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Mohammad Abeer K C
Mohammad Abeer K C
Senior Counsellor Grade II
Qualification:MSc Applied Psychology (Clinical Stream), PhD in Psychology
Email: mabeer@adm.iitkgp.ac.in
Phone No.: +91 3222 281109 (Office)
Areas of Professional Interest
- Resilience and Mental Health Promotion
- Cognitive Behaviour Therapy
- College Mental Health and Counselling Services
- Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention
Current Research Projects
- Co-Principal Investigator: "Randomized Controlled Crossover Study on Mindfulness Training to Improve Resilience in Indian College Students", funded by the INDIAN COUNCIL OF MEDICAL RESEARCH (ICMR)
Completed Research Projects
- Co-Principal Investigator: ''Resilience, Recovery and Re-integration of Psychological Health in Young Adults", funded by the Ministry of Education (formerly MHRD), Government of India.
Invited Workshops
- Abeer, M. (2026, March). Building Psychological Resilience: A Paradigm Shift Toward Preventive, Promotive, and Early-Intervention Models in Mental Health Care. Invited Keynote Speaker (Plenary Session-II) at SHIFT-2026, Jain University, India.
- Abeer, M. (2021). Impact of Digitalization on Psychological Treatment. Invited webinar conducted at St. Francis De Sales College, India.
- Abeer, M. (2021). Upskilling and Reskilling in Applied Psychology. Invited webinar conducted at Kristu Jayanti College, India.
- Abeer, M. (2021). Building Resilience: A Mental Health Promotion Approach. Invited webinar conducted at Vellore Institute of Technology, India.
- Abeer, M. (2020, October 10). Mental Health Care in College: Clinical Services and Crisis Intervention. World Mental Health Day webinar organized by Prajyoti Niketan College, Kerala, India.
- Abeer, M. (2020, October 03). Resilience: A Positive Step Towards Well-being. Webinar conducted at Indian Institute of Technology Ropar, India.
- Abeer, M. (2020, July 07). Stress Busters for Teachers. National Webinar on "Active Mind and Active Body," jointly organized by Tamil Nadu Teachers Education University, Chennai, and PPG College of Education, Coimbatore, India.
- Abeer, M. (2018, October). How thoughts Matter, Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for Depression. Two days workshop conducted at St. Aloysius College, Trissur, Kerala
- Abeer, M (2018, August). Clinical Application of Relaxation Training. One day Workshop Conducted at Institute of Human Resources Activation & Management, Calicut, Kerala
- Abeer, M (2017 October). Cognitive behaviour Therapy for Depression. Two days Workshop conducted at Christ College, Trissur, Kerala
- Abeer, M (2017 February). College Mental Health Service. One day Workshop Conducted at National Institute of Science & Technology (NIST), Berhampur, India
- Abeer, M (2017 January). How to treat OCD: An Integration of Cognitive Therapy with Exposure and Response Prevention. Two days Workshop conducted at MARKAZ Counselling Centre, Institute of Human Resources Activation & Management (IHRAM) Calicut, India
- Abeer, M (2015 December). Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. Two days Workshop conducted at MARKAZ Counselling Centre, Institute of Human Resources Activation & Management (IHRAM) Calicut, India
International Conference Presentations
- Abeer, M. (2025, August). A Naturally Elicited Multimodal Stress Database and Speech Breathing Based Stress Detection. Presented at Interspeech 2025, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Invited Lectures
- Abeer, M (2020, Oct 10). Mental Health Care in College: Clinical Services and Crisis Intervention (Webinar). In observation of World Mental Health day Organized by Prajyoti Niketan College, Pudukkad, Kerala
- Abeer, M (2020, Oct 03). Resilience: A positive step towards well-being (Webinar). Indian Institute of Technology Ropar
- Abeer, M (2020, July 07). Stress Busters for Teachers (Webinar). Two days National Seminar on 'Active Mind and Active Body' jointly organized by Tamil-Nadu Teachers Education University, Chennai and PPG College of Education, Coimbatore.
- Abeer, M (2019, Aug 06). Applied Psychology in 21st Century. Alchemy 2019: Career Conclave on Psychology. Organized by Team Incubation, Calicut, Kerala.
