Faculty details

Prof.Sucharita Maji

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

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

Academics

1. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (PhD)

2. Banaras Hindu University (Postgraduate)

3. Bethune College, University of Calcutta (Undergraduate)

Position

Awards and Honors

  • Best Publication Award for Young Researchers, Indian Association for Social Science and Health, 2025
  • Selected as one of the emerging psychologists by the National Academy of Psychology, 2025
  • Women in Research Fellowship, University of Birmingham, United Kingdom, 2023
  • Top cited Article (2020-2021), (2021-2022), & (2023-2023) Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology, WILEY
  • Emerging Psychologists Award, International Congress of Psychology (2021), Prague, Czech Republic, July 2021
  • Madnawat Best Paper Award, 2nd Indian Conference of Industrial and Organizational Psychology, M S University, Baroda, 2019
  • Student Cash Award, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, 2019 (Semester II)
  • Student Cash Award, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, 2018 (Semester I)
  • Winning team, Research Proposal Competition (Qualitative Track), Doctoral Summer School’18, Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2018
  • Junior Research Fellowship, University Grant Commission, Government of India, June 2015
  • BHU Gold Medal, Banaras Hindu University, for securing first position in M.A. Psychology, 2015
  • Qualified National Eligibility Test, University Grant Commission, Government of India, December 2014\
  • M M Sinha Endowment Scholarship, Banaras Hindu University, for securing first position at the first year of M.A. Examination in Psychology program, 2014
  • National level 1st rank at the Post-graduate Entrance Test (PET), Banaras Hindu University, 2013
  • Ajoy Kr. Bardhan Memorial Prize, Bethune College, for securing first rank in the Psychology Department in B.A./B.Sc. Part III Examination, 2013
  • Ila Chatterjee and Bibhuti Bhushan Chatterjee Medal, Bethune College, for scoring the highest marks in B.A Psychology, 2013
  • Special Staff Prize from Bethune College for proficiency in B.A./B.Sc. Part III Examination, 2013
  • Rabindro Shardho Shotoborsho Puroskar, Bethune College for essay writing, 2013

Publications

List Of Research Publications (only in Peer-reviewed Journals)

• 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

Projects & Activities

Sponsored Research Projects (External Funded)

• 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

Guidance

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