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Dr. Manu Kohli

Associate Professor and Department of Nursing · Chitkara University

https://researchid.co/manugmc
@chitkara.edu.in
5Scopus Publications
170Google Scholar Citations
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Biography

Dr. Manu Kohli is an accomplished nursing academic and researcher currently serving as Professor in the Department of Nursing at Chitkara School of Health Sciences, Chitkara University. With over 16 years of teaching experience, she has taught and mentored students across various institutions in Punjab. Her areas of academic and research expertise include child, adolescent, and women’s mental health, along with a special focus on psychological flexibility, mindfulness-based therapies, and Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT). She has actively contributed to research and innovation through publications, patents, and organizing workshops and conferences. She received funding from the Indian Council of Medical Research in 2020 for a national workshop on “Childhood and Behavioural Problems: Assessment to Rehabilitation.” She has authored multiple peer-reviewed papers in journals. She is also the author of the Textbook of Mental Health Nursing (1st Edition 2014, 2nd edi 2021)

Education

Dr. Manu Kohli is a professor in the Nursing Department at Chitkara School of Health Sciences, Punjab, with specialization in mental-health nursing. She is active in teaching and research (e.g., mental health interventions, postnatal depression, naturopathy in nursing) and is involved in academic outreach (workshops, therapy sessions).

Recent Scopus Publications

  1. Sonas Programme: A Compassionate and Sustainable Dementia Intervention
    National Journal of Community Medicine, 2026
  2. Effectiveness of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) in Mitigating Academic Procrastination and its Moderating Factors among nursing students
    Investigacion Y Educacion En Enfermeria, 2025
  3. Role of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in Addressing Depression: A Promising Approach for Sustainable Mental Health
    National Journal of Community Medicine, 2025
  4. Importance of Core Competencies Assessment Scales for Community Health Nurses in India
    Ecs Transactions, 2022
  5. Comparison Of Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) And Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) For Treatment of Academic Procrastination
    Ecs Transactions, 2022

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