- Abeer, M. (2016, November). Research in Indian College Counselling Centres: Opportunities, Challenges and Implications. In Envisioning Sustainable Development of College Mental Health Services In India: Clinical Services, Crisis Interventions and Outreach. Symposium conducted at International Conference on Contemporary Trends in Clinical Psychology: Training, Research & Practice, NIMHANS, and Bangalore, India.
- Abeer, M & Rajasee, D. (2015 October). Clinical services and it's process in a residential college campus in India. In Counselling Services in a Residential College Campus in India: Clinical Services, Crisis Interventions and Outreaches. Symposium conducted at the Centenary Conference on Psychology, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, India.
- Abeer, M (2015 October). College-Based Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention In A Residential College Campus In India. In Counselling Services in a Residential College Campus in India: Clinical Services, Crisis Interventions and Outreaches. Symposium conducted at the Centenary Conference on Psychology, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, India.
Publication
- Arafath, K. M. I. Y., Rooj, S., Prajapati, V., Satpathi, S., Routray, A., Abeer, M., & Ibrahim, S. (2026). Effect of Diaphragmatic Breathing on Speech. In Rhythms of Existence: From Cosmos to Human Experience (pp. 89–100). Springer Nature Singapore.
- Arafath, M. I. Y., Karumannil, A., Abeer, M., & Routray, A. (2025). A Naturally Elicited Multimodal Stress Database and Speech Breathing Based Stress Detection. In Proceedings of Interspeech 2025, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
- Annalakshmi, N., & Abeer, M. (2011). Islamic Worldview, Religious Personality and Resilience among Muslim Adolescent Students in India. Europe's Journal of Psychology, 7(4), 716–738.
- Annalakshmi, N. & Abeer, M. (2011). Islamic worldview, religious personality and resilience among Muslim adolescence students in India. Europe's Journal of Psychology, 7(4), 716-738
Honors and Awards
- Staff Excellence Award (2025) – Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India.
- Best Project Proposal Award (2016) – Nurturing Positive Thoughts, Science of Happiness Challenge, 1st International Workshop on the Science of Happiness, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India.
Professional Development
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Anxiety, Beck Institute for Cognitive Behavior Therapy (2026)
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Depression, Beck Institute for Cognitive Behavior Therapy (2026)
- QPR Suicide Prevention Gatekeeper Instructor Training, QPR Institute (2023)
- Co-Principal Investigator: "Randomized Controlled Crossover Study on Mindfulness Training to Improve Resilience in Indian College Students", funded by the INDIAN COUNCIL OF MEDICAL RESEARCH (ICMR)
Completed Research Projects
- Co-Principal Investigator: ''Resilience, Recovery and Re-integration of Psychological Health in Young Adults", funded by the Ministry of Education (formerly MHRD), Government of India.
Invited Workshops
- Abeer, M. (2026, March). Building Psychological Resilience: A Paradigm Shift Toward Preventive, Promotive, and Early-Intervention Models in Mental Health Care. Invited Keynote Speaker (Plenary Session-II) at SHIFT-2026, Jain University, India.
- Abeer, M. (2021). Impact of Digitalization on Psychological Treatment. Invited webinar conducted at St. Francis De Sales College, India.
- Abeer, M. (2021). Upskilling and Reskilling in Applied Psychology. Invited webinar conducted at Kristu Jayanti College, India.
- Abeer, M. (2021). Building Resilience: A Mental Health Promotion Approach. Invited webinar conducted at Vellore Institute of Technology, India.
- Abeer, M. (2020, October 10). Mental Health Care in College: Clinical Services and Crisis Intervention. World Mental Health Day webinar organized by Prajyoti Niketan College, Kerala, India.
- Abeer, M. (2020, October 03). Resilience: A Positive Step Towards Well-being. Webinar conducted at Indian Institute of Technology Ropar, India.
- Abeer, M. (2020, July 07). Stress Busters for Teachers. National Webinar on "Active Mind and Active Body," jointly organized by Tamil Nadu Teachers Education University, Chennai, and PPG College of Education, Coimbatore, India.
