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Dr. Shalaka Sharad Shah

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Assistant Dean - Liberal Education Foundation Year at FLAME University
📍 Pune, Maharashtra, India

Dr. Shalaka Sharad Shah is the Assistant Dean for the Liberal Education Foundation Year and an Assistant Professor of Psychology at FLAME University. A licensed competency developer with expertise in tools like KODE®, her work focuses on organizational psychology, employee well-being, and work-life balance. She holds a doctorate from Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München.

Dr. Shahs personal interests are deeply intertwined with her research, particularly exploring the psychological impact of societal expectations on working parents. Born from personal experience, she has extensively studied and written about the challenges of balancing professional and family responsibilities, with a special focus on working mothers in India.

Her research on the "supermom" ideal revealed that while half of Indian working mothers find it empowering, the other half view it as a source of significant mental strain.

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Experience
20 Years
Current Role
Assistant Dean - Liberal Education Foundation Year
Job Level
Junior
Location
Pune, Maharashtra, India
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Working Mothers
Co-authored a study and an article in The Week on the "supermom" ideal, exploring its psychological impact and divided perception among urban, educated earning mothers in India.
Employee Well-being
A primary research area, focusing on the work-life interface, psychological distress, and performance of employees, particularly in work-from-home and crisis scenarios.
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Career

Work history

8-2025
Assistant Dean - Liberal Education Foundation Year
FLAME University
1-2019
Assistant Professor of Psychology
FLAME University
1-2018 - 12-2018
Head Of Department - Psychology
MAEERS's Arts, Science and Commerce College, Kothrud, Pune
1-2018 - 12-2018
Head - Training & Grooming for Internships & Placements
Dr.Vishwanath Karad MIT WORLD PEACE UNIVERSITY|PUNE
6-2017 - 12-2017
Work-Life Management, Competency Development Training
Freelance
In the press

Media appearances

Opinion: Beyond grades, the ABCDE of competencies. Featured in FLAME University – In the Media
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Big push for social‑emotional learning in school students with policy advocacy. Featured in FLAME University – In the Media
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Education
2008 - 2010
M. A.
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
2005 - 2007
M. A.
SNDT Womens' University, Pune
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