Dr Afshi Khan
Lecturer
Biography
Dr. Afshi Yahya Khan has a PhD in Clinical Psychology and is a Chartered Psychologist (C.Psychol), currently serving at the University of Chester, Division of Psychology. She has around 15 years of experience in teaching, administration, and research supervision in higher education. Her teaching philosophy centers on making a meaningful difference in students’ lives by fostering critical thinking, self-awareness, and ethical understanding. She aims to create an inclusive and supportive learning environment where students feel empowered to engage, question, and grow. Through real-world relevance and reflective learning, she strives to inspire students to become compassionate and competent professionals.
Teaching and Supervision
Afshi is an experienced and innovative psychology educator with over 15 years of teaching at undergraduate and postgraduate levels across diverse institutions. Her teaching spans core areas such as research methods (quantitative and qualitative), statistics, clinical psychology, personality theories, and therapeutic interventions. She is skilled in designing accessible, research-informed, and real-world-relevant course content that enhances student engagement and employability.
Research and Knowledge Exchange
Her research interests span personality traits like impulsivity, urgency, aggression, moral disengagement, and mental health, with a growing focus on the psychological impact of technology and AI-driven emotional support systems. Afshi has published in peer-reviewed journals and presented at international conferences. She is also actively engaged in supervising postgraduate research, coordinating clinical internships, and contributing to curriculum development. She is also a member of several national and international professional psychology associations. She has a strong foundation in scale development and psychometric validation, and her methodological expertise spans mixed methods research, incorporating both qualitative and quantitative designs. Dr. Khan employs advanced statistical techniques, qualitative analyses, and integrative approaches to investigate complex psychological phenomena. In addition to her research, she is deeply committed to student development and has supervised over 40 undergraduate and postgraduate theses. These projects have covered a wide range of topics within clinical, social, and applied psychology, and she takes pride in mentoring students through each stage of the research process, from conceptualization to dissemination.