Nakshatra Kavala
05Research

Independent research

Questions I couldn't leave alone — pursued with whatever methods a school laboratory, a library and persistence allow.

Abstract network of genetic data
Cognitive Neuroscience · Independent Research (Mentored)

Language Switching and the Multilingual Brain

How do multilingual Indian adolescents (Telugu–English–Hindi/Sanskrit) experience and describe code-switching, and what do their accounts suggest about cognitive control in the bilingual brain?

Qualitative research design, interviewing, research ethics and assent with minors, thematic analysis, academic writing, and critical reading of neuroscience literature.

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Role
Lead Researcher
Status
Under Submission
Field
Cognitive Neuroscience
Vector Biology and Public Health · Independent Research (Mentored)

Household Water Storage and Dengue Prevention

What household beliefs and practices around water storage and mosquito control explain recurring post-monsoon dengue in Hyderabad neighbourhoods?

Field interviewing, photovoice, vector biology, public-health reasoning, and translating research into practical guidance.

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Role
Lead Researcher
Status
Paper prepared
Field
Vector Biology and Public Health
Looking ahead

Questions I want to chase next

Cognitive Neuroscience

Neurobiology

Genetics

Behavioural Science