About Me
Moving to the United States from India at ten years old,
I experienced first hand how exclusion shapes one's identity. My experiences have sparked in me a persistent curiosity about decoding biases that color human perceptions and behaviors.
Whether it is through advocacy or academic pursuits, I continue to explore how family dynamics,
peer relationships, and social environments impact youth.
For my detailed résumé, please contact me.
Advocacy & Community Services
DETOXIMIND
2022 - Present
Founded Detoximind, a tech-based peer-support initiative that helps youth address mental health challenges, prejudice and diversity issues. Through open dialogue & community-building, we help reduce stigma, foster resilience & empower to seek help. We are currently operating in 5 countries (USA, India, Russia, Singapore and Nepal)
TEDx TALK
March 2024
Delivered a TEDx talk titled "How does a lie become true?" delivered at TEDx Youngstown to a live audience of 300+ people. I examined how repeated lies are perceived as reality, from the lenses of my personal experiences as well as the psychological phenomenon called the “illusory truth effect” that underpins politics, propaganda, advertising and social media. The online version of my talk has garnered 58K+ views.
PODCAST APPEARANCES
2024
Appeared as a guest expert in six podcasts to advocate for youth mental health and to be a voice for the stress, shame and turmoil experienced by marginalized youth.
Faces of Fortitude - Behind the Lens hosted by M Abeo
The Tragedy Academy hosted by Jay Hicks & Gary DeFranco
Storytelling School hosted by Kymberlee Weil
Beauty of Colors hosted by Cleanne Johnson
Are You Awesome Today? hosted by Stephen Shaner
LIVE with The Famous Dr. AL hosted by Dr Allen Lycka (coming soon)
Interdisciplinary Research
2022-2023
“Detecting and Validating the Emotions in Alzheimer Patients by Voice Analysis, Computer Vision and Deep Learning” by Krishnni Khanna & Reetu Jain
Published in Journal of Student Research - High School Edition
2023-2024
“Determining the effect of imagined contact on level of prejudice in sub samples of Indians in the U.S. and India’ by Krishnni Khanna
Mentored by Priyanka Sethy, Harvard University, Doctoral Candidate
Published in Curieux Academic Journal
2022-2024
‘Impact on Mental Health owing to biases experienced by teens from ethnic minorities in the United States: Review Paper & Recommendations for Future Research’ by Krishnni Khanna
In review for publication