Researcher
Somidha Ray
Institute: International Centre for Research on Women
Research area: Migration, Other, Peace and inclusive societies
Research region: Global
Open to collaboration with: Other researchers, Practitioners and policy makers
About
An early-stage researcher and a PhD aspirant.
Potential PhD Research Topics:
- Reintegration of former child soldiers (happy to discuss further/explore collaboration opportunities)
- Comparing integration of refugees across different countries (happy to discuss further/explore collaboration opportunities)
My Credentials:
- Research experience (partial list):
- Maiden primary research on how street children cope with grief.
- UNHCR: Systematic Review: `Culture, Context and Mental Health of Rohingya Refugees’ following the WHO-UNHCR Toolkit 9.
- Policy Paper on adaptation of `Friendship Bench’ in India and other LMICs.
- Media coverage of suicides/attempted suicides during pandemic lockdown in India.
- Mapping of suicides amongst vulnerable populatioons in LMICs/MICs.
- Community-based models of care for adolescent and adult depression, suicidal behavior, anxiety, trauma, and substance use in Africa
- Education:
- MA in Refugee Care from University of Essex, UK (results awaited).
- MSc In Global Mental Health from University of London (jointly conducted by King's College, London and London School of Hygeine & Tropical Medicine)
- BA(Hons)-Psychology from University of Delhi, India with First Division.
- Research Skills: Surveys, Literature Review (Systematic Review, Desk reviews), Qualitative Interviews, Focus Group Discussions, Observational studies; Qualitative data analysis.
- Software Skills: Coding of Qualitative Data – Nvivo and QDA; Statistical Analysis - SPSS, STATA; Microsoft Office Suite; Data extraction – Covidence.
- Languages: English (fluent), French (DELF A1 and A2 certified), Hindi (native), Bengali (native), Spanish (A1)