The API Research team works towards understanding and assessing the efficacy of the API methodology on the different beneficiary groups that participants work with.
Yashaswini Gupta
API Research Team
Yashaswini Gupta is an MA Psychology graduate from Ambedkar University Delhi. She completed her BA Psychology from Delhi University. Currently she is working as the Associate Director at Snehadhara, and is the Arts Practices for Inclusion Research Lead. She is on the path to be certified with the International Coaching Federation.
She is interested in research and has completed multiple research papers including presenting a paper at the International Purple Fest 2024 on ‘Socio-Emotional and Inclusion Wellbeing in Children with Disabilities using Arts Practices for Inclusion’ and her master’s Dissertation on the topic “Narratives of Indian Parents who have Children Diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder”. She has worked with Light Up-Emotions Matter Foundation, facilitating Emotional Intelligence in residents of a juvenile home from 2018-202, and has worked on a research project to understand the impact of Social-Emotional Learning classrooms on children’s learning. Her internship experiences vary from content writing at BeepWeep, to clinical psychology at the Centre for Child and Adolescent Wellbeing and Moolchand Hospital.
Vibha Bhat
API Research Team
Vibha holds a degree in Master of Science in Clinical Psychology from Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Karnataka and a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Christ [Deemed to be University], Bangalore. With an interest in research and scientific writing, she has been a part of research projects with a number of publications in the fields of inclusive education, psycho-social wellbeing of children and adolescents, positive psychology and women’s health.
» Read More Being endlessly curious herself, she believes that openness to experiences, exploring and asking questions should be encouraged. She has a voracious appetite for books and stories and can be found reading up about ancient history, cultures and practices, languages, societies and mythologies. All this has led to an enthusiasm for travel, authentic and immersive cultural experiences and learning new languages. She is an advocate for environmentally sustainable practices. She hopes to raise awareness and make inclusive language and practice commonplace in all mental health traditions. Vibha is the Research, Content and Curriculum Consultant across programmes at Snehadhara Foundation. » Read Less