Welcome! I am a graduate student of social psychology at the University of Texas at Austin, where I work with Dr. Bill Swann and Dr. Jamie Pennebaker. I am interested in understanding the psychological processes that drive behaviors of people with strong attachment to groups (ie. people who are 'fused' with their groups). I am specifically interested in negative consequences of identity fusion, including polarization, conflict, and violence. My research also explores gender violence that stems from notions of honor. In pursuing these questions, I try to complement traditional methods with relatively novel methods such as analyzing language that people use in natural settings. 

In previous work, I 've conducted ethnographic research at Sufi shrines in North India to understand how sharing of physical and psychological space influences relations between Hindu and Muslim devotees. 

Before discovering the world of social psychology, I was a developer at Microsoft and a Young India Fellow (2015).
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Drop me a message to say hello! 

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Academic background

Master in Liberal Studies, Psychology specialization, Ashoka University, India (2016)
Bachelor of Technology, Computer Science Engineering, Amrita School of Engineering, India (2012)
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