Ms. Ayesha Tariq is an Associate Clinical Psychologist at Shifa International Hospital (SIH), Pakistan’s largest quaternary care hospital. She holds a BSc in Psychology from the University of Buckingham (UK), an MSc in Applied Child Psychology from Nottingham Trent University (UK), and is currently pursuing a PhD in Psychology. Her research focuses on adolescents' moral development. She is certified in trauma therapy and psychological first aid by EMDR Pakistan and Johns Hopkins University.

During her eight years at SIH, Ms. Tariq was instrumental in establishing child and adolescent mental health services, launched a school mental health program with her team, and was project lead for SIH's first psychology internship program. As a Master Trainer for the ICCT-RCT project, she collaborates with Harvard University and the University of Konstanz to improve teacher-student interactions and eliminate corporal punishment in low-income public schools in Pakistan. Her community projects, workshops, and publications focus on neurodevelopmental disorders, stress management, and leadership skills. 

During her fellowship, she aims to gain experience in recent evidence-based advances in substance misuse prevention programs for children to strengthen mental health support across schools in Pakistan.