Annalakshmi Narayanan, Associate Professor, Department of Psychology

E-mail: narayanan.annalakshmi@buc.edu.in, annalakshmi.narayanan@gmail.com

Office:
Associate Professor, Dept. of Psychology,
Bharathiar University,
Coimbatore 641 046, Tamil Nadu, INDIA.

Home:
#16/71, Srinivasan Illam, Kundrakudi Adigalar St.,
T.K.Rangabashyam Nagar, Bharathiar University (PO),
Coimbatore 641 046, Tamil Nadu, INDIA.

Ph: 0422-2428464 (Dr.N.A.s office), 2428465 (Psy Dept. Office) (9.45am to 5.30pm on working days)
Career
Jan 2012 till date- Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore
2009 to Jan 2012 Reader, Department of Psychology, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore
2005 to 2009
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore
2002 to 2005
Scientist B (Group A, Gazetted), Defense Research and Development
Organization (DRDO), Ministry of Defense, Govt of India.
2002 Senior Research Fellowship, University Grants Commission, New Delhi.
1999 to 2002
Junior Research Fellowship, University Grants Commission, New Delhi.
Education
Ph.D., Psychology, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, 2004.
M.A., Psychology (Clinical Stream), Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, 1999.
B.A., Psychology, PSG College of Arts and Science, Coimbatore, 1997.
Junior Diploma in Statistics (JDS), Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata, 2002.
Awards/ Distinction
2012 Three Best Paper Awards (Ragitha & Annalakshmi; Lijo & Annalakshmi; Sreenath &
Annalakshmi) at the 47th National and 16th International conference of IAAP held at Toc H
Institute of Science & Technology, Cochin.
2010 Best Faculty Award 2010-2011 for having been adjudged for the faculty of Psychology of
teachers in higher education in Tamil Nadu and Kerala States by The Nehru College of
Educational and Charitable Trust, Coimbatore.
2010 Best Paper Award for the paper adjudged as the best paper presented at the 45th National and
14th International conference of the Indian Academy of Applied Psychology (IAAP) On Quality
of Life and Globalization: Effective Self Care Interventions held at Andhra University from 18 th
to 20th February. The award paper authored Annalakshmi, N. and Ragitha, R. was titled
Psychological Distress, Psychological Well-Being and Emotional Expressivity among Hearing
Impaired Adolescents.
2007 Best Paper Award for the paper adjudged as the best paper selected for the award among the
papers presented at the8th National Conference on Indian Psychology and Integral Teaching
organized by
Indian Academy of Applied Psychology and
Pondicherry
Psychology
Association, held at Pondicherry from January 6 to 7, 2007. The paper was titled Effect
of Probabilistic Orientation on Resilience.
Dr.N.Annalakshmi has been an adjudged ace student throughout her studies from school to the
university.

Academic Visits Abroad

Invited Lecture
Conducted a Seminar on From Kauai to Kovai What have we learnt about Resilience at School of
Psychology and Speech Pathology, Curtin University, Perth, Australia, 2012.
Talk on Building Academic Resilience among Adolescent College Students from Low Socioeconomic
Backgrounds, Canterbury Christ Church University, England, 2011.
Talk on Culture, Resilience and Probabilistic Orientation at the Dept. of Psychology & Addressed
Program of Intergroup Relations and Global Scholars Program, University of Michigan, USA, 2010.

Workshops Abroad
2011 Conducted workshop on Efficacy of Intervention Program for enhancing academic resilience
among college students belonging to low socioeconomic status in rural area in India in the conference
on Resilience Why bother? Share, swap and debate resilience research and practice knowledge
from 6 to 7 April 2011 at the University of Brighton, England.

2011 Conducted workshop on Sailing through therapy for building resilience in the conference on
Resilience Why bother? Share, swap and debate resilience research and practice knowledge from
6 to 7 April 2011 at the University of Brighton, England.

Attended an all day mindfulness meditation workshop facilitated by Martha Kimball at the Chelsea,
Vermont, USA.

Conferences Abroad
Annalakshmi, N. (2012). Perceived Discrimination and Active Coping among Socially Marginalized and
Non-marginalized College Students in India. Fifth International Asian and Ethnic Minority Health and
Well-being Conference at University of Auckland, New Zealand.
Annalakshmi, N. (2010). Psychological Characteristics of High Academically Resilient Students of
Historically Disadvantaged Community in India. Paper presented at the 5th European Conference on
Positive Psychology held from 23-26 June 2010 jointly organized by the Danish School of Education,
Aarhus University and The Danish Network for Positive Psychology at Copenhagen, Denmark.
Annalakshmi, N. (2010). Resilience among Rural Young Adolescent Students. Paper presented at The
Pathways to Resilience II: The Social Ecology of Resilience Conference held from June 7th 10th at
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Representative Invited Lectures
Invited to deliver Key Note Address Positive Psychology An Optimal Paradigm Shift on 23rd
Jan 2012 at the National Conference on Sociocultural Prospects of Positive Psychology in India
organized by Little Flower Institute of Social Sciences and Health (LISSAH), Kozhikode, Kerala
from 23-25 Jan 2012.

