Maya Menon
Department : Psychology
Research
Research Publications:
Joseph, S., Menon, M. & Sasidharan, T. (2013). Mother, I want to marry her, but only if you wish: a case of Visual Analysis to Understand Families in Contemporary Kerala. Artha Journal of Social Sciences, Jan-Mar, 12 (1), pgs: 33-48.
Hasaana, K., Menon, M. & Nair, B.P.(2012). Personality Profile of Maldivian Heroin users and Non-users. Journal of Indian Academy of Applied Psychology, 38(3) – Special Issue, pgs: 161 – 168.
Joseph, S., Thomas, M.S. & Menon, M. (2007). Elementary school mathematics curricula and cognitive development: A critical analysis. Indian Journal of Community Psychology, 3(1), 42-52.
Padmam, R. & Menon, M. (2009). Subjective Well Being in Kerala – A Microlevel Analysis, A theme based report, United Nations Development Project, Planning Board, Kerala
Research Projects Undertaken:
2015 & 2016 – Part of the team involved in the development of Aptitude Test for ASAP, a project undertaken for ASAP by the Department of Psychology, Government College for Women.
2015 & 2016 – Designed modules and Trained Resource persons for the SMILE, ASAP workshop.
2015 – Principal Investigator for a Research Project titled Exploration of the various Psychosocial Correlates of Socio-Emotional Development in Primary School Children – A multi-source analysis. Research was funded by School Health Program, National Rural Health Mission, Kerala. Research grant – Rs. 3, 00,000/-.
2010 – Co-investigator for Project titled, “Standardization of the Seguin Form Board (SFB) Test for Hearing Impaired Children” submitted to the Center for Disability Studies, Trivandrum.
More about the faculty member
Areas of Interest: Emotional Development in Children, Personality Development, Counseling Skills Training and Mentoring College Students
Field of Research: Emotion Regulation in Children
Duties Performed:
Teacher-in-charge, Psychological Association
Counseling for students in the department and others
Started an initiative, ‘We Care’ for the benefit of students of the college, that aims at spreading awareness about mental health and also assists new comers in orienting to the college ambience