Soma Parija

Asst Professor

Dr. Soma Parija is currently working as an Assistant Professor in the School of Social, Financial and Human Sciences, KIIT Deemed to be University. She has pursued her PhD in Psychology from the School of Humanities, Social Sciences and Management at IIT, Bhubaneswar, and MPhil degree in Clinical and Counselling Psychology from the Centre of Advanced Study, Utkal University. She has been awarded Gold Medal in MA, Psychology (Utkal University). She was the topper of MPhil and BA, Psychology (Utkal University). Before joining KIIT, she worked as a counselling psychologist at SAI International Educational Institution. She has five years of counseling experience in mental health institutions, Government hospitals, and non-government organizations. She has several national and international conferences and journal publications to her credit. Her research interests are in the field of counselling psychology, clinical psychology and cyber psychology.

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Educational Qualification
Ph.D (NLUO), MBA (University of Saskatchewan), MBA (Maastricht University))

Projects
•Title of the Project: A study of Court Management Techniques to evaluate the efficiency of Subordinate Courts

Administrative Responsibility
Coordinator, ICBRI

Awards & Honours
•Jack and Clara Milavsky Graduate Fund, Edward School of Business, University of Saskatchewan (2005)
Journals/Conferences :
1. Chib, S., Jain, S., Parija, S., Alone, V.N., Chandra, A.S., & Rao, B.S. (2023). Learner – managed Education Credentialing System based on Blockchain. World Journal of Management and Economics, communicated.
2. Parija, S., & Shukla, A. (2013). Behavior of People: Role of Extraversion and Loneliness. Psychology and Behavioral Sciences, 3(1), 17-24.
3. Parija, S., & Shukla, A. (2013). Essence of Locus of Control and Loneliness on Online Flow, Depression, Subjective Happiness and Satisfaction with Life. American Journal of Applied Psychology, 2(5), 52-58.
4. Parija, S., & Shukla, A. (2013). Impact of Personality, Loneliness and Online Flow on Life. The International Journal’s Research Journal of Social Science and Management, 3(6), 108- 118.
5. Parija, S., & Shukla, A. (2013). Loneliness, Happiness and Satisfaction in Virtual Experience. International Journal of Business, Management and Social Sciences, 2(7), 68- 71.
6. Parija, S., & Shukla, A. (2012). Impact of Online Flow Experience on Personality Variables, Subjective Happiness and Satisfaction with Life. IOSR Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, 5(1), 37-43.
7. Parija, S., & Shukla, A. (2012). The Life of Virtual Humans: The Relationship between Self-Efficacy, Depression, Subjective Happiness and Satisfaction with Life. Cyber Times International Journal of Technology and Management, 5(2), 70-80.
8. Parija, S., & Shukla, A. (2012). Life in Cyberspace: Role of Personality and Loneliness. International Journal of Innovative Research and Development, 1(8), 82-108.