Miss Japnoor Garcha
Graduate Tutor
- GarchaJ@cardiff.ac.uk
- Tower Building, 70 Park Place, Cardiff, CF10 3AT
Overview
Research Summary
My research interests are on Children on the Autism Spectrum of Disorders with particular emphasis on Well Being in children with focus on the factors impacting well being and to find out the degree to which factors affecting well being vary in typically and atypically developing populations.
Biography
Undergraduate Education - Bachelor of Arts Psychology Honours ( MCM DAV College for Women, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India).
Postgraduate Education - Masters of Arts Psychology (MCM DAV College for Women , Panjab University, Chandigarh, India).
Awards/External Committees
- Consecutively won 1st prize in Inter college Psychology Debate for 2 years in Chandigarh.
- 3rd prize in Inter college psychology quiz in 2016 in Chandigarh
Employment
2020 - Present - PsychAssist57 - Online Blog, guidance, mentoring, coaching and mental health counselling for teenagers, young adults and parents.
August -October, 2019 - Government Medical College & Hospital -32 - Senior Intern
June-July , 2018 - Dayanand Medical College & Hospital, Ludhiana - Psychology Intern
December 2015- January 2016 - Mindplus & Mindfirst , Ludhiana - Junior Intern
Publication
2023
- Garcha, J. and Smith, A. P. 2023. Associations between autistic and ADHD traits and well-being and mental health of university students.. Healthcare 12(1), article number: 14. (10.3390/healthcare12010014)
- Smith, A., Garcha, J. and James, A. 2023. The associations between autistic and ADHD traits and well-being of secondary school students in South Wales. Journal of Education, Society and Behavioural Science 36(7), pp. 55-69. (10.9734/jesbs/2023/v36i71236)
Articles
- Garcha, J. and Smith, A. P. 2023. Associations between autistic and ADHD traits and well-being and mental health of university students.. Healthcare 12(1), article number: 14. (10.3390/healthcare12010014)
- Smith, A., Garcha, J. and James, A. 2023. The associations between autistic and ADHD traits and well-being of secondary school students in South Wales. Journal of Education, Society and Behavioural Science 36(7), pp. 55-69. (10.9734/jesbs/2023/v36i71236)
Research
Relationship between parental control & psychosocial difficulties in young female adults ; Effects of Bullying on Stress, Anxiety & Depression in Middle school students ; Relationship of Academic Motivation with Procrastination , Academic Achievement & Executive Functioning in Young Adults
My research interests are focused on children especially those with neurodevelopmental disorders such as Autism Spectrum Disorder and the impact of social and environmental factors on their daily life and functioning.
Research Group