Chetan S V
Areas of Interest & Expertise
- Neurodiversity
- Critical psychology
- Disability studies
- Social determinants of mental health
- Pedagogy of psychology
- Feminism and psychology
- Child and adolescent mental health
- Psychological assessments
- Psychotherapy
Biography
Chetan obtained his MPhil in Clinical Psychology from the National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru, and is an RCI-registered clinical psychologist. His PhD research at the Department of Liberal Arts, Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad, Telangana, explored the experiences of young adults with learning disabilities (dyslexia/dyscalculia/dysgraphia) in navigating higher education spaces in urban India, focusing on the structures and processes of providing reasonable accommodations.
Chetan works at the intersections of Psychology, Disability Studies, and Anthropology. His primary interests lie in the areas of neurodiversity, critical psychology, and social determinants of mental health. He is also interested in the pedagogy of Psychology, feminism and psychology, child and adolescent mental health, and psychological assessments. As a neurodivergent researcher, he prefers to use visual art such as ethnographic drawings, single-panel comics, picture books, and zines to connect with the audience beyond academia.
Publications
Journal articles
- Ranganathan, S., Mishra, J., Chetan, S. V. & Pattadath, B. (2025). Making Things Work, Practically: Care Relations in Parent-Led Autism Advocacy in Urban India. Feminist Anthropology, 6, 130 – 145. https://doi.org/10.1002/fea2.70005
- Chetan, S. V. (2025). Illustrating the Experiences of Students with Learning Disabilities in Higher Education: Comics-based Representation of Fieldwork Findings. Anthropology & Education Quarterly, 56(1), e12524. https://doi.org/10.1111/aeq.12524
- Chetan, S. V., & Ranganathan, S. (2024). Representation of dyslexia in Indian media. Media Asia, 52(2), 301 – 308. https://doi.org/10.1080/01296612.2024.2353459
- Chetan, S.V. (2024). Women and Queer Researchers Cited, but Not in Sight: Rethinking APA Citation Style. Journal of International Women’s Studies, 26 (5),1 – 5. https://vc.bridgew.edu/jiws/vol26/iss5/13
Book reviews
- Ranganathan, S. & Chetan, S.V. (2023). Rethinking Advocacy through Disability-themed Children’s Fiction. Economic and Political Weekly, 58(14), 63 – 64. https://www.epw.in/journal/2023/14/postscript/rethinking-advocacy-through-disability-themed.html
- Ranganathan, S., & Chetan, S.V. (2022). Book Reviews Essay: Ethics, Care, and Parenting in the Context of Invisible Disabilities. Ethos, 50 (3). https://doi.org/10.1111/etho.12361
Projects
- Learning Disability Advocacy: An online participatory workshop, December 2023 (part of doctoral research). https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL03BvQWFMOlsZxFWESnVyEmut_DLI5g‑r
- “How do you see us? and How can you see us?” A creative participatory research dissemination project on disability and neurodivergence in India,’ 2025. [Funding: $1000 from the Researchers from the Global South Grant Program of the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (SPSSI), Division 9, American Psychological Association (APA) (Ongoing) https://www.spssi.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=page.viewPage&pageID=2700&nodeID=1