Naisargi (Ness) Mehta
Graduate Student Director of Purdue Counseling and Guidance Center
Purdue Counseling and Guidance Center
Counseling Psychology,
Educational Studies
About
Hello! I am Ness and my pronouns are she/her. I am an Indian international doctoral candidate in counseling psychology. I like to spend my free time crocheting, listening to music, and going on picnics. I am the student director of PCGC. My research interests revolve around addressing cultural appropriation related to mindfulness-based interventions in Western mental health.
Research & Publications
Selected Publications
- Talrwar, G., Mehta, N., Rojiani, R., Mehta, T. (in press). Radical Mindfulness in Asian Americans. In Liang, C., Harrell, S., Kohler, B. Radical Mindfulness: Promoting Racial Healing and Systems-level Change. American Psychological Association.
- Deemer, E. D., Dotterer, A. M., Duhon, S. A., Derosa, P. A., Song, Y., Mehta, N. T., & Pruitt, V. (2025). Longitudinal Analysis of Academic Motivation: Examining the Antecedent Roles of Perceived Discrimination and Stereotype Threat Among African American STEM Majors. Journal of Black Psychology, 0(0) https://doi.org/10.1177/00957984251349899
- Mehta, N., & Talwar, G. (2022). Recognizing Roots and Not Just Leaves: The Use of Integrative Mindfulness in Education, Research, and Practice. Psychology from the Margins, 4(1). https://ideaexchange.uakron.edu/psychologyfromthemargins/vol4/iss1/6
Advisor
Courses Typically Taught
EDPS 315 – Collaborative Leadership: Interpersonal Skills
Research Area / Dissertation Topic
Appropriation of mindfulness in the Western mental health field