Dr. Ankit Mishra

Assistant Professor

PhD, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

ankit.mishra@thapar.edu

Dr Ankit Mishra is an Assistant Professor of Psychology at the Thapar School of Liberal Arts and Sciences. He received his PhD from the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences at the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay. A cognitive psychologist specialising in mathematical cognition, his doctoral research focused on the neurocognitive underpinnings of the Approximate Number System. Broader research interests include mathematical ability, mathematical anxiety, reading proficiency, learning disabilities, and executive functions, with the aim of understanding both typical and atypical cognitive development. He adopts rigorous experimental methods in his research. In addition to his research pursuits, Dr. Mishra is committed to teaching and curriculum development, particularly in cognitive psychology. His teaching philosophy is centred around promoting critical thinking and a scientific research orientation among students.

Journal Publications

• Mishra, A., Redkar, M. & Khan, A. (2025). Timing matters: investigating the interplay of presentation duration and congruency in approximate number processing. Psychological Research, 89, 7. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00426-024-02055-3
• Mishra, A., & Khan, A. (2024). Dimensional versus categorical approach: A comparative study of mathematical cognition. Trends in Neuroscience and Education, 37. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tine.2024.100245
• Mishra, A., & Khan, A. (2023). Domain-general and domain-specific cognitive correlates of developmental dyscalculia: a systematic review of the last two decades’ literature. Child Neuropsychology, 1-51. https://doi.org/10.1080/09297049.2022.2147914

Conference Presentations

• Mishra, A., & Khan, A. (2025, June 09-11). Exploring the role of visuospatial working memory and central executive in approximate number system: a congruency-based analysis. Symposium presentation at the 8th Annual Meeting of The Mathematical Cognition and Learning Society, MCLS 2025, The Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
• Srivastava, A., & Mishra, A. (2025, June 09-11). Exploring the roots of math anxiety: a qualitative study of environmental factors on students from difficult backgrounds. Poster presentation at the 8th Annual Meeting of The Mathematical Cognition and Learning Society, MCLS 2025, The Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
• Mishra, A., & Khan, A. (2023, December 09-11). Methods to classification of participants in mathematical cognition: evidence in favour of dimensionality. 10th Annual Conference of Cognitive Science, ACCS 2023, IIT Kanpur, Kanpur, India.
• Mishra, A., & Khan, A. (2023, September 06-09). Role of domain-general and domain-specific cognitive factors in predicting arithmetic ability in children: a cross-sectional investigation. 23rd Conference of the European Society for Cognitive Psychology (ESCOP), Porto, Portugal.
• Mishra, A., & Khan, A. (2023, July 26-29). Investigation into approximate number system: cognitive underpinnings and relationship with arithmetic fluency. The 2023 Cognitive Science Society Annual Conference, Sydney, Australia.
• Mishra, A., Redkar, M., & Khan, A. (2023, March 3-5). Non-symbolic numerosity processing: impact of presentation duration on approximate number system. 32nd convention of National Association of Psychology, Ahmedabad University, Ahmedabad, India

Awards and Recognition

• MCLS Travel Award by Mathematical Cognition and Learning Society (2025)
• Travel Award by Workshop on Nonlinear Methods for Psychological and Social Science, organised at Leuphana University of Lüneburg, Germany (2024)
• Special Mention Departmental General Secretaries Committee (DGSC) Awards for holding a Position of Responsibility in the Academic Council, IIT Bombay (2022 – 2023)
• University Grant Commission - Junior Research Fellow (July 2018)