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Professor Indu Dubey

Program Director Academic DClinPsy

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School/Department: Psychology and Vision Sciences, School of

Email: id113@leicester.ac.uk

Address: School of Psychology & Vision Sciences College of Life Sciences Doctorate in Clinical Psychology George Davies Centre (5.10), 15 Lancaster Road, Leicester, LE1 7HA, UK.

Profile

Indu is the Program Director (Academic) for the Doctorate in Clinical Psychology program, where she provides academic leadership and oversees the development of trainee clinical psychologists. She holds doctoral-level training in Clinical Psychology as well as a PhD in Psychology. Her clinical expertise lies in the area of neurodiversity. She works within the Neurodevelopmental Specialist Services at Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust, delivering specialist assessments and post-diagnostic support for individuals with neurodevelopmental conditions. She has over a decade of impactful research experience in autism, with a focus on social differences, the presentation of anxiety in autism, and the use of technology for screening and assessment. Her research has advanced understanding and practice in these areas, contributing to improved outcomes for autistic individuals. Throughout her career, Indu has taught in several higher education and on professional psychology programs, demonstrating a strong commitment to training the next generation of clinicians and researchers. With her combined expertise in clinical practice, research, and academic leadership, she continues to work at the intersection of scholarship and practice, shaping the field of clinical psychology and advancing care for neurodivergent populations.

Research

Indu is passionate about exploring presentation and management of co-occurring conditions with autism. She is developing tasks that help quantifying subjective experiences of autistic people.

Indu is associate principal investigator in a multi-site clinical trial (SNAPPER), funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), that evaluates medication efficacy for managing ADHD when co-occurring with severe mental health conditions.

She is supervising a doctoral research project in partnership with De Montfort University and Maternity Services Leicester, NHS Trust, investigating disparities in health outcomes among Black mothers—a critical area for developing culturally informed healthcare.

In collaboration with clinical academics at the Bangor University, Wales, Indu is co-developing a digital cognitive assessment battery for patients with long-term mental health challenges.

Indu has established a research network within Nottinghamshire Healthcare Trust’s Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Service, where she lead strategic initiatives, foster partnerships with universities, and mentor clinical staff in conducting research projects.

Indu's international work includes leading projects with Delhi University, India, exploring cultural influences on language preferences for autism.

