Teaching
1. Social Psychology
2. Understanding Human Behaviour
3. Mixed Method Research
4. Gender in Organization
5. Perspectives of Human Behaviour
6. Psychology of Internet
Designation: Assistant Professor
Department: Humanities and Social Sciences
Email: sucharita[at]iitism[dot]ac[dot]in
Contact Number:
Office Number: +91-326-223-5974
Personal Page: Under Construction
Research Interest: Social Psychology, Gender in STEM, Gender in Organization, Students' Mental Health
1. Social Psychology
2. Understanding Human Behaviour
3. Mixed Method Research
4. Gender in Organization
5. Perspectives of Human Behaviour
6. Psychology of Internet
1. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (PhD)
2. Banaras Hindu University (Postgraduate)
3. Bethune College, University of Calcutta (Undergraduate)
• Maji, S. (2018). Society and ‘good woman’: a critical review of gender difference in depression, International Journal of Social Psychiatry, 64(4), 386-405.
• Maji, S., & Dixit, S. (2019). Self-silencing and women’s health: a review, International Journal of Social Psychiatry, 65(1), 3-13
• Maji, S. (2019). “Doing men’s job”: a commentary on work-life balance issues among women in engineering and technology, Metamorphosis: A Journal of Management Research, 18(1), 68-75
• Maji, S., & Dixit, S. (2020). Exploring self-silencing in workplace relationships: a qualitative study of female software engineers, The Qualitative Report, 25(6), 1505- 1525.
• Maji, S., & Dixit, S. (2020). Gendered processes and women’s stunted career growth: an exploratory study of female software engineers, The Qualitative Report, 25(8), 3067- 3084.
• Maji, S. & Dixit, S. (2021). Imposter phenomenon and women’s mental health, Mental Health: Psycho-Social Perspectives (Volume 5), 27-42 (book chapter)
• Maji, S., Bansod, S., & Singh, T. (2021). Domestic violence during COVID-19 pandemic: the case for Indian Women Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology 31(1), 1-8.
• Maji, S. , Mitra, S., & Asthana, M. (2023). ’Treading the no woman’s land’: exploring gendering in STEM higher-studies, European Journal of Engineering Education, 48(3), 422-447
• Maji, S. , & Dixit, S. (2023). Gender stigma consciousness, imposter phenomenon, and self-silencing: a mediational relationship, Psychological Studies, 1-10
• Maji, S., Yadav, N, & Gupta, P. (2023). LGBTQ in Workplace: A Systematic Review and Reconsideration, Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion 43(2), 313-360
• Maji, S., Anjum, M., Agarwal, B. Patel, S. & Kumar, V. (2023). Just World Belief, Religiosity, and Attitudes towards Homosexuality: A Study of Indian Engineering Students, Current Psychology, 43, 5615-5625
• Maji, S., & Haridas, A. (2023). Mental Health Cost of Internet”: A Mixed-Method Study of Cyberbullying among Indian Sexual Minorities, Telematics and Informatics Reports, 10, 100064
• Maji, S., Singh, T., Hooda, M., & Sarika, K. (2023). As If I Use a Filter, and It Has Become a Part of Me: Discriminatory Workplace Experiences of Lesbian and Gay Employees of India., The Qualitative Reports, 28(6), 1741-1758
• Maji, S., & Sarika, K. (2024). LGBTQIA+ Microaggression on Campus: A Systematic Review, Journal of School Violence, 23(1), 124-138
• Maji, S., Sinha, S., Chatutmohta, A. & Sharma, S. (2024). Punishment sensitivity and depression: the serially mediating role of procrastination and academic satisfaction, Current Psychology, 1-9
• Maji, S., Sinha, S., & Chatutmohta, A.(2024). Mental Health Consequences of Academic Stress, Amotivation, and Coaching Experience: A Study of India’s Top Engineering Undergraduates, Psychology in the Schools, 1-27
• Maji, S., Jordan, G., Bansod, S., Upadhyay, A., Deevela, D., & Biswas, S. (2024). Student Suicide in India: An Analysis of Newspaper Articles (2019-2023), Early Intervention in Psychiatry, 1-11
• Maji, S., Shivhare, V., & Kumar, Y. (2025). Imposter Phenomenon, Social Comparison Orientation, and Mental Health: A Study of High-achieving Indian College Students, Roeper Review, 47(1), 47-59
• Sarika, K & Maji, S. (2025). Victimization Experienced by LGBTQIA+ Students in Academic Institutions: A Qualitative Exploration in India, Psychology in the Schools, 1-18
• Maji, S. (2025). ’Seeking Mental Health Care in a Different Country’: Critically Reviewing the Connection between Self-construal, Culture, and Psychotherapy, Transcultural Psychiatry, Accepted
• Microaggression against LGBTQ Youth: the Indian Reality (Principal Investigator): Funded by IIT (ISM) Dhanbad, Completed
• ‘Student Suicides in Prime Engineering Institutions’: Understanding the Socio-psychological Base of the Mental Health Emergency)(Principal Investigator): Funded by Indian Council of Social Science Research, Completed
1. Ms Kumari Sarika
Project Title: Microaggression in Academic Campuses: Experience of LGBTQ+ Students
June 2022-present
2. Doctoral Scholar: Ms Susmita Biswas
Project Title: Understanding the Social Psychological Aspects of Suicidal Ideation: A Study of JEE and NEET Aspirants
June 2023-present
3. Doctoral Scholar: Ms Devu Rajeev
Project Title: Not assigned
January 2024-present