Jasmine Chavda

Dr. Jasmine Chavda is a Research Fellow at the University of Hertfordshire's School of Health and Social Work, affiliated with the NIHR ARC East of England's Mental Health over the Lifecourse theme. She holds dual roles at the Centre for Research in Public Health and Community Care and the Neurodiversity Applied Research Unit (PANDA), and serves as the Public and Community Involvement, Engagement and Participation (PCIEP) coordinator for mental health initiatives.

Her research specializes in:

• Mental health accessibility for neurodiverse individuals (especially ADHD)
• School non-attendance dynamics and parental wellbeing
• Cultural/ethnic impacts on neurodiversity
• Environmental health effects on children (e.g., air pollution studies)
• Animal-assisted interventions for mental health

Educational background includes:

• MSc in Health Psychology (2018)
• BSc in Psychology (2013)

Her publications demonstrate strong interdisciplinary focus, combining public health, clinical psychology, and environmental epidemiology, with recent work emphasizing ADHD interventions, neurodiversity support frameworks, and policy impacts on child health. She leads two major NIHR-funded projects on school non-attendance and neurodiversity mental health access.

As a qualified secondary school teacher specializing in Psychology and Health/Social Care, she contributes to MSc-level education on research methodologies.