- Abeer, M. (2018, October). How thoughts Matter, Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for Depression. Two days workshop conducted at St. Aloysius College, Trissur, Kerala
- Abeer, M (2018, August). Clinical Application of Relaxation Training. One day Workshop Conducted at Institute of Human Resources Activation & Management, Calicut, Kerala
- Abeer, M (2017 October). Cognitive behaviour Therapy for Depression. Two days Workshop conducted at Christ College, Trissur, Kerala
- Abeer, M (2017 February). College Mental Health Service. One day Workshop Conducted at National Institute of Science & Technology (NIST), Berhampur, India
- Abeer, M (2017 January). How to treat OCD: An Integration of Cognitive Therapy with Exposure and Response Prevention. Two days Workshop conducted at MARKAZ Counselling Centre, Institute of Human Resources Activation & Management (IHRAM) Calicut, India
- Abeer, M (2015 December). Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. Two days Workshop conducted at MARKAZ Counselling Centre, Institute of Human Resources Activation & Management (IHRAM) Calicut, India
International Conference Presentations
- Abeer, M. (2025, August). A Naturally Elicited Multimodal Stress Database and Speech Breathing Based Stress Detection. Presented at Interspeech 2025, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Invited Lectures
- Abeer, M (2020, Oct 10). Mental Health Care in College: Clinical Services and Crisis Intervention (Webinar). In observation of World Mental Health day Organized by Prajyoti Niketan College, Pudukkad, Kerala
- Abeer, M (2020, Oct 03). Resilience: A positive step towards well-being (Webinar). Indian Institute of Technology Ropar
- Abeer, M (2020, July 07). Stress Busters for Teachers (Webinar). Two days National Seminar on 'Active Mind and Active Body' jointly organized by Tamil-Nadu Teachers Education University, Chennai and PPG College of Education, Coimbatore.
- Abeer, M (2019, Aug 06). Applied Psychology in 21st Century. Alchemy 2019: Career Conclave on Psychology. Organized by Team Incubation, Calicut, Kerala.
- Abeer, M. (2016, November). Research in Indian College Counselling Centres: Opportunities, Challenges and Implications. In Envisioning Sustainable Development of College Mental Health Services In India: Clinical Services, Crisis Interventions and Outreach. Symposium conducted at International Conference on Contemporary Trends in Clinical Psychology: Training, Research & Practice, NIMHANS, and Bangalore, India.
- Abeer, M & Rajasee, D. (2015 October). Clinical services and it's process in a residential college campus in India. In Counselling Services in a Residential College Campus in India: Clinical Services, Crisis Interventions and Outreaches. Symposium conducted at the Centenary Conference on Psychology, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, India.
- Abeer, M (2015 October). College-Based Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention In A Residential College Campus In India. In Counselling Services in a Residential College Campus in India: Clinical Services, Crisis Interventions and Outreaches. Symposium conducted at the Centenary Conference on Psychology, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, India.
Publication
- Arafath, K. M. I. Y., Rooj, S., Prajapati, V., Satpathi, S., Routray, A., Abeer, M., & Ibrahim, S. (2026). Effect of Diaphragmatic Breathing on Speech. In Rhythms of Existence: From Cosmos to Human Experience (pp. 89–100). Springer Nature Singapore.
- Arafath, M. I. Y., Karumannil, A., Abeer, M., & Routray, A. (2025). A Naturally Elicited Multimodal Stress Database and Speech Breathing Based Stress Detection. In Proceedings of Interspeech 2025, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
- Annalakshmi, N., & Abeer, M. (2011). Islamic Worldview, Religious Personality and Resilience among Muslim Adolescent Students in India. Europe's Journal of Psychology, 7(4), 716–738.
- Annalakshmi, N. & Abeer, M. (2011). Islamic worldview, religious personality and resilience among Muslim adolescence students in India. Europe's Journal of Psychology, 7(4), 716-738
Honors and Awards
- Staff Excellence Award (2025) – Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India.
- Best Project Proposal Award (2016) – Nurturing Positive Thoughts, Science of Happiness Challenge, 1st International Workshop on the Science of Happiness, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India.
Professional Development
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Anxiety, Beck Institute for Cognitive Behavior Therapy (2026)
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Depression, Beck Institute for Cognitive Behavior Therapy (2026)
- QPR Suicide Prevention Gatekeeper Instructor Training, QPR Institute (2023)
- Abeer, M. (2026, March). Building Psychological Resilience: A Paradigm Shift Toward Preventive, Promotive, and Early-Intervention Models in Mental Health Care. Invited Keynote Speaker (Plenary Session-II) at SHIFT-2026, Jain University, India.
- Abeer, M. (2021). Impact of Digitalization on Psychological Treatment. Invited webinar conducted at St. Francis De Sales College, India.
