Praveetha's research focuses on population mental health. She uses a range of data sources to investigate the development, risk and protective factors and consequences of mental ill-health. 

She received her PhD from the Department of Clinical, Educational and Health Psychology at UCL based at the Evidence Based Practice Unit, held a postdoctoral position at the Centre for Longitudinal Studies andwas Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Population Mental Health and Child Development at the University of Liverpool. She has received  various recognitions for her research and engagement work including the British Psychological Society's Award for Outstanding Doctoral Research Contributions to Psychology, was on Forbes’ 30 under 30 list for Science and Healthcare and received an ESRC Prize for Impact on Public Policy.