Resilience, Psychoneuroimmunology, Neuropsychology: Applications in Clinical Settings

Dr K. Jayasankara Reddy, Professor, Department of Psychology, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bangalore, India has an M.Sc. in Psychology and PhD in Psychology in the area of Neuropsychology from Sri Venkateshwara University, Tirupati, India. He also did his Postgraduate program in Clinical Neurophysiology from the Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neuro Sciences, Sri Venkateshwara Institute of Medical Sciences University, Tirupati, India. He has been an active researcher in the field of Health and Cognitive Neuro-Psychology and Neuroscience. He has published more than 40 research articles in the peer-reviewed journals, presented his research at more than 60 national and international conferences, and has also organized many conferences of national and international significance. He has received three times best research paper Award in the area of Neuropsychology in various National and International conferences. He has contributed to 18 books. 

Sahen Gupta, is currently pursuing a Doctorate in Sport and Exercise Psychology at Glasgow Caledonian University, Scotland, UK. His research specialization encompasses resilience and neuropsychology in high performance contexts. He is an active researcher and practicing sports psychologist having started his Doctorate studies at the age of 20. Mr Gupta consults with multiple clubs and sporting organizations as a sports psychologist in Glasgow. He has graduated with First Class securing a Bachelor of Arts Triple Major in Psychology, Sociology, and English from CHRIST (Deemed to be University). Mr. Gupta specializes in resilience, sports psychology and neuropsychology. He has presented multiple research papers in International Conferences and taken several workshops. He has been the coordinator of designing and implementing a Life Skills-based intervention with HIV+ adolescents, focusing on resilience and well-being. He has published academic research papers in multiple journals and authored chapters. His paper on sports psychology received the Best Paper award in an International Conference of Sports in 2019. He has also written the introduction chapter in this volume. He is the Founder of Discovery: The Sport & Performance Lab (www.discoveryspl.com) 

Adithya Ramesh has graduated with a Master of Science in Clinical Psychology from CHRIST (Deemed to be University) and is currently working as a Research Assistant under Dr K. Jayasankara Reddy. He has written several academic papers and mentored students in releasing a newsletter on the topic of neuropsychology and the brain. He is interested in the diagnosis of psychopathology and its neural correlates. He plans to pursue his MPhil in Clinical Psychology and explore the interactions between psychoneuroimmunology and neuropathology. He has interned in various clinics and hospitals across India and aims to open up his own practice soon. He is currently learning German and aims to explore the cultural differences between India and Germany.