Recent Conference Presentations
*Undergraduate student co-author at time of work ** Graduate student co-author at time of work
Student Paper Presentations
Johnson, B.*, Aggarwal, P., Kelley, J.*, Garcia, C., Sathiyaseelan, A., & Ward, R. M. (2025, April). Mindfulness practices among college students in India and USA: Definitions, examples, and challenges. Paper accepted for presentation at the National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR), Pittsburgh, PA.
Aggarwal, P., Pansari, N.**, & Raval, V. V. (2025, April). Assessing factors associated with suicidality during the COVID-19 pandemic among young adults in India. Paper accepted for presentation at the 4th Annual Suicide Research Symposium.
Student Poster Presentations
Sayani, D.*, Hira, N.**, & Aggarwal, P. (2026, January). Mental health in the cultural closet: Romantic relationships and identity conflict in South Asian communities. Poster accepted for presentation at the 2026 National Multicultural Conference and Summit, Seattle, WA.
Garcia, C. C., Aggarwal, P., Johnson, B.*, Sathiyaseelan, A., & Ward, R. M. (2025, November). Young adult alcohol use in the U.S. and India: The role of socio-emotional functioning, depression, and mindfulness. Poster accepted for presentation at the Addictive Behaviors SIG at the 58th Annual Convention of Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, New Orleans, LA.
Blaising, B.*, Pansari, N.**, & Aggarwal, P. (2025, October). Confirmatory factor analysis of the CES-D scale for assessing depression among young adults in India. Poster accepted for presentation at the 2025 APS Global Psychological Science Summit.
Hira, N.**, & Aggarwal, P. (2025, October). A mixed-methods investigation of romantic relationships and mental health among first- and second-generation South Asians. Poster accepted for presentation at the 2025 APS Global Psychological Science Summit.
Blaising, B.*, Pansari, N.**, & Aggarwal, P. (2025, September). Psychometric properties of the CES-D scale and its relevance for assessing depression among young adults in India. Poster presented at the University of New Mexico McNair Scholars Research Conference, Albuquerque, NM.