- Abeer, M. (2021). Upskilling and Reskilling in Applied Psychology. Invited webinar conducted at Kristu Jayanti College, India.
- Abeer, M. (2021). Building Resilience: A Mental Health Promotion Approach. Invited webinar conducted at Vellore Institute of Technology, India.
- Abeer, M. (2020, October 10). Mental Health Care in College: Clinical Services and Crisis Intervention. World Mental Health Day webinar organized by Prajyoti Niketan College, Kerala, India.
- Abeer, M. (2020, October 03). Resilience: A Positive Step Towards Well-being. Webinar conducted at Indian Institute of Technology Ropar, India.
- Abeer, M. (2020, July 07). Stress Busters for Teachers. National Webinar on "Active Mind and Active Body," jointly organized by Tamil Nadu Teachers Education University, Chennai, and PPG College of Education, Coimbatore, India.
- Abeer, M. (2018, October). How thoughts Matter, Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for Depression. Two days workshop conducted at St. Aloysius College, Trissur, Kerala
- Abeer, M (2018, August). Clinical Application of Relaxation Training. One day Workshop Conducted at Institute of Human Resources Activation & Management, Calicut, Kerala
- Abeer, M (2017 October). Cognitive behaviour Therapy for Depression. Two days Workshop conducted at Christ College, Trissur, Kerala
- Abeer, M (2017 February). College Mental Health Service. One day Workshop Conducted at National Institute of Science & Technology (NIST), Berhampur, India
- Abeer, M (2017 January). How to treat OCD: An Integration of Cognitive Therapy with Exposure and Response Prevention. Two days Workshop conducted at MARKAZ Counselling Centre, Institute of Human Resources Activation & Management (IHRAM) Calicut, India
- Abeer, M (2015 December). Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. Two days Workshop conducted at MARKAZ Counselling Centre, Institute of Human Resources Activation & Management (IHRAM) Calicut, India
International Conference Presentations
- Abeer, M. (2025, August). A Naturally Elicited Multimodal Stress Database and Speech Breathing Based Stress Detection. Presented at Interspeech 2025, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Invited Lectures
- Abeer, M (2020, Oct 10). Mental Health Care in College: Clinical Services and Crisis Intervention (Webinar). In observation of World Mental Health day Organized by Prajyoti Niketan College, Pudukkad, Kerala
- Abeer, M (2020, Oct 03). Resilience: A positive step towards well-being (Webinar). Indian Institute of Technology Ropar
- Abeer, M (2020, July 07). Stress Busters for Teachers (Webinar). Two days National Seminar on 'Active Mind and Active Body' jointly organized by Tamil-Nadu Teachers Education University, Chennai and PPG College of Education, Coimbatore.
- Abeer, M (2019, Aug 06). Applied Psychology in 21st Century. Alchemy 2019: Career Conclave on Psychology. Organized by Team Incubation, Calicut, Kerala.
- Abeer, M. (2016, November). Research in Indian College Counselling Centres: Opportunities, Challenges and Implications. In Envisioning Sustainable Development of College Mental Health Services In India: Clinical Services, Crisis Interventions and Outreach. Symposium conducted at International Conference on Contemporary Trends in Clinical Psychology: Training, Research & Practice, NIMHANS, and Bangalore, India.
- Abeer, M & Rajasee, D. (2015 October). Clinical services and it's process in a residential college campus in India. In Counselling Services in a Residential College Campus in India: Clinical Services, Crisis Interventions and Outreaches. Symposium conducted at the Centenary Conference on Psychology, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, India.
- Abeer, M (2015 October). College-Based Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention In A Residential College Campus In India. In Counselling Services in a Residential College Campus in India: Clinical Services, Crisis Interventions and Outreaches. Symposium conducted at the Centenary Conference on Psychology, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, India.
Publication
- Arafath, K. M. I. Y., Rooj, S., Prajapati, V., Satpathi, S., Routray, A., Abeer, M., & Ibrahim, S. (2026). Effect of Diaphragmatic Breathing on Speech. In Rhythms of Existence: From Cosmos to Human Experience (pp. 89–100). Springer Nature Singapore.
