Akansha Mahesh Naraindas

Akansha Mahesh Naraindas is a Research Fellow at Queen's University Belfast's School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, actively contributing to psychological research with a focus on body image and eating disorders. Her ORCID profile (0000-0002-8673-2426) documents her scholarly activities and publications.

Her research interests center on psychological aspects of body image disturbances, with particular emphasis on interoceptive sensibility, self-objectification, and eating disorders including anorexia nervosa and bulimia. Her work explores gender differences in body dissatisfaction and employs network analysis to understand complex relationships between psychological factors. She has conducted systematic reviews of experimental studies on mental and motor imagery disturbances in eating disorders.

Analysis of her publication record reveals a consistent focus on clinical psychology with strong methodological approaches including pre-registered studies and systematic reviews. Her research spans both theoretical exploration of body schema and practical applications for understanding eating disorders across female adulthood.

Dr. Naraindas demonstrates active engagement in academic community building through her organization of the 'Our Data, Our Research, Our Future' workshop series scheduled throughout 2025, indicating leadership in research methodology and data practices within her field.