Dr. Tayyeba is a Clinical Psychologist, working as the Assistant Director of Research and Development at the Pakistan Institute of Living and Learning.

Research Interests:

• Cultural adaptation of psychosocial interventions.
• Engagement with lived experience experts.
• Qualitative research.

Key Achievements:

• Managed an MRC-funded multicentre trial on suicide prevention in adults as a Trial Manager.
• Served as Co-applicant and Intervention Lead for the MRC-funded multicentre trial on youth suicide prevention.
• Collaborated with colleagues in the UK and Pakistan to develop suicide prevention guidelines and a national suicide prevention strategy for Pakistan, launched by the Minister of Health, Pakistan.
• Led the first trial of Moving on After Breast Cancer Plus (Moving on ABC Plus) in Pakistan.

Capacity Building and Training:
Dr. Tayyeba is actively involved in building research capacity in Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, and Nigeria. She also leads training programmes, particularly in qualitative research.