Publications

  1. Dubey I, Groom M, Tahir A, Hamilton A. (2023). Social anxiety is more likely to influence reputation management decisions than autistic traits. Autism Research. doi: 10.1002/aur.3040.
  2. Dubey, I., Bishain, R., Dasgupta, J., Bhavnani, S., Belmonte, M. K., Gliga, T., Mukherjee, D., Lockwood Estrin, G., Johnson, M. H., Chandran, S., Patel, V., Gulati, S., Divan, G., & Chakrabarti, B. (2023). Using mobile health technology to assess childhood autism in low-resource community settings in India: An innovation to address the detection gap. Autism, 0(0). . Impact factor 6.2
  3. Dubey, I., Brett, S., Ruta, L., Bishain, R., Chandran, S., Bhavnani, S., Belmonte, M.K., Estrin, G.L., Johnson, M., Gliga, T., & Chakrabarti, B. (2022). Quantifying preference for social stimuli in young children using two tasks on a mobile platform. Plos one. DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0265587. 
  4. Hedger, N., Dubey, I., & Chakrabarti, C. (2020). Social Orienting and Social Seeking Behaviors in ASD. A Meta Analytic Investigation. Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews, 119, 376–395.
  5. Dubey, I., Georgescu, A. L., Hommelsen, M., Vogeley, K., Ropar, D., & Hamilton, A. (2020). Distinct neural correlates of social and object reward seeking motivation. European Journal of Neuroscience, ejn.14888.
  6. Arivazhagan, K., Sharma, S., Dubey, I., Sreeraj, V. S., & Uvais, N. A. (2020). Perceived Stigma Towards Psychiatric Illnesses in Mental Health Trainees: A Cross-Sectional Study. Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Mental Health.
  7. Abhishek, P., Nizamie, S. H., Dubey, I., Goyal, N., Tikka, S. K., Pachori, H., … Katshu, M. Z. U. H. (2018). Lower P300 amplitudes for internally-generated events in patients with schizophrenia. Asian Journal of Psychiatry, 35, 67–71.
  8. Dubey, I., Ropar, D., & Hamilton, A. (2018). Comparison of choose-a-movie and approach–avoidance paradigms to measure social motivation. Motivation and Emotion, 42(2), 190–199. impact factor 2.067
  9. Dubey, I., Ropar, D., & Hamilton, A. F. de C. (2017). Social seeking declines in young adolescents. Royal Society Open Science, 4(8), 170029.
  10. Dubey, I., Ropar, D., & Hamilton, A. (2017). Brief Report: A Comparison of the Preference for Viewing Social and Non-social Movies in Typical and Autistic Adolescents. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 47(2), 514–519.
  11. James, R. J. E., Dubey, I., Smith, D., Ropar, D., & Tunney, R. J. (2016). The Latent Structure of Autistic Traits: A Taxometric, Latent Class and Latent Profile Analysis of the Adult Autism Spectrum Quotient. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 46(12), 3712–3728.
  12. Dubey, I., Ropar, D., & Hamilton, A. F. de C. (2015). Measuring the value of social engagement in adults with and without autism. Molecular Autism, 6, 35.
  13. Tikka, S., Tikka, D., Ram, D., & Dubey, I. (2014). Socio-emotional factors in alcohol dependence. Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine, 36(2), 153. 
  14. Katshu, M. Z. U. H., Dubey, I., Khess, C. R. J., & Sarkhel, S. (2011). Snake Bite as a Novel Form of Substance Abuse: Personality Profiles and Cultural Perspectives. Substance Abuse, 32(1), 43–46.
  15. Kumar, D., Zia Ul Haq, M., Dubey, I., Dotivala, K. N., Veqar Siddiqui, S., Prakash, R., … Nizamie, S. H. (2010). Effect of meta-cognitive training in the reduction of positive symptoms in schizophrenia. European Journal of Psychotherapy & Counselling, 12(2), 149–158.
  16. Prakash, R., Dubey, I., Abhishek, P., Gupta, S. K., Rastogi, P., & Siddiqui, S. V. (2010). Long-term Vihangam Yoga meditation and scores on tests of attention. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 110(3 Pt 2), 1139–48.
  17. Haq, M. Z. U., Dubey, I., Khess, C. R. J., Das, U., & Kumar, R. (2009). Bipolar disorder and tuberous sclerosis complex: is it a mere coincidence? CNS Spectrums, 14(11), 643–7.
  18. Kumar, D., Dubey, I., Bhattacharjee, D., Singh, N. K., Dotiwala, K. N., Siddiqui, S. V., & Goyal, N. (2009). Beginning Steps in School Mental Health in India: A Teacher Workshop. Advances in School Mental Health Promotion, 2(4), 28–33. I

Teaching

Indu teaches on various modules on the Doctoral Program for Clinical Psychology. Her special interests are neurodivergence, assessments, quantitative research methods, and cross cultural understanding of mental health conditions. 

Conferences

  1. Invited speaker “Adapting Therapeutic Work for Neurodivergence; Strengths-Based Approaches†at the Continuous Professional Development (CPD) event organized by BPS Eastmidland Division of Clinical Psychology, (November 2023).
  2. Invited seminar speaker “Autism Research from Lab to Fieldâ€, De Montfort University, Leicester, UK (November 2022).
  3. Invited seminar speaker “Dealing with Identification Gap in Autism Using Mobile Health Technology in Low Resource Settingsâ€, at the annual webinar series of CANDAL, Institute of Mental Health, University of Nottingham, UK (July 2022).
  4. Invited seminar speaker “Quantifying Social Difficulties in Autism: From Lab to Field†at the Department of Psychology, University of Huddersfield, United Kingdom (October 2019).
  5. Invited symposium speaker “From the Lab to Field: Measuring Brain Activity and Eye Movements to Assess Neurodevelopmentâ€, at the British Psychological Society’s Cognitive Psychology Section & Developmental Psychology Section's Joint Conference (September 2019)

Qualifications

Post-Graduate Certificate for Academic Practice, De Montfort University, UK

PhD Psychology, School of Psychology, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK

Associate Teaching Programme, University of Nottingham, UK

MPhil Medical & Social Psychology (professional qualification in Clinical Psychology), Central Institute of Psychiatry, India

National Eligibility Test for Lectureship, University Grant Commission, India

MA Applied Psychology, Delhi University, India

Diploma in Special Education, National Institute for the Mentally Handicapped, India

BA Hons Psychology, Delhi University, India

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