Ph.D: State University of New York, Albany.

M.A:University of Bombay.

B.A: St. Xavier’s College

Monitoring and Evaluation Officer

Family Planning Association of India, Mumbai

Research Specialist

Department of Health and Social Behavior

Harvard School of Public Health, Boston

Lecturer

Department of Psychology, University at Albany, Albany N.Y.

Health Behaviour, Gender, Women's Health, Groups, Development  

Bhandarkar, R. & Kulkarni, M. (2023). Mothers in Urban India: Exploring Identity. Indian Journal of Gender Studies. (Accepted)

Patwardhan, N., Kulkarni, M. (2023) Life’s Ups and Downs: Expressive Writing and Health Outcomes. Psychological Studies. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12646-022-00701-7

Rathi, N., Bhandarkar, R., & Kulkarni, M. (2022). Recreational Physical Activity in Urban India: Perceptions and a Pilot Intervention. Behaviour Change, 1-21. doi: 10.1017/bec.2022.9

Mohan, R. &, Kulkarni, M. (2022). Stress and Adaptation Among Mumbai Local Train Commuters. Psychological Studies, 67, 43–52 (2022). doi.org/10.1007/s12646-022-00639-w

Kumar, G. S., Kulkarni, M., & Rathi, N. (2022). Evolving Food Choices Among the Urban Indian Middle-Class: A Qualitative Study. Frontiers in nutrition, 9, 844413. doi.org/10.3389/fnut.2022.844413

Kulkarni, M. (2020). The case of the middle class: Social determinants of health in Mumbai. Journal of Health Psychology, 25 (13-14):2200 -2100.doi: 10.1177/1359105318788690

Mohan, R. & Kulkarni, M. (2018). Resilience in Parents of Children with Intellectual Disabilities. Psychology and Developing Societies, 30 (1), 19-43.

Patwardhan, N. & Kulkarni,M. (2018). Exploring self through memory: Narratives of Punjabi and Sindhi Partition survivors.  Memory Studies, online first.

Ganguly, S., Kulkarni, M. & Gupta, M. (2017) A Self-Efficacy Intervention for Poorly Performing Students. Indian Journal of Psychology and Education, 7(2),65-68.

Ganguly, S., Kulkarni, M. & Gupta, M. (2017). Predictors of academic performance among Indian students. Social Psychology of Education.20 (1) 139-157. doi:10.1007/s11218-016-9345-y.

Ganguly,S., Kulkarni,M., & Gupta,M.(2013).  The Engineering Undergraduate Experience: A Qualitative Perspective. Psychological Studies, 58(3), 248-258.

Kulkarni, M (2012). “Social determinants of health: The role of neighbourhoods, psychological factors   and health behaviors in predicting health outcomes for the urban poor in India” Journal of Health Psychology, pp1-14 (Online first versionFeb 22, 2012).

Akhukly,A., & Kulkarni, M (2010).  Public Mental Health Services in Mumbai. International Psychiatry, 7, 97-99.

Hartlaub, M., & Kulkarni, M..(2009) "Adolescence illustrated: The best coming of age novels and short stories." English in Texas, 39, 63-65

Kulkarni, M. (2007). Predicting Contraceptive Behavior in India. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 37, 2475-2495.

Keenan, J., Gallup, G., Goulet, N., & Kulkarni, M. (1997).  Attribution of Deception in Human Mating Strategies. Journal of Social Behavior and Personality, 12, 45-52. 

Parikh, R., Jain, R., Kulkarni, M., Sonawalla, S., & Vas, S., (1994).  Mechanisms of Coping and Psychopathology following the Latur Earthquake.  Archives of Indian Psychiatry, 1, 97-101.