Psychology | The Neuroscience of Well-Being

Simantini Ghosh

Assistant Professor of Psychology

Simantini (Simi) Ghosh conducts research on Gender and Mental health. She focuses on gender based violence and studies traumatic stress. She is also interested in studying intergenerational transmission of violence and abuse. A separate strand of research in her lab focuses on exploring the molecular neurobiology of traumatic stress in rodents, mostly grounded in neuroimmunology. Her background has evolved from neuroscience to psychology. She studied neurodegeneration and neuroinflammation , traumatic brain injury and chronic and acute traumatic stress in the past. She earned a PhD in Neurobiology and Anatomy at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, NY and pursued her postdoctoral fellowship in Neurology at the Washington University School of Medicine in Saint Louis, MO prior to joining Ashoka. She enjoys teaching courses that straddle both neuroscience and psychology, as well as research methods courses. Outside work she enjoys reading poetry and nonfiction, listening to classic rock, jazz and blues.

Arpita Ghosh

MS Candidate

Arpita pursued her B.Sc. Honors degree in Psychology from Ashoka University, following which she completed her Diploma in Advanced Studies and Research (Psychology), also at Ashoka University. She is currently completing her Master’s in Applied Neuropsychology at the University of Bristol, United Kingdom. Outside work, she enjoys working out, playing with dogs and listening to music. Please reach out to her at arpita.ghosh_tf@ashoka.edu.in and/or sign up for office hours via email.