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Admission 2022-23
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2 Years of Teaching

Ms. Krupa Nishar

Designation : Assistant Professor Qualification : M.Sc. Forensic Psychology (Gold Medalist), F-PACT Experience : 2 Years of Teaching

Specialization

FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGY

Research Area

Forensic Psychological Investigative methods, criminology, victimology, police psychology

Book(s) Chapter(s)

1

Publications

ACADEMIC PAPER PUBLICATION
 

  1. Nishar, K., & Shanbhag, T. (2018). Intra Conflict & Police Personality. The International Journal of Indian Psychology, 6(2), 2–6. https://doi.org/10.25215/0602.088. (ISSN 2348-5396)
  2. Nishar, K., Felix, G., & Kacker, P. (2019). Trauma-Related Effects and Interventions for Children with HIV + Status. Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (JETIR) Www.Jetir.Org, 6(1), 358–368. https://doi.org/10.1729/Journal.19498.  (ISSN: 2349-5162)
  3. Thakre, A., Nishar, K., & Gogoi, P. (2019). Police Culture and Occupational Stress. The Indian Police Journal, 66(3), 6–14.
  4. D, S., Nishar, K., & Pavithran, N. (2021). Impacts of Terrorist Strike: A Study on Akshardham Temple Attack. Journal of Psychiatry and Psychology Research, 5(1), 453–456. (ISSN: 2640-6136)

BOOK CHAPTER PUBLICATION
  1. Nishar, K. (2019). Coming out of the Closet. In S. Chandra (Ed.), Psychosocial and Educational Problems of LGBTQ Community in India (1st ed., p. 186). IP Innovative Publication Pvt. Ltd. https://www.ipinnovative.com/books-details/127-NTc4NTcxNDI4NTc=. (ISBN : 978-93-88022-14-9).

ARTICLE & BLOG PUBLICATION
 
  1. Nishar, K., & The Minds Foundation. (2019). Suicide is Everyone’s Business: Here Are the Signs and How You Can Save A Life. The Better India. https://www.thebetterindia.com/200444/suicide-prevention-tips-help-advice-doctor-india/.
  2. Deora, K., Sharma, P., & Nishar, K. (2021). Honour killing: A gift of Casteist Patriarchy. Legal Service India. http://www.legalserviceindia.com/legal/article-5147-honour-killing-a-gift-of-casteist-patriarchy.html [Award-Winning Article].
  3. Ghosh, P., & Nishar, K. (2021). Examining the various shades of women in crime: Pink-collar criminality. The Daily Guardian. https://thedailyguardian.com/examining-the-various-shades-of-women-in-crime-pink-collar-criminality/ .
  4. Ghosh, P., & Nishar, K. (2021). The Sham Response of India’s Polity to COVID-19. The LawKit. https://thelawkit.com/the-sham-response-of-indias-polity-to-covid-19/ .
  5. Kanjilal, A., & Nishar, K. (2021). Human rights?: recognition of transgender persons as a third gender (NALSA v. UOI). iPleaders. https://blog.ipleaders.in/human-rights-recognition-transgender-persons-third-gender-nalsa-v-uoi/ .
  6. Majumdar, S., & Nishar, K. (2021). The Plight of the Stateless: Refugees and COVID-19. The Law Gazette. https://www.thelawgazette.org/post/the-plight-of-the-stateless-refugees-and-covid-19.
  7. Poojari, D., & Nishar, K. (2021). Is 2021 the new dystopian society? Legal Service India. https://www.legalserviceindia.com/legal/article-5256-is-2021-the-new-dystopian-society-.html
    [Award-Winning Article].
  8. Rangroo, H., & Nishar, K. (2021). Do female serial killers exist? iPleaders. https://blog.ipleaders.in/female-serial-killers-exist/.
  9. Shah, V., & Nishar, K. (2021). Biology to Society: The Genesis of Youth Crimes. Psychology India Magazine. https://psychology.net.in/biology-to-society-the-genesis-of-youth-crimes/.
  10. T, A., & Nishar, K. (2021). The plight of criminologists: To believe or not to believe women. The Daily Guardian. https://thedailyguardian.com/the-plight-of-criminologists-to-believe-or-not-to-believe-women/.
  11. Philip, S., & Nishar, K. (2021, May). Closed Doors, Open Windows to New Crimes. Indian Legal Solution. https://indianlegalsolution.com/closed-doors-open-windows-to-new-crimes/

NEWSPAPER PUBLICATION
 
  1. Venkatraman, T. (2015, September). Mumbai: 62% not aware of e-waste, reveals survey by students. The Indian Express. https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/mumbai-62-not-aware-of-e-waste-reveals-survey-by-students/
This project was conducted under my leadership under the guidance of professor Avkash Jadhav where we surveyed 1000 people over a span of two months to understand the awareness of E-Waste management in Mumbai.
 
  1. Srinivasan, B. (2019, May). Psychology offers new career avenues to understand and manage human behaviour. Times of India. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/psychology-offers-new-career-avenues-to-understand-and-manage-human-behaviour/articleshow/69383218.cms
My views as a student on choosing Forensic Psychology as career option after Bachelors in Psychology are published in this article.

