Swetha Ranganathan
Assistant Project Manager and Research Associate
Swetha is an Assistant Project Manager and Research Associate on ENGAGE. Prior to this role, she worked as a Youth Advisor on the MindKind Study. She holds a Master’s degree in the Psychology of Mental Health from the University of Edinburgh.
Swetha has previously worked with Sangath where she authored an advocacy toolkit for youth mental health amongst other work. Prior to that, she gained experience as a mental health worker in Edinburgh.
Swetha is deeply passionate about providing accessible mental health care to vulnerable and marginalised communities and would like to grow and expand her knowledge about stigma and discrimination as barriers of the same.
When not working, she’s interested in reading fiction, learning new languages, and refining her Japanese skills.
Professional interests: Youth mental health, mental health care accessibility, public policy, law, and forensic psychology