019). Understanding Happiness, Meaning in life, Hope and Resilience Amongst Youngsters With and Without Visual Impairment: A Comparative Study. Indian Journal of School Health & Well-being, 5(1), 46-59.

Anand, P.V. (2019). Occupational Stress: Relationship with Emotional Intelligence and Coping Self-efficacy. Journal of Organisation and Human Behaviour, 8(1), 33-39.

Sain, P. & Anand, P.V. (2018). Understanding psychological capital and subjective well-being at the workplace. International Journal of Social Sciences Review, 6(7), 1343-1345.

Chib, M. & Anand, P.V. (2018). Understanding the impact of culture on job satisfaction, work motivation, work engagement, affect balance, emotional intelligence and happiness. International Journal of Social Sciences Review, 6(10), 1991-2001.

Anand, P. V. (2016). Attitude towards homosexuality: A survey-based study. Journal of Psychosocial Research, 11(1), 157-166.

Anand, P. V. (2015). Enhancing emotional intelligence: An intervention-based study. Journal of Positive Psychology, 4(1), 5-16.

Anand, P. V. & Singh, S. (2015). Religious orientation, self-esteem, and happiness among undergraduate students. Indian Journal of Positive Psychology, 6(4), 349-355.

Anand, P. V. (2013). Aging and emotional intelligence. Indian Journal of Health and Well-being, 4(9), 1760-1763.

Anand, P. V. & Kumar, Y. (2013). Subjective well-being of performing artists and its relationship with self-efficacy. Indian Journal of Positive Psychology, 4(2), 235-243.

Anand, P. V. (2013). Emotional intelligence and self-efficacy as predictors of life satisfaction among undergraduate students. Journal of Positive Psychology, 2(1), 34-49.

Book Chapters

Anand, P. V. & Aggarwal, V. (2018). Strengths Based Interventions: Implications for Enhancing Happiness and Self-Esteem. In P. Kapur & P.V. Anand (Eds.), Applications of Psychology – Reaching Out and Making a Difference (pp. 3–10). Excel India Publishers.

Regon, I. & Anand, P. V. (2018). Emotional Intelligence, Well-Being, Self-Esteem and Hope: An Intervention-Based Study on School Children. In P. Kapur & P.V. Anand (Eds.), Applications of Psychology – Reaching Out and Making a Difference (pp. 11–17). Excel India Publishers.

Singhal, P., Palawat, M. & Anand, P. V. (2018). Emotional Intelligence and Yoga-Meditation Training: Implications for Happiness and Stress Management. In P. Kapur & P.V. Anand (Eds.), Applications of Psychology – Reaching Out and Making a Difference (pp. 18–28). Excel India Publishers.

Choudhary, A., Choudhary, M. & Anand, P. V. (2018). Effects of Optimism, Hope and Love of learning Intervention Programs on Self-concept and Self-esteem of Children Belonging to Low Socio-economic Status. In P. Kapur & P.V. Anand (Eds.), Applications of Psychology – Reaching Out and Making a Difference (pp. 211–218). Excel India Publishers.

Anand, P. V., Singh, V. & Basu, A. (2016). Emotional intelligence and optimism: Understanding the relationship with health behaviours. In S. Aleem, & N. Iqbal (Eds.), Positive Vistas on Health and Well-Being (pp. 212-222). Excel India Publishers.

Regon, I. & Anand, P.V. (2017). A Study on the Relationship Between Academic Achievement Motivation, Altruism And Subjective Well-Being Among School Students. In S. Aleem, S. Suri, & M. Osmany (Eds.), Interdisciplinary perspectives on Health and Well-Being (pp. 74-81). Excel India Publishers.

Basu, A., Singh, V. & Anand, P. V. (2017). Emotional Intelligence and Happiness: Does Profession Make a Difference? In S. Aleem, S. Suri, & M. Osmany (Eds.), Interdisciplinary perspectives on Health and Well-Being (pp. 74-81). Excel India Publishers.

Anand, P. V. (2015). Career self-efficacy and career related behaviours. In Career Development: Different Voices, Different Choices (pp. 81-99). The Readers Paradise.

Anand, P. V. (2014). Intelligence. In The Psychological Realm: An Introduction. (pp. 472-525). Pinnacle Learning.

Bora, D. & Anand, P. V. (2015). The effect of emotional intelligence on self-esteem and adjustment among adolescents. (pp. 302-315). Puducherry Co-op Book Society Ltd.


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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