Raina has a Ph.D. in Psychology from MLS University, Udaipur. She worked as a research associate at IIM Udaipur and was a visiting scholar at IIM Bangalore. She was a visiting doctoral student at the Center for Positive Organizations, University of Michigan for winter, 2017. She nominated and led two award winning Positive Business Project teams – UAE Exchange and F5 Escapes. Before joining IIM Indore, she worked at FLAME University, Pune as an assistant professor of psychology. Her doctoral research focuses on practices, enablers and impact of a positive business initiative implemented at a Middle Eastern financial services firm. Specifically, examining roles of psychological capital, social connections, and job engagement in positive change. Previously, she did her undergraduate study in Business Management and Masters in Psychology (organizational) at MLS University, Udaipur.

Research Interest: High quality connections, Thriving, Mindfulness, Playfulness at work

Teaching Interest: Positive psychology, Positive organizational psychology, Managing excellence at work