Dr Vandana Kanwar joined PAU as Assistant Professor on 21 .02,2003 at KVK Bahowal , Hoshiarpur (2003-2005), served as Assistant Professor (Home Science) at KVK Langroya Nawanshahr (2005-2012), served as Assistant Scientist from (2012- 2014), Scientist (2014-2020). She was NSS Program officer from 2016 to 2019. She served another term as NSS Program Officer from 2019 to 2022. Her field of Specialization is Human Development and Family Studies. She as Co PI completed one project funded by ICAR from 2012 to 2017 and another project funded by NASF from 2016 to 2019. She completed another project as Principal Investigator funded by ICAR from 2017 to 2020. Presently working in University Counselling and Placement Guidance Cell, PAU)

Professional Accomplishments

Completed Projects:

All Indian coordinated Research Project (ICAR)

1. Capacity Building of Agrarian Families (2012-2017, Co PI)
2. Parenting and Reproductive health care in agrarian families (2017-2020, PI)-

Competitive Project (NASF)

1. Preventing Farmers suicides through capacity building of agrarian families (Oct. 2016 –Sept.19, Co PI)

Research Publications

1. Kaur R and Kanwar V (2020). A comparative study of peer support and psychological counseling among university students. International Journal of Education & Management Studies 10(4): 381-86. (NAAS rating 4.79)
2. Kaur R and Kanwar V (2020). Association of personality traits, need for peer support and psychological counseling among youth. Indian Journal of Health and Well Being 11 (10): 559-63. ( NAAS rating 4.13)
3. Kaushal S and Kanwar V (2020) Exploratory study of psychological well-being of youth in agrarian families. Indian Journal of Health and Well Being (NAAS rating 4.13)
4. Bansal P and Kanwar V (2021) Association of socio-personal determinants with hopelessness among rural women belonging to farming and non-farming families. Indian Journal of Health and Well Being 12(2): 154-57. (NAAS Rating: 4.13)
5. Sood P and Kanwar V (2023) Correlation of mental health across different dimensions of percieved problems of rural adolescents. Indian Journal of Health and Well Being 14(2): 123-26. (NAAS rating 4.11)
6. Kanwar V, Sood P and Kaur G (2025) Gender differences in the mental health, peer support and perceived problems of rural adolescents. International Journal of Home Science 11(2), 328-33. (Impact Factor (RJIF): 5.66)

Awards and Recognitions:

1. Best Poster award for the paper:  National Seminar : Poster Presentation: Won Third Prize In Poster Presentation Contest

Kanwar V * and Bansal P (2024) Presented poster on “Comparative Study across Different Dimensions of Psychological Well Being of Rural Women belonging to Farming and Non-Farming Families” in National Seminar under theme “One Health Initiative: one health for sustainable future Issues and Challenges organized at GCG, Ludhiana.