Tata Institute of Social Sciences

Mr Shagnik Saha

Assistant Professor
Mumbai Campus, Centre for Human Resources Management and Labour Relations, School of Management and Labour Studies

Qualification

M.A in Applied Psychology, Specialization in Counselling Psychology - Tata Institute of Social Sciences

B.A in Applied Psychology - Amity University, Uttar Pradesh

Contact

shagnik.saha[at]tiss[dot]ac[dot]in

2552-5803

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Currently serving as an Assistant Professor at Centre for Human Resources Management and Labour Relations (CHMR&LR), School of Management and Labour Studies (SMLS), TISS, Mumbai. I hold a Bachelors in Psychology from Amity University Noida, a Masters in Counselling Psychology from Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), and I am currently pursuing my PhD in Psychology from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur (IIT-KGP). I have cleared my UGC-NET in 2017 and UGC-JRF in 2019.

Prior to joining SMLS, I was an Assistant Professor at Mithibai College of Arts, Commerce, and Sciences (Autonomous) in Mumbai, Maharashtra, specialising in Industrial-Organisational Psychology. In addition to teaching courses such as Workplace Counselling, Multiculturalism, and Research Methodology for MA Psychology students, I was involved in various responsibilities, including serving as the Programme Coordinator for MA Psychology, T&P Coordinator for MA English, MA Economics, and MA Psychology, and acting as a Dissertation Guide for MA Psychology.

Before that, as a Senior Research Officer at iCALL, Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), I played a role in the management of the Samvaad e-Learning Project, funded by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). My responsibilities included program management, training supervision, and overseeing baseline, midline, and endline studies. I also served as the Nodal Person for UNFPA-Madhya Pradesh, UNFPA-Rajasthan, National Health Mission (NHM), and iCALL, TISS, working closely with various Government stakeholders.

During my time as a Research Assistant with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and Asian Development Research Institute (ADRI), I led the pilot study for the evaluation of the District Mental Health Programme (DMHP) in Bihar and also acted as a liaison between the Principal Secretary of Bihar and the ADRI Project Head.

I began my academic career as an Assistant Professor at Amity University Mumbai, where I taught a range of courses in both undergraduate and postgraduate psychology programs. In addition to teaching, I undertook various responsibilities such as fieldwork supervision, and serving as a dissertation guide.

I approach my work with a commitment to academic excellence and a genuine passion for contributing to the fields of psychology and research. I look forward to continuing my journey of learning and growth in these areas.

Interested Topics:

Need for Cognition
Epistemic Curiosity
Vulnerability & Psychological Safety
Employee Voice
Employee Rights
Sustainability
Trauma-Informed Workplaces
Workplace Counselling and Psychotherapy
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Interested Methodologies:

Structural Equation Modelling - CB-SEM/ PLS-SEM
Critical/ Discourse Analysis
Substantive Grounded Theory
Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis

Working Papers:

Satisfaction with Life and Self-Efficacy: The moderated mediating role of Resilience and Gender using PROCESS macro
Evidences of Psychometric properties of the Brief Resilience Scale (BRS) in a sample of Indian students
Examining Psychometric properties and Measurement Invariance of Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS) in a sample of Indian young adult students
Need for Cognition and Resilience: A Serial Mediation Model
Organizational Resilience through a Psychosocial Lens

Published Papers:

Saha, S. (2024). Hafta for Rights: Exploring Hindu Women's Performance of Last Rites in India. Trends in Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s43076-024-00365-4
Saha, S. & Sahana, D. (2021) Deconstructing Unfamiliarity in Defamiliarisation. Assonance: A Journal of Russian & Comparative Literary Studies. 21(1), pp181-193. (ISSN:2394-7853)
Saha, S. (2018) The Altruism Framework, Bystander Effect and A-Rules: A New Perspective. Indian Journal of Mental Health. (ISSN: 2394-6652 | ISSN-L: 2394-4579)
Saha, S. (2018) The glitch in Mental Health Awareness Campaigns in India. Journal of Psychosocial Research. (ISSN : 0973-5410 | e-ISSN : 0976-3937)
Saha, S. (2018) The ‘Degree of Inclusion’ in Inclusive Education, Prerogative of Schools and Difficulties of Special Needs Educators. Indian Journal of Mental Health. 5(1), 28-31. (ISSN: 2394-6652 | ISSN-L: 2394-4579)
Saha, S. (2017) A Passive Integrative Multisensory Approach in Counselling and Psychotherapy. Recent Advances in Psychology (RAP): An International Journal, 4(1). (ISSN : 2395-5465)
Saha, S. (2017) Difficulties and Exploitation in Inclusive Schooling: In-Field Reflections in Mental Disorder/ Disability Inclusion in India. Journal of Psychosocial Research, 12(2), 295-303. (ISSN : 0973-5410 | e-ISSN : 0976-3937)
Saha, S. (2017) The Experience of Insight in Schizophrenia: A Phenomenological Study. Journal of Psychosocial Research, 12(2), 325-336. (ISSN : 0973-5410 | e-ISSN : 0976-3937)

Conference Paper Presentations:

Saha, S. (Accepted) I don't belong here: Appearance Anxiety and Student Engagement at 33rd International Congress of Psychology Conference, International Congress of Psychology (ICP), Prague, Czech Republic.
Saha, S. (Accepted) NEP 2020 and Student Stress: Incremental Validity of Student Uncertainty at 33rd National Academy of Psychology (NAOP) Conference, GITAM University, Vishakhapatnam.
Saha, S. (2022) Relationship between Leader Happiness & Employee Wellbeing: Role of Employee Turnover Intentions at Happiness Meet 2022, IIT Kharagpur, Kharagpur, West Bengal.
Saha, S. & Suresh, S. (2019) Power Dynamics amongst Mental Health Professionals: A Critical Discourse Analysis at 29th National Academy of Psychology (NAOP) Conference, Pondicherry University, Pondicherry.
Saha, S. (2018) Symptomification & the Mental Health Hierarchy in India: In-Field Reflections, presented at Bombay Psychological Association (BPA) Silver Jubilee Conference, Mumbai.

1. Mental Health Baithak (2021)

Bodies: v-Shesh, Banyan Academy of Leadership and Mental Health & Raintree Foundation.

Scope: Compiling perspectives on mental health amongst small-cap, mid-cap and large-cap CXOs.

2. Dantewada Perspective Plan (2024)

Bodies: Dantewada District Administration & Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai

Scope: Development of strategies on income elevation amongst key stakeholders pan-District.

MA HRM&LR

HR 07: Organisation Theory and Design

HRO16: Psychometrics

HRO18: Negotiation Management

HRO 20: Mental Health and Wellbeing at Work

EPGD HRM

HRM17: Employee Counselling