Bani is a PhD Candidate and Research Fellow in the Creative Arts Therapies Department. She has worked as a board-certified art therapist with adults, children and adolescents in varied settings. Her current research interests are arts for health and wellness and medical art therapy. Malhotra has co-authored several art therapy articles.

Education History:
She earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in psychology from University of Delhi, India and a second master’s degree in art therapy from The George Washington University, USA

Research Interests:
Art therapy with burn patients

Faculty Mentor:
Girija Kaimal, EdD, ATR-BC