Mitali Temurnikar
Doctoral Student
Mitali Temurnikar is a doctoral student in Counseling Psychology at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. Her research focuses on psychological safety, scalable mental health interventions, and the use of technology to improve mental health access, with an emphasis on policy and innovative approaches to support diverse populations.
Mitali’s work has been published in the Indian Journal of Career and Livelihood Planning and the International Journal of Social Policy & Education. She serves on the executive board of the American Psychological Association’s Society of Vocational Psychology, and has presented her research at numerous conferences, including the Harvard Psychiatry Conference and the annual meetings of the National Career Development Association (NCDA), the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA), and the Comparative and International Education Society (CIES).
Pronouns: she/her
Education
MPhilEd, Professional Counseling, University of Pennsylvania
MSEd, Counseling and Mental Health Services, University of Pennsylvania
BA, Psychology and Economics, Lady Shri Ram College for Women, University of Delhi
Courses
HD 120 Life Design 1: Developing your Personal Brand
Selected Publications
Solberg, V. S. H., Park, C., Temurnikar, M., Esquivel, L., Donnelly, H., & Blake, M. (2024). Cultivating state capacity to build our nation’s career readiness infrastructure: Leveraging federal support. International Journal of Social Policy & Education. 6(2), 31-44. https://www.ijspe.com/vol-6-no-2-june-2024-3.pdf.pdf
Temurnikar, M. & Solberg, V. S. H. (2023). Designing evidence-based career and workforce development policies and practices: Using a translational research strategy to increase youth access to quality services in India. Indian Journal of Career and Livelihood Planning. https://jivacareer.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/4-Temurnikar-et-al.pdf
Solberg, V. S. H., Donnelly, H. K., Park, C., Esquivel, L. E., Blake, M., Temurnikar, M. (2023). 2023 report on the condition of career readiness in the United States. Alexandria, VA: Coalition for Career Development Center.
Selected Presentations
Temurnikar, M. (2025, February 26). Transforming mental health care in India: Scaling the
digital clinic model [Poster]. Harvard Psychiatry Research Day. Harvard Medical School.
Boston, MA, United States.
Temurnikar, M. (2024, June 26-28). Navigating the career GPS: Employing PROGRESS for individualized career development and well-being [Roundtable]. National Career Development Association (NCDA). San Diego, CA, United States.
Temurnikar, M., Bu, Z., Shen, R. (2024, June 26-28). Job search club for international students: Building a supportive and resilient community. National Career Development Association (NCDA). San Diego, CA, United States.
Temurnikar, M., Solberg, V. S. H. (2024, April 11). Designing evidence-based career and workforce development policies and practices: Using a translational research strategy to increase youth access to quality services in India [Presentation]. UniTwin Network Life Designing Interventions for Decent Work and Sustainable Development. Boston, MA, United States.