 Invited to deliver talks on Child Rights Nature and Scope and Resilience in Developmental
and Freedom Perspective in the session on Child Abuse and Violation of Childrens Rights on
12 Jan 2012 at the UGC Sponsored National Level Seminar on Human Rights Education:
Relevance of Multicultural Education based on the Philosophy of Pluralism in the Contemporary
Indian Context organized by St.Josephs Training College, Mannanam, Kottayam, Kerala from
12 to 13 Jan 2012.
Invited to deliver a lecture on Mentoring Students At-Risk at Dr.G.R.Damodaran College of
Education, Coimbatore on 12 March 2012.
Invited to deliver lecture on Resilience and Competency at Indian Institute of Public
Administration, New Delhi on 10th November 2010.
Invited to deliver a talk on Probabilistic Orientation at Indian Institute of Technology, New
Delhi. Gave a talk to the students enrolled for Positive Psychology course on 9th November
2010.
Invited to deliver a special lecture on Integral Psychotherapy at the Symposium on Themes
in Clinical Psychology: Fresh Perspectives, conducted by AVT Institute for Advanced Research
(AVTAR), A division of Arya Vaidhya Pharmacy (Cbe) Ltd. On 04 April 2007 at Dhanvantari
Arangam, The Ayurvedic Trust, Coimbatore.
Invited to deliver a special lecture on Integral Psychotherapeutic Techniques at the
experiential 10-day workshop focusing on Individual growth, Counseling and Education titled
Introduction to Indian Psychology organized from May 28 June 6, 2007 by the Indian
Psychology Institute, Pondicherry.
General Areas of Research
Personality, Positive Psychology (particularly Psychological Resilience), Integral Psychology, Health
Psychology, and Clinical Psychology.
She has furthered the scope of probabilistic orientation (a style of life orientation) research. She has
integrated probabilistic orientation with Integral Psychological Interventions based on Sri Aurobindo
Integral Yoga.
Current Research
The research interest revolves around studying the nature and dynamics of resilience, studying
resilience from developmental perspective, formulating intervention programs to build up resilience
among children and adolescents as well as adults at high risk. She is interested in collaborative
research in the following areas:
The role of individual factors, familial factors and other social factors influencing resilience in high
risk groups like street children, troubled youth, orphans, HIV victims, socially marginalized group, etc.
Studying the phenomenon of resilience in developmental perspective.
Culture and Resilience
Role of psychological resilience in health regulatory behaviors or diseases
Evolving and testing the efficacy of Resilience building programs.
Application of Integral Psychology in academic and clinical settings.
The areas enumerated above are only suggestive. Those interested in research collaboration on topics
relating to resilience and integral psychology are welcome to contact Dr.N.Annalakshmi by e-mail.

Research Guidance
As a research guide, Dr.N.Annalakshmi supervising graduate students for their research leading to
M.Phil. and Ph.D. degrees in Psychology.
Courses Frequently Taught (Masters Program and Doctoral Course Work)
Core courses: Psychometry and Research Methodology, Personality, Counseling Psychology,
Psychodiagonostics.
Elective Courses: Integral Psychology, Supportive Course: Introduction to
Psychology,
Personality
Development.
Doctoral
Courses:
Advance
General
Psychology,
Psychopathology and Mental Hygiene. In addition to offering courses at the department she also
offers guidance for the final semester students undergoing Masters Program for their project work
and/or clinical practicum.
Reviewer of International Journal In Psychology

Journal of Applied Social Psychology, a journal of the American Psychological Association.

Sex Roles, a peer-reviewed scientific journal published by Springer.

