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Shayini is a psychologist with extensive experience working in NHS primary healthcare in the United Kingdom, where she specialised in addictions and mental health. She also served as a Child and Adolescent Mental Health Research Liaison. She is currently pursuing a Doctor of Philosophy in Neuroscience and Addiction, focusing on the long-term neurodevelopmental impacts of childhood adversities and early alcohol exposure on youth brain development. Her research draws on data from the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development Study and the Australian Child Maltreatment Study. Shayini is supervised by Associate Professor Michael Cole (Faculty of Health Sciences), Professor Daryl Higgins (ICPS Director), and Professor Sarah Whittle (University of Melbourne).