Hansika Kapoor, Ph.D.

I am a Research Author at the Department of Psychology, Monk Prayogshala, Mumbai since July 2011. Monk Prayogshala is an independent not-for-profit academic research institute, striving to improve the academic research environment in India, starting with the social sciences. I am also an Affiliate at the Neag School of Education at the University of Connecticut.

I hold a Master’s degree in Clinical Psychology and a PhD from IIT, Bombay in creativity. I completed my Fulbright Postdoctoral Fellowship (2019-2020) working with Prof. James C. Kaufman at the University of Connecticut. I have received the 2025 Daniel E. Berlyne Award from Division 10 of the American Psychological Association for outstanding research by an early career scholar in creativity.

My work has been published in several international peer-reviewed academic journals, such as Creativity Research Journal, Thinking Skills and Creativity, and Personality and Individual Differences (complete list). I also regularly contribute to popular media publications, including Psychology Today, Mint, and The Wire (complete list).

I am available for consultation on projects relating to academia-industry collaborations as well as psychometric test development and assessment. See my earlier research consultancy work here. I am also happy to share inputs on journalistic work in my areas of expertise; please connect with me!