Representative Publications
Chapters in Books
Annalakshmi, N. (2009). Resilience, Metacognition and Complexity. Recent Studies in School
Psychology. New Delhi: Autopress.
Annalakshmi, N. (2009). Bharathiar University Resilience Scale In Harish Purohit and Ajay Wagh
Edited Research Methods in Business and Management. New Delhi: Sri Publishers.
Annalakshmi, N. (2009). Probabilistic Orientation, Materialism and Spiritualism. In Akbar Husain
Edited Twenty-First Century Psychology: Spiritual Perspectives. New Delhi: Global Vision Pub. House.
Annalakshmi, N. (2006).Synthesis of Responses. In Guide for Technical Officers and Psychologists.
New Delhi: Defense Institute of Psychological Research (DIPR), Pp. 497-209.
Annalakshmi, N. (2004). Intervention for Cancer through Integral Psychology. In Kireet Joshi et al,
Consciousness, Indian Psychology& Yoga (History of Science, Philosophy and Culture in Indian
Civilization- Vol.XI Part3), New Delhi: Pauls Press.
Narayanan,S. and Annalakshmi, N. (2001). The Probabilistic Orientation. In Matthijs Cornelissen
Edited Consciousness and Its Transformation. Section IV- Modern Psychology and Spirituality. Pp.
161-187. Pondicherry: Sri Aurobindo Ashram. Also Available in www.saccs.org.in/ TEXTS/IP2/1P2Contents.html- 7k.
Journal Articles
Annalakshmi, N. and Ragitha, R. (2012). General Well-being and Emotional Expressivity among
Hearing Impaired and Non-Hearing Impaired Adolescents. Journal of the Indian Academy of Applied
Psychology, 38, (1), 134-137.
Annalakshmi, N. and Tony, P.J. (2011). Spiritual Intelligence and Resilience among Christian Youth in
Kerala. Journal of the Indian Academy of Applied Psychology, Vol. 37 (2),263-268.
Annalakshmi, N. (2011). Resilience, Behaviour Approach and Inhibition among adolescents. Journal of
the Indian Academy of Applied Psychology, Vol. 37, Special Issue, 119-127.
Annalakshmi, N. (2010). Causal attributions of the high and low resilient adolescents. Indian Journal
of Positive Psychology, 1 (1-2), 21-23.

Annalakshmi,N.(2010). Effect of Caste and Environment on Self-Concept. Indian Journal of

Community Psychology, Vol.6, Issue 2, 181-194.
Annalakshmi, N. (2010). Resilience among High and Low Field-Independents. Indian Journal of Clinical
Psychology. Vol.36, 2 39-45.
Annalakshmi, N. (2009). Resilience, Metacognition and Complexity. Journal of the Indian Academy of
Applied Psychology, Vol. 35, Special Issue, 112-118.
Annalakshmi, N. (2008). Effect of creativity and risk taking on resilience. Behavioural Scientist. Vol.9.
Annalakshmi, N. (2008). The Resilient individual - A Personality Analysis. Journal of the Indian
Academy of Applied Psychology, 34, 110-118.
Annalakshmi, N.(2007).Probabilistic orientation and resilience. Journal of the Indian Academy of
Applied Psychology, 33, 2, 267-272.
Annalakshmi, N. (2007). Resilience in relation to Extraversion-Introversion, Psychoticism, and
Neuroticism. Indian Journal of Psychometry & Education, Vol.38 (1), 51-55.
Material available on Internet
Annalakshmi, N. (2004). Integral psychotherapeutic intervention for disturbances of mind, body and
vital, among adolescents. Paper presented at ' Psychology: The Indian Contribution', National
Conference on Indian Psychology, Yoga and Consciousness organized by the Indian Council of
Philosophical Research at the Sri Aurobindo International Centre of Education Pondicherry, India 10-13
December 2004. Available in www.saccs.org.in/TEXTS/IPYC/IPYC-Abstracts- list.html - 42k.
Funded Research Projects
2012-2014: Major Research Project titled Enhancing

Resilience among Adolescent Students in

Rural Schools at Risk for Psychosocial Development: An Action Research funded by the Indian Council
for Social Science Research (ICSSR).
2009-2011: Major Research Project titled 'Fostering Academic Resilience among Rural Low
Socioeconomic College Students' funded by the University Grants Commission (UGC).
2008-2010: Major Research Project titled 'Psychological Dynamics Of Academic Resilience among
SC/ST Students In Higher Education In Tamil Nadu funded by Centre for Educational Research,
Madurai Kamaraj University (CER-MKU).
2008-2010: Major Research Project titled 'Enhancing Resilience of Rural Adolescent Students under
Risk' funded by the Indian Council for Social Science Research (ICSSR).
Membership in Professional Bodies: Life Member: Indian Science Congress, Indian Social Science
Congress, Indian Academy of Applied Psychology, Indian Association of Clinical Psychologists, National
Academy of Psychologists, Coimbatore Psychological Association.
Office Held: Dr.N.Annalakshmi has been elected as Sectional Member of Section of Anthropological
and Behavioral Sciences, Indian Science Congress Association, Jan 2006- Jan 2007.
Languages known:

English, Hindi, Tamil, Sanskrit, and French.