Dr. Aditya Banerjee

Dr. Aditya Banerjee is an Assistant Professor of Psychology in the Department of Psychology and Behavioural Sciences at MILHS; He completed his undergraduate, postgraduate, and Ph.D. in Psychology from the University of Allahabad. He was awarded the Krishna Mohan Banerjee Gold Medal and E.C.G; William Memorial Gold Medal for securing the first position in his M.A. in Psychology. During his Ph.D., he was awarded the Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR) Doctoral Fellowship; He has also qualified UGC-NET in Psychology multiple times. Dr. Banerjee has published research in reputed journals published by Sage, Springer Nature, and MDPI.

He has presented his research at several national and international conferences, including the International Congress of Psychology. In 2024, he was selected among the Top 40 Emerging Psychologists for the Emerging Psychologists' Programme (EPP) of the International Congress of Psychology in Prague, Czech Republic. He also serves as a reviewer for several national and international academic journals, including journals published by Springer Nature and Sage. He has also served as a resource person for workshops and faculty development programmes such as UGC-MMTT referesher courses on research methodology, statistical analysis, evidence synthesis, and data-driven approaches to psychology.

At MILHS, Dr. Banerjee is actively involved in academic and institutional responsibilities, including serving as a member of the Research Committee and Sub-Ethics Committee. He currently teaches Psychometry, Research Methods, and Computer Applications and Statistics. His primary area of research is Loneliness and Social Connection, with a focus on latent variable mixture modelling techniques. He currently supervises doctoral and master's research and is also collaborating on an ongoing international project with the Annecy Behavioral Science Lab, France funded by Templeton World Charity Foundation