Speaker
Layla Rashid
DPhil student in the Department of Experimental Psychology at the University of Oxford
Biography
Layla Rashid is a DPhil student in the Department of Experimental Psychology at the University of Oxford. Layla’s work is funded by the 1+3 ESRC Grand Union Doctoral Training Programme. Her work in the TOPIC Research Group and oRANGE lab focuses on exploring the relationship between child adversity and the impact this has on later psychopathology. Layla completed her MSc in Psychological Research at the University of Oxford and was awarded a distinction. Her thesis explored maternal experienced bereavement and early adulthood mental health, considering the role of modifiable parental factors.
Layla's research integrates methods from social epidemiology, clinical and developmental psychology to guide and adapt treatment interventions by identifying protective factors that promote positive psychopathology among vulnerable and at-risk populations. Particularly, her DPhil is focused on developing a guided parent-led psychological intervention for refugee parents to help identify and meet the mental health needs of their young children. (Image and bio from University of Oxford).