- Arafath, M. I. Y., Karumannil, A., Abeer, M., & Routray, A. (2025). A Naturally Elicited Multimodal Stress Database and Speech Breathing Based Stress Detection. In Proceedings of Interspeech 2025, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
- Annalakshmi, N., & Abeer, M. (2011). Islamic Worldview, Religious Personality and Resilience among Muslim Adolescent Students in India. Europe's Journal of Psychology, 7(4), 716–738.
- Annalakshmi, N. & Abeer, M. (2011). Islamic worldview, religious personality and resilience among Muslim adolescence students in India. Europe's Journal of Psychology, 7(4), 716-738
Honors and Awards
- Staff Excellence Award (2025) – Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India.
- Best Project Proposal Award (2016) – Nurturing Positive Thoughts, Science of Happiness Challenge, 1st International Workshop on the Science of Happiness, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India.
Professional Development
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Anxiety, Beck Institute for Cognitive Behavior Therapy (2026)
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Depression, Beck Institute for Cognitive Behavior Therapy (2026)
- QPR Suicide Prevention Gatekeeper Instructor Training, QPR Institute (2023)
- Abeer, M (2020, Oct 10). Mental Health Care in College: Clinical Services and Crisis Intervention (Webinar). In observation of World Mental Health day Organized by Prajyoti Niketan College, Pudukkad, Kerala
- Abeer, M (2020, Oct 03). Resilience: A positive step towards well-being (Webinar). Indian Institute of Technology Ropar
- Abeer, M (2020, July 07). Stress Busters for Teachers (Webinar). Two days National Seminar on 'Active Mind and Active Body' jointly organized by Tamil-Nadu Teachers Education University, Chennai and PPG College of Education, Coimbatore.
- Abeer, M (2019, Aug 06). Applied Psychology in 21st Century. Alchemy 2019: Career Conclave on Psychology. Organized by Team Incubation, Calicut, Kerala.
- Abeer, M. (2016, November). Research in Indian College Counselling Centres: Opportunities, Challenges and Implications. In Envisioning Sustainable Development of College Mental Health Services In India: Clinical Services, Crisis Interventions and Outreach. Symposium conducted at International Conference on Contemporary Trends in Clinical Psychology: Training, Research & Practice, NIMHANS, and Bangalore, India.
- Abeer, M & Rajasee, D. (2015 October). Clinical services and it's process in a residential college campus in India. In Counselling Services in a Residential College Campus in India: Clinical Services, Crisis Interventions and Outreaches. Symposium conducted at the Centenary Conference on Psychology, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, India.
- Abeer, M (2015 October). College-Based Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention In A Residential College Campus In India. In Counselling Services in a Residential College Campus in India: Clinical Services, Crisis Interventions and Outreaches. Symposium conducted at the Centenary Conference on Psychology, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, India.
Publication
- Arafath, K. M. I. Y., Rooj, S., Prajapati, V., Satpathi, S., Routray, A., Abeer, M., & Ibrahim, S. (2026). Effect of Diaphragmatic Breathing on Speech. In Rhythms of Existence: From Cosmos to Human Experience (pp. 89–100). Springer Nature Singapore.
- Arafath, M. I. Y., Karumannil, A., Abeer, M., & Routray, A. (2025). A Naturally Elicited Multimodal Stress Database and Speech Breathing Based Stress Detection. In Proceedings of Interspeech 2025, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
- Annalakshmi, N., & Abeer, M. (2011). Islamic Worldview, Religious Personality and Resilience among Muslim Adolescent Students in India. Europe's Journal of Psychology, 7(4), 716–738.
- Annalakshmi, N. & Abeer, M. (2011). Islamic worldview, religious personality and resilience among Muslim adolescence students in India. Europe's Journal of Psychology, 7(4), 716-738
Honors and Awards
- Staff Excellence Award (2025) – Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India.
- Best Project Proposal Award (2016) – Nurturing Positive Thoughts, Science of Happiness Challenge, 1st International Workshop on the Science of Happiness, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India.
Professional Development
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Anxiety, Beck Institute for Cognitive Behavior Therapy (2026)
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Depression, Beck Institute for Cognitive Behavior Therapy (2026)
- QPR Suicide Prevention Gatekeeper Instructor Training, QPR Institute (2023)
- Staff Excellence Award (2025) – Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India.
- Best Project Proposal Award (2016) – Nurturing Positive Thoughts, Science of Happiness Challenge, 1st International Workshop on the Science of Happiness, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India.