Salome Namrata Simeon

Mrs Salome Namrata Simeon is a faculty-in-training in the Pastoral Theology and Counselling department with a focus on counselling. Her PhD work in is the area of motherhood identity in which she aims to explore how women reconstruct their identities on becoming a mother.

Mrs Salome is married to Rev Philip Yalla, a pastor in New City Fellowship, Bangalore, and together they have a son Elijah.

Areas of Focus

• Moral identity and religiosity among seminary students
• Counselling young adults and families
• Research in social sciences
• Motherhood studies

Education

• PhD Candidate, Christ (Deemed to be) University, Bangalore
• MPhil in Psychology, Christ (Deemed to be) University, Bangalore
• Counselling Psychology, University of Madras, Institute of Distance Education, Chennai
• MA in Theological Studies, SAIACS-ATA, Bangalore
• BS in Psychology, University of Madras, Women’s Christian College, Chennai