Contact Info

Dr. Ningsangrenla Longkumer

Dr. Ningsangrenla Longkumer

Assistant Professor (Guest Faculty)

Psychology

School of Social Sciences

ningsangrenla@tetsocollege.org

Qualification

  • PhD - Martin Luther Christian University, Shillong
  • NET Qualified
  • Msc Psychology - CMR Institute of Management Studies, Bengaluru
  • BA Psychology - Jyoti Nivas College, Bengaluru

Publication

  1. A contrast in Paradigm-Western and Indigenous approaches in mental health. Behavioural Science in the Global Arena-Global health trends and issues ,Vol.3. As part of the Psychology Coalition at the UN (PCUN) Book Series. June 2022.
  2. A study on traditional healers of mental disorders in Nagaland, India. IOSR Journal of Humanities and Social Science. Vol.26 (7), Series 6, July 2021.
  3. Integrating traditional healing practices with allopathic medicine for treatment of mental disorders in Nagaland, India. IOSR Journal of Humanities and Social Science. Vol.25 (5), Series 4, May 2020.
  4. Traditional healing practices and perspectives of mental health in Nagaland. Journal of North East Studies. Vol.9 (2), Jul-Dec 2019.
  5. "Western and Indigenous Approaches to mental health: A contrast in paradigm", 'Behavioral Science in the Global Arena- Global health trends and Issues. Vol.3. Psychology Coalition at the United Nations Book Series', Information Age Publishing Inc. ISBN: 978-1-64802-955-4

Paper Presentation

  1. Indigenous healing methods for mental health in Nagaland, North East India at Indigenous healing ways for mental health
  2. Integrating traditional and Indigenous healing practices into counselling and psychotherapy in Nagaland India at the 4th International Conference on Counselling, Psychotherapy and Wellness and the 5th Congress of SithCp3 organised jointly by the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education and CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bengaluru on 3rd January, 2019.
  3. Transformation of traditional healing for mental health in urban Nagaland at National Conference on Northeast India: Changing contexts, Shifting meanings and Transformation of traditions. Organised by Holy Cross College (Tripura) in collaboration with ICSSR (NERC), Sanskriti (Guwahati), Tribal Research & Cultural Institute (Tripura), MLCU (Shillong) & Anthropological Survey of India on 10th November, 2018.

Area of Interest

Indigenous healing methods, Positive Psychology, Culture and Psychology.

Total Experience: 6 years and 4 months