Riddhi joined King’s as a research assistant soon after completing her MSc in Health Psychology from the same institution. She also completed a BSc in Psychology (Honours) from India. She has conducted and engaged with research in a wide range of topics such as: women’s mental health during COVID-19; ASMR and mindfulness; improving adherence to pulmonary rehabilitation; and studying the effectiveness of recovery colleges for mental health service users. She now works with the Advance Choice Document Implementation team to study and support the implementation of Advance Choice Documents (ACDs) in the NHS. She is particularly interested and experienced in qualitative work including focus groups and interviews, especially as a part of trial process evaluations.

Research interests

• Women’s menstrual experiences and general interaction between physical and mental health
• Mindfulness
• Intervention development
• Implementation Science
• Treatment and intervention adherence 

Key publications

Navin, D. R., Gupta, P., Mukkamala, S. C., & Srivastava, A. (2022). " Jill of all Trades, Master of None?" Exploring Multiple Role Conflict among Women Working from Home during COVID-19. Indian Journal of Health and Wellbeing, 13(4), 465-472.

Daryanani, R., & Baboo, S. (2023). INFLUENCE OF MINDFULNESS INTERVENTION ON ASMR INTENSITY : A PILOT STUDY. In Dr. T. K. Singh, Dr. N. N. Samantaray, & Dr. M. Raju (Eds.), Psychology and Current Trends (p. 85). REDSHINE Publication.

Kotera Y, Daryanani R, Skipper O, Simpson AJ, Takhi S, McPhilbin M, Ingall BR, Namasaba M, Jepps J, Kellermann V, Bhandari D, Ojio Y, Ronaldson A, Guerrero E, Jebara T, Henderson C, Slade M, Vilar-Lluch S. Applying Critical Discourse Analysis to Cross-Cultural Mental Health Recovery Research: Positive Changes and No Value Judgement. JMIR Formative Research. 11/10/2024:64087 (forthcoming/in press). DOI: 10.2196/64087