Chawak, Shweta Kiran

Dr. Shweta Chawak, PhD is currently an Assistant Professor at Jindal School of Psychology and Counselling. She received her doctoral degree from the Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad, India. She has over six years of experience in research and one year of experience as a Lecturer. Through her PhD, she developed and tested the feasibility of an intervention which introduced the question prompt list to Indian cancer patients undergoing radiation therapy and their primary family caregivers. Ms Chawak was awarded a Certificate of Excellence for outstanding doctoral research in liberal arts for the year 2018 by the Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad, India. In 2015, she was awarded a silver medal for her MPhil degree. Her research was on psycho-oncology and focused on understanding patients’ perceptions of cancer consultation in the Indian medical setting.

Ph.D. in Psycho-oncology, Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad , Development and feasibility of a question prompt list for Indian cancer patients and their primary caregivers 2015 - 2021
M.Phil. in Health Psychology, Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad, Hyderabad, India , Are you satisfied with care? A mixed-method study to understand patients' satisfaction with cancer communication 2013 - 2015
M.A. in Counseling Psychology, SNDT University 2009 - 2011
B.A. in Psychology, University of Mumbai 2006 - 2009

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