FACULTY
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Prof. Abha Basargekar
Assistant Professor - Psychology
Email: abha.basargekar@flame.edu.in
PhD in Psychology from University of Virginia, Charlottesville; M.A. in Social Sciences from University of Chicago, Chicago; M.A. in Elementary Education from Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai; B.A. in Psychology from St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai.
BIO
Prof. Abha Basargekar is Assistant Professor – Psychology. She completed her PhD in Developmental Psychology from University of Virginia, Charlottesville. She also has an M.A. in Social Sciences from the University of Chicago, an M.A. in Elementary Education from Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, and a B.A. in Psychology from St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai.
Prof. Abha Basargekar has a total work experience of over three years outside academia. She has worked with elementary education NGOs based in rural India, including Rishi Valley Institute for Education Resources in Madanapalle, Andhra Pradesh, and Quality Education Support Trust in Palghar District, Maharashtra. She has experience in education research, curriculum development, and teacher training.
Her research interests are in the field of atypical development, neurodiversity, ableism, education, and cultural psychology.
RESEARCH & PUBLICATIONS
Journal articles:
- Basargekar, A., Rodi, C.E., Swisher, V.S., & Jaswal, V.K. (2024). Autistic people are believed to feel more pain than non-autistic people. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1177/19485506231225993
- Padilla-Iglesias, C., Basargekar, A., Woodward, A.L., & Shneidman, L.A. (2023). Exploring intra- and inter-cultural differences in toddlers’ time allocation in a Yucatec Maya and US community. Social Development, 1-23. https://doi.org/10.1111/sode.12703
- Basargekar, A., & Lillard, A.S. (2021). Math achievement outcomes associated with Montessori education. Early Child Development and Care, 191(7-8), 1207-1218 DOI:10.1080/03004430.2020.1860955
Book chapters:
- Basargekar, A., & Lillard, A.S. (2023). Motivation and Self-Determination in Montessori Education. In A. K. Murray, E. T. Ahlquist, M. McKenna & M. Debs (Eds.), Bloomsbury Handbook of Montessori Education. (pp 261-270). Chapter DOI: 10.5040/9781350275638.ch-26
- Menon, S., Kutty, S. K., Apte, N., Basargekar, A., & Krishnamurthy, R. (2019). Powerful Reforms in Early Language and Literacy Instruction in India. In N. Spaull & J. P. Comings (Eds.), Improving Literacy Outcomes: Curriculum, Teaching, and Assessment (pp 191 – 206). Brill Sense: Leiden / Boston.
- Basargekar, A. (2016). Materials for Children with Visual Handicap. In Nawani, D. (ed) Teaching-Learning Resources for School Education (pp. 113-125). New Delhi, India: SAGE Publications Pvt. Ltd.
Posters and presentations
- Basargekar, A. (2024, April). Beliefs about autistic people’s pain sensitivity. Invited presentation for Disability Advocacy and Research Network (Virtual).
- Basargekar, A. (2024, March). Beliefs about autistic people’s pain sensitivity. Presentation selected for Huskey Graduate Research Exhibition, University of Virginia.
- Basargekar, A., Rodi, C.E., & Jaswal, V.K. (2023, May). Autistic and non-autistic adults believe autistic people feel more pain than non-autistic people. Poster presented at the International Society for Autism Research, Stockholm, Sweden.
- Basargekar, A. (2023, April). A Hypersensitivity Bias: Beliefs about Autistic People’s Pain Sensitivity. Invited presentation for Community Against Prejudice Towards Autistic People (Virtual).
- Basargekar, A., Rodi, C. E., Swisher, V. S., & Jaswal, V. K. (2023, February). Non-autistic adults believe autistic adults feel more pain than non-autistic adults. Poster presented at the Society for Personality and Social Psychology Annual Conference, Atlanta, GA.
- Basargekar, A., Taggart, J., Vasc, D. & Lillard, A. (2019, October). Number Understanding among Montessori Preschool Children. Poster presented at The Cognitive Development Society Bi-Ennial Conference, Louisville, KY.
- Basargekar, A., Burke, N., Shneidman, L. & Woodward, A. (2018, May). A cross-cultural investigation of Yucatec Mayan and US infants’ object exploration in the contexts of collaborative and independent action. Poster presented at the meeting of the Jean Piaget Society, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
- Basargekar, A., Burke, N., Shneidman, L. & Woodward, A. L. (2017, October). Yucatec Mayan infants’ spontaneous exploration of objects: alone and with others. Poster presented at The Cognitive Development Society Bi-Ennial Conference, Portland, OR.
- Basargekar, A., Burke, N., Shneidman, L. & Woodward, A. L. (2017, May). Mayan infants’ object exploration: alone and with others. Paper presented at The Second Annual Graduate Student Research Conference, Chicago, IL.