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Dr Shahla Saeed

Psychologist, researcher & educator | Government officer, National Book Foundation

Islamabad · English, Urdu, Pashto

Biography

Dr Shahla Saeed is a psychologist, researcher, educator and government officer with over eight years of experience in higher education, research, teaching and public-sector administration. Growing up in conflict-affected Swat, where girls faced restricted educational opportunities, shaped her commitment to education and peace. She moved to another province to continue her studies.

She holds a PhD in Peace Psychology from the University of Peshawar and a postgraduate diploma in “Peaceful Coexistence: Reinforcing Peace, Human Rights and Development” from the University for Peace. After qualifying as a psychologist, she entered public service, teaching psychology to women in higher education.

She previously served as Assistant Director at the Directorate General of Basic Education Community Schools, contributing to non-formal education initiatives for underserved communities. She currently serves in the Managing Director’s Secretariat at the National Book Foundation, under the Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training.

Her professional and scholarly interests include peace education, mental health and psychosocial support, psychological first aid, disaster risk reduction, education in emergencies, gender-based violence, suicide and drug prevention, and stress management. Based in Islamabad, she is available for conferences, panel discussions, training sessions and media interviews, subject to prior scheduling.

Areas of expertise

• Peace psychology, peace education and peacebuilding
• Mental health, psychosocial support and stress management
• Disaster risk reduction, psychological first aid and education in emergencies
• Gender-based violence and suicide and drug prevention
• Girls’ education and non-formal education

Engagement interests

Available for conferences, panel discussions, training sessions and media interviews · Subject to prior scheduling

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