Pradeepta is a Research Associate at the Keshav Desiraju India Mental Health Observatory (IMHO).

She has experience in teaching, skill development, research, policy analysis, systems study, project management, and community development in the field of mental health with a focus on gender, old age, tribal population, homeless population and other vulnerable sections of society.

She is also a Ph.D. Research Scholar at the Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai (TISS) in Health Systems Management. Her area of research includes understanding and developing evidence-based policy for improving school mental health services in India.

Her hobbies include writing poetry, reading books, DJing, and music production.

Professional Interests:  Systems study, school mental health, policy research and analysis, community-based mental health, evidence-based research, human-rights and teaching.