Poornima Soundararajan

Poornima Soundararajan is a Research Associate at the Behavioral Development Lab (affiliated with J-PAL South Asia) in Chennai. She is currently working on a project that explores the demand-side barriers to take-up of mental health services among the youth in Chennai. She previously worked as an intern on the same project.

She holds a Bachelor’s degree from Ramnarain Ruia College, Mumbai with a major in Political Science and minors in Psychology and Philosophy.