Doctor Renu Narchal
ACADEMIC COURSE ADVISOR (Postgraduate Diploma od Psychology and Specialist Fourth Year),
Social, Personal & Developmental Psychology (SoSSP
CASUAL ACADEMIC,
School of Medicine
CASUAL ACADEMIC,
School of Medicine
LECTURER,
Social, Personal & Developmental Psychology (SoSSP
Personal
Qualifications
- BA University of Delhi
- MA University of Delhi
- PhD University of Delhi
UWS Organisational Unit (School / Division)
- Social, Personal & Developmental Psychology (SoSSP
- School of Medicine
- School of Medicine
- Social, Personal & Developmental Psychology (SoSSP
Contact
| Email: | R.Narchal@uws.edu.au |
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| Extension: | 6272 |
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| Location: | 24.1.56 Bankstown |
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Biography
After an academic career lasting over 15 years at Lady Sri Ram College (11 years as a Reader & Senior Lecturer in Psychology; including 2 years as Head, Department of Psychology) and Daulat Ram College (5 years as Lecturer in Psychology), University of Delhi, Delhi, India, I migrated to Australia in 2000. Prior to joining University of Western Sydney in 2002, I worked at the Department of Community Services (Child protection) and Department of Ageing Disabilities and Home Care (Psychologist). These Public Service positions provided first hand experience with multi cultural families in Australia.
At UWS, I am involved in Postgraduate and Undergraduate teaching. I also supervise research at the Masters, Hons and Post Graduate Diploma levels.
My current research interests and publications are in the area of health and wellbeing. As a developmental psychologist, I am keen on understanding the impact of life events on development, more so from the point of view of migration and settlement issues like loneliness, general ethnic discrimination, psychological distress, help seeking, language barriers, job-seeking challenges to mention a few. I am one of the few researchers to apply the Attachment Framework in understanding migratory experiences.
Presently I am conducting research in a much neglected area in migrant settlement, the contribution of children in migrant settlement. The research revolves around adults who remember their childhood experiences of assisting their parents by interpreting and translating information as ?language brokers?.
This information has been contributed by Doctor Narchal.
Publications
Journal Articles
- Narchal, R., Cowin, L., Wilson, I. and Harding, D. (2012), 'First of the First: Medical Students' reflections of personal growth', The International Journal of Learning, 12.
- Narchal, R. (2012), 'Migration loneliness and family links : a case narrative', International Journal of Economics and Management Sciences, 7.
- Narchal, R., Cowin, L., Wilson, I. and Harding, D. (2012), 'First of the first : medical students' reflections of personal growth', The International Journal of Learning, 12.
- Shinnaoui, D. and Narchal, R. (2010), 'Brain Gain to Brain Waste: Individual Biases, Prejudice and Discounting of Migrant Skills', Journal of Internationa Migration and Intergration, 15.
- Narchal, R. (2007), 'Migration: destruction and reconstruction of the Self', E-Journal of Applied Psychology, 10.
Conference Papers
- Narchal, R. (2006), 'At home and lonely', Psychology bridging the Tasman: Science, Culture and practice, Auckland, New Zealand.
- Narchal, R. (2005), 'Impact of Gender Imageability and advertising styles on consumer involvement', CEASS Conference: Scholarship and Community UWS 2005, University of Western Sydney, Bankstown.
Research
- Health and wellbeing
- Attachment, psychological distress and wellbeing
- Social cognition ( e.g. general ethnic discrimination) from a migrants perspective
- Stress coping and immune system
This information has been contributed by Doctor Narchal.
Previous Projects
| Title: | Attachment styles and loneliness narratives of migrant students at University of Western Sydney |
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| Years: | 2004-08-24 - 2005-08-23 |
| ID: | P0010256 |
| UWS Researchers: | Renu Narchal |
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| Title: | Loneliness Narratives and Attachment Styles of Somali Migrants in a new Cultural Context |
| Years: | 2005-02-17 - 2005-08-04 |
| ID: | P0014568 |
| UWS Researchers: | Renu Narchal |
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| Title: | Attachment Trust Distress and Helpseeking in Refugees and Humanitarian Entrants |
| Years: | 2007-01-01 - 2008-08-15 |
| ID: | P0015483 |
| UWS Researchers: | Renu Narchal |
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| Title: | Apply, Apply Negative Reply: Understanding Job-Seeking Experiences of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Job-Seekers in Australia |
| Years: | 2008-11-27 - 2010-12-31 |
| ID: | P00016381 |
| UWS Researchers: | Renu Narchal |
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