Webinar Registration Page | 7th October 12:30 – 1:15 pm BST| MS Teams | Register Now >>
As PhD supervisors, we have a unique opportunity to shape our students’ research journey and play a key role in supporting their mental health.
This webinar will help you build confidence in recognising when a student may be struggling, opening up supportive conversations, and creating an environment where doctoral researchers feel valued, understood, and able to thrive.
We will explore the current landscape of PhD mental health, share evidence-based ways to foster openness and trust, and discuss how to respond effectively to concerns while maintaining your own wellbeing.
By the end of the session, you will leave with practical strategies you can integrate into your supervisory approach, helping you to support both the academic success and the personal well-being of your students.
Meet the Host
Dr Talar Moukhtarian
Dr Talar Moukhtarian is an Assistant Professor of Mental Health at Warwick Medical School and the Psychology department. She is a researcher specialising in digital mental health interventions.
Her work focuses on developing and evaluating early and preventative approaches designed for delivery outside traditional treatment settings such as the NHS, with a particular focus on workplaces and schools.
She has led and collaborated on projects addressing sleep, depression, anxiety, and eating disorders, securing competitive grants as Principal Investigator and working closely with industry partners to translate research into real-world impact.
Talar holds a PhD in Clinical Psychopathology, where she explored emotional dysregulation symptoms in adults with ADHD and borderline personality disorder. She has extensive expertise in mental health and psychological interventions, systematic reviews, feasibility and randomised controlled trials, and co-production methodologies with individuals with lived experience.
She also leads the national Women in Academia project, a mixed-methods study addressing retention, progression, and well-being among early- and mid-career women in UK Higher Education. This work is closely tied to her broader commitment to improving research culture and advancing gender equity.
Alongside this, she has contributed to projects supporting neurodivergent individuals. Across all her work, Talar’s approach bridges rigorous research with practical application, ensuring that findings deliver meaningful change in the settings where they are most needed.
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