Dr. Saurabh Maheshwari is an accomplished scholar with over 13 years of teaching and research experience. He completed his postdoctoral fellowship from Beijing Normal University, earned his Ph.D. in Psychology from IIT Delhi and holds both M.A. in Psychology and a B.Sc. in Psychology & Mathematics from the University of Allahabad.

Prior to joining Vidyashilp University, Dr. Saurabh served as an assistant Professor at IIT Jodhpur. He has also held the faculty position at Sikkim University and the Central University of (South) Bihar, where he significantly contributed to teaching, research, and mentoring undergraduate and graduate students. Dr. Saurabh has taught a broad spectrum of courses, including Social Psychology, Leadership, Organizational Psychology, Research method, Statistics, Motivation and Emotion, Professional Ethics. He has guided 4 Ph.D. scholar, 3 M.Phil. scholar and 19 Master’s Dissertations. He has 30 International publications in reputed journals like, Current Psychology, Psychological Research, Journal of General Psychology, Journal of Cognitive Psychology, Personnel Relationship, and Contemporary Educational Technology.

Dr. Saurabh has completed two sponsored projects. His research interest encompasses psychology of class and capital, interpersonal relationship, prosocial behavior, and social cognition.

Professional Education

Teaching Courses

• Social psychology
• Basics of Leadership
• Foundations of psychology
• Quantitative Data Analysis

Research Interests

• Psychology of Class and Capital
• Social Cognition
• Interpersonal Relationship

Selected Publications

• Sreedevi, J. Barman, J. D., & Maheshwari, S. (2026). Association between self-perceived mate value and self-esteem: A meta-analysis. Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy, Advance publication.
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• Raman, R., & Maheshwari, S. (2025). Regret experiences and coping in old age? A case of Indian older adults. Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology, 40, 325-355.
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• Barman, J. D., & Maheshwari, S. (2024). Relationship sustainability: Exploring the idea of sustainable marriages among Indian married couples. Personal Relationship,31(4), 886- 925.
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• Roy, S., Maheshwari, S., & Mukherjee, T. (2023). Does single help-seeker receive more help? The effect of being alone or accompanied while help-seeking on chance of receiving help. Current Psychology, 42, 1957-65.
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• Narain, S., & Maheshwari, S. (2022). Expanding the self behind closed doors: Exploring the role of the lockdown in self-realization among young adults. Journal of Adult Development, 29, 295-305.
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• Maheshwari, S., Tuladhar, V., Thargay, T., Sarmah, P., Palaskshi, S. & Rai, K. (2022). Do our eyes mirror our thought patterns? A study on the influence of convergent and divergent thinking on eye movement. Psychological Research, 86, 746-756.
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• Maheshwari, S., Tuladhar, V., Roy, S., Palaskshi, S., Rai, K., & Thargay, T. (2022). Do mindsets help in controlling eye gaze? A study to explore the effect of abstract and concrete mindsets on eye movements control. Journal of General Psychology, 149(2), 258- 277.
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• Pradhan, M., Chettri, A. & Maheshwari, S. (2022). Fear of death in the shadow of COVID-19: The mediating role of perceived stress in the relationship between neuroticism and death anxiety. Death Studies, 46(5), 1106-1110.
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• Maheshwari, S., Kurmi, R., & Roy, S. (2021). Does memory bias help in maintaining self-esteem? Exploring the role of self-verification motive in memory bias. Journal of Cognitive Psychology, 33(5), 549-556.
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• Baishya, D., & Maheshwari, S. (2020). WhatsApp groups in academic context: Exploring the academic uses of WhatsApp groups among the students. Contemporary Educational Technology, 11,31-46.
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• Maheshwari, S., & Mukherjee, T. (2019). Role of social detachment in coping with death anxiety: A case of elderly Hindu pilgrims. OMEGA: Journal of Death and Dying, 79, 191- 217.
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Research Projects Undertaken

• Indian Council of Social Science and Research (ICSSR) sponsored project entitled “Major life decision: How we take and how do we reflect back on them” as the Principal Investigator (2017-2019)
• Department of Science and Technology- Cognitive Science Research Initiative (DST- CSRI) sponsored project entitled “What our eyes reveal about our thinking patterns? An eye-tracking investigation” as the Principal Investigator (2015-2018).

Research Supervisor to

• Dr. Jeshmeen Deb Barman
• Dr. Parvati Varma
• Dr. Kushal Rai
• Dr. Rhicha Raman