 

Awards / Honours / Achievements / Appreciation

  1. D, S., Nishar, K., & Pavithran, N. (2018). Impacts of terrorist attack: A study on Akshardham temple attack. The 1st National Conclave on Psychological Trauma, Child Protection and Mental Illness: Directions in Training, Research and Service Provision Held at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi [Awarded Best Oral Free Paper].
  2. Two-day International Workshop on Neuropsychology: Putting Principles in Practice - Savitribai Phule Pune University and SMARTT association with Indian Psychiatric Society and Jehangir Hospital, Pune [2018] [Awarded Gandhi Scholarship Award Rs.10,000].
  3. Invited by TEDxDSBInternationalSchool event to give a TED talk and share ideas on ‘Detection of Deception’. https://www.ted.com/talks/krupa_nishar_detection_of_deception_mar_2021 [2021].

Research Guidance

Six students of M.A./M.Sc Criminology, Eight students of M.Sc. Forensic Psychology

Other Details

ACADEMIC PAPER PRESENTATION
  1. Nishar, K. (2015). Hypnosis and its effect on Memory. Seminar at Khandala Villa Organised by the Department of Psychology, St. Xavier’s College - Theme “Memory”.
  2. Nishar, K. (2016). Serial Killers. Seminar at Khandala Villa Organised by the Department of Psychology, St. Xavier’s College - Theme “Psychology and Its Application to Current Phenomenon”.
  3. Nishar, K., & Shanbhag, T. (2016). Intra conflict and Police Personality. Represented St. Xavier’s College at the Bombay Psychological Association - Theme “Conflict Resolution: Piece to Peace”.
  4. Nishar, K., & Jain, K. (2017). Electrophysiological analysis of people with high and low anxiety-aggression. 27th National Academy of Psychology – NAOP, Organized by the Department of Humanities & Social Sciences, IIT Kharagpur - Theme ’Psychology of Millennials.
  5. D, S., Nishar, K., & Pavithran, N. (2018). Impacts of terrorist attack: A study on Akshardham temple attack. The 1st National Conclave on Psychological Trauma, Child Protection and Mental Illness: Directions in Training, Research and Service Provision Held at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi [Awarded Best Oral Free Paper].
  6. Nishar, K., Felix, G., & Kacker, P. (2018). Trauma-related effects and appropriate interventions for paediatric HIV+ cases. The 1st National Conclave on Psychological Trauma, Child Protection and Mental Illness: Directions in Training, Research and Service Provision Held at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi.
  7. Jani, H., & Nishar, K. (2020). A critical analysis of the effectiveness of One Stop Centre Scheme in Victim Assistance. 4th International Conference of the South Asian Society of Criminology & Victimology.
  8. Nishar, K., Tripathi, K. K., & Acharya, H. (2020). An analysis of the extent of agreement in the outcome of Polygraph and Brain Electrical Oscillation Signature Profiling (BEOS) in their usage for the detection of deception. Presented the Dissertation at the International Conference of Cognitive Neuroscience Society India – Emerging Trends in Cognitive Neurosciences: Forensics and Clinical Application, held at Gujarat Forensic Sciences University.

ACADEMIC DISSERTATION
Nishar, K., Tripathi, K. K., & Acharya, H. (2019). An analysis of the extent of agreement in the outcome of Polygraph and Brain Electrical Oscillation Signature Profiling (BEOS) in their usage for the detection of deception. Institute of Behavioural Science, Gujarat Forensic Sciences University.

Cohen’s Kappa was calculated, as a measure of the extent of agreement between the outcome of Polygraph and BEOS, from a total of 49 consecutive and connected cases at the DFS, Gandhinagar, for the period of 2007-2018. The results suggest that the two instruments cannot replace each other.

TRAININGS AND WORKSHOPS CONDUCTED
  1. Demonstrated the use of Polygraph for investigation at work-place in a two-hour workshop titled ‘Psychological deception at Workplace’ at the annual fest CHAOS'20 at Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad [2020]. 
  2. Delivered a training session on ‘Narco-analysis: Forensic & legal aspects’ for Bangladesh Police officers and Myanmar Police officers at Gujarat Forensic Sciences University [2020].
  3. Oriented the students to administration and scoring of Polygraph in a two-day National workshop titled ‘Deception Detection’ on the theme Contemporary Methods of Investigation [Second Biennial in Criminology and Victimology] at The Department of Criminology and Police Administration, D.G.Vaishnav College, University of Madras [2020].    
  4. Acquainted the students of St. Xavier’s College on ‘Forensic Psychology: Detection of Deception’ covering topics like basics of profiling, eye-witness testimony, investigative techniques along with practical based exercises and quiz in a two-day workshop conducted by the Department of Psychology [2020,2021].

TRAINING & CERTIFICATE COURSES
  1. Advanced Training on Death Penalty, 2019 - Received ‘Outstanding (O)’ Grade, Gujarat National Law University
  2. Lie Detector Polygraph – Domain, User and Scoring Training, 2019 - Axxonet System Technology Pvt. Ltd.
  3. Brain Electrical Oscillations Signature Profiling – Domain and User Training, 2019 - Axxonet System Technology Pvt. Ltd.
  4. Post Graduate Certificate Course on Understanding Criminal Behaviour, 2020 - Jindal Institute of Behavioural Sciences [JIBS], O.P. Jindal Global University.