Adopted from India, this Princeton senior explores link between poverty and mental health

Kajal Schiller. / Princeton University

Kajal Schiller, who was adopted from India at age six, spent part of her early childhood living on the streets. Years later, as a Princeton senior majoring in psychology with a minor in statistics and machine learning, she turned to those formative experiences to guide her thesis research on how socioeconomic status affects decision-making.

Schiller designed a computer simulation game to explore whether people from different income levels approach problem-solving differently. Her study asked Princeton students to decide how many objects to view before identifying their category, a task meant to model real-world decisions about whether to use available resources — such as mental health services.

This post is for paying subscribers only

SUBSCRIBE NOW

Comments

This is a Premium Article, available exclusively to our subscribers.

Read 500+ such News or articles every month by subscribing today!
Monthly

Free

Limited Access

Limited View

Free weekly E-Paper

Subscribe Now
Monthly

$10

Full Access

Unlimited View

Free weekly E-Paper

Free daily newsletter

Subscribe Now
Annual

$50

Full Access

Unlimited View

Free weekly E-Paper

Free daily newsletter

Subscribe Now
Start the conversation

Become a member of New India Abroad to start commenting.

Sign Up Now

Already have an account? Login