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Dr Sania Shakoor

Senior Lecturer in Mental Health,

Email: sania.shakoor@qmul.ac.uk

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I am a Senior Lecturer in Mental Health, Chartered Psychologist and multidisciplinary researcher, whose research interests lie in developmental psychopathology with a focus on youth adversity (i.e. bullying, stressful life events), violence (i.e. intimate partner violence) and inequalities in mental health conditions and service use and provision. To date my work has utilised genetically sensitive longitudinal data from large cohorts to explore risk and resiliency factors, and underlying mechanisms (i.e. cognitive processing) that shape the mental health of vulnerable young individuals. My recent works explore the experiences of mental health and associated antecedents, service care and health provisions in underserved populations, including those belonging to diverse backgrounds. Projects have utilised mixed methodologies, including participatory research methods, co-creation, creative arts, systematic reviews, qualitative interviews, focus groups, and quantitative statistical techniques.

I Co-Direct with Dr Georgina Hosang, the ASSET Research Group which undertakes research focused on life adversity (e.g., childhood maltreatment), mental and physical health across the life course, particularly in underserved communities. I am on the board of trustees for the anti-bullying charity Kidscape, and have collaborative networks with organisations such as the Muslim Mind Collaborative.

I completed my PhD in Social, Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King’s College London, UK. My thesis investigated cognitive mechanisms as a developmental pathway for children’s involvement in bullying and adjustment problems. After my doctoral studies, I joined Birkbeck, University of London as a Postdoctoral Researcher, where I conducted quantitative genetic research on psychotic experiences in adolescence. Before joining Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) in 2018, I was a Lecturer at Kingston University, where I was the Course director for MSc Child Psychology. I have experience in lecturing and supervising students on a variety of topics related to psychopathology, forensic mental health, child development, individual differences, environmental and genetic factors. At QMUL I currently lecture and supervise students on the MSc in Psychological Therapies, and MSc Forensic Psychology and Mental Health.

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