Vaishali V. Raval (Miami University Ohio)

Vaishali V. Raval
Assistant Professor
Department of Psychology
Miami University Ohio
90 N Patterson Avenue
Oxford, OH 45056  USA

phone: 513-529-6209
fax:   513-529-2420
email: ravalvv@muohio.edu
 
Description of work:

I am a clinical /developmental psychologist interested in understanding 
human psyche and development in a cultural context. My specific interests 
include: parenting and socialization practices, child development with a 
particular focus on children's emotions, and developmental 
psychopathology. I am also interested in understanding self and personhood 
in India from phenomenological and life-span development perspectives.  I 
have taught courses focusing on "Self and Identity in the South Asian 
Context," "Child Development across Cultures," and "Culture and Mental 
Health."

Key words: selfhood, identity, personhood, emotion, socialization, 
psychiatric disorders, Hindu Indian, Gujarati, children, women

Selected Publications and Conference Presentations:

Raval, V. V., & Martini, T. S. (in press). Maternal Socialization of 
Children's Anger, Sadness, and Physical Pain in two Communities in 
Gujarat, India. International Journal of Behavioural Development.

Raval, V. V., Martini, T. S., & Raval, P. (2007). "Would others think it's 
okay to express my feeling?" : Regulation of anger, sadness, and physical 
pain in Gujarati children in India. Social Development, 16 (1), 79-105.

Raval, V. V., & Kral, M. J., (2004). "Core versus periphery": Dynamics of 
personhood over the life-course for a Gujarati Hindu woman. Culture and 
Psychology, 10 (2), 162-194.

Raval, V. V. Cultural basis of emotional competence: Observations from 
street children in India. Manuscript in preparation.

Raval, V. V. Negotiating the conflict between personal desires and others' 
expectations in The lives of Gujarati Hindu women. Manuscript submitted.