Vijayalakshmi, is an Associate Professor and HoD, Department of Applied Psychology, Faculty of Behavioural Sciences and Social Sciences. She has gained her Ph.D in Psychology. She is guiding six research scholars with various research topics like geriatric psychology, psycho-oncology, cyber psychology, Environmental anxiety, yoga and heat stress. She handling various undergraduate and postgraduate courses like Counselling psychology, Applied Clinical Psychology, Applied perspective of psychological processes, psychopathology, psychology for health sciences, Neuropsychology, Applied Social Psychology, Yoga, Pranayama and many others. She organized many conferences, workshop, yoga training and special lectures on the therapeutic values of yoga. Her scientific interests and research focus are mainly on yoga, mental health and well-being. Beyond her research and teaching, she serves as member of the Editorial board of an academic journal. Vijayalakshmi is an Associate member in International Stress Management Association and Member in Indian Psychologist. She has also a monographed three books on “Yoga, Meditation and Happiness” in Spirituality and human Psyche, Basic principles of psychology for nursing students Himalaya Publishing House and Environmental Psychology. She has published more than fifteen articles publications in the fields of psychology, yoga and personal development.