Gaurav Saxena

The historical focus of psychology on the perspectives of a select few (Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich, and Democratic; WEIRD) has made psychological knowledge unrepresentative of the global context. Genuine decolonising efforts that go beyond mere diversification of reading lists are the need of the hour. I intend to advance decolonisation efforts by identifying the barriers preventing the backbone of psychology, psychology research methods, from decolonising. Further, I will investigate ways to address the need for global visibility of non-WEIRD research and develop an evidence-based strategy to support broader, discipline-wide global efforts to decolonise the psychology research methods curriculum.

Editorial Board Member, The Open Review Journal

International Affiliate Member, American Psychological Association

Executive Committee Member, National Positive Psychology Association, India

Member, Decolonisation and Diversity Working Group, University of Bristol