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• Neha Khetrapal examined language development in children with autism. After earning her PhD at Macquarie, she worked and lived in Singapore and Budapest. Through these years, she has gradually moved beyond her work on cognitive development and has become increasingly interested in other allied fields. She takes her inspiration from her passion for travelling. Presently, Neha is involved in developing two distinct research portfolios at JIBS. She is interested in the interaction of religion with various aspects of environmental humanities. Within this domain, Neha is currently involved with work that addresses questions of social and ecological import. Here, she is broadly interested in understanding whether traditions and religions afford imaginative possibilities for addressing the breakdown of human relations with the environment.  

   Furthermore, Neha is also interested in the role of collective memory that is implicated in supporting transitions witnessed in post-conflict societies. Her recent research endeavor, within this domain, elucidates the aesthetics of commemorative practices, as gleaned from built styles. Here, she takes a cross-cultural approach to highlight how commemoration may take on different “visual” forms in the form of peace and war memorials. At JGU, Neha has taught courses on Spiritual Brain, Environmental Psychology and Psychology of Religion and Spirituality.