Young People Advisory Research Group (YPAG)

Meet the team

• Ameir

  Ameir, Dental Student, Joined July 2022.

   

  Marhaba! My name's Ameir. I'm a second-year dental at Uni of Liverpool… actually, enough. This is YPAG. This isn't some job interview or a formal meeting.. So let me express myself and put a little twist to my intro…

  My names Ameir… but you can call me teeth guy,

  I've loved drawing pictures of the things since I was knee-high,

  My friends would say I'm noisy and fun, I couldn't be shy,

  But YPAG's got all kinds of people, and we're all nice :)

   

  Anyway, let's get back to spitting facts,

  I am 20 years of age and I love to train back,

  chest, legs, shoulders and triceps,

  And don’t forget about the OG: the biceps.

  I train for mental health and strength not sizes.

  So yeah, that’s the gym: where the cradle of my life is.

   

  I love to get around the world, but home is where the heart is,

  I don’t work the hardest, no. I work the smartest.

  I take risks to succeed so I dive in the deep end,

  I don’t know how to finish this rap so I'll just say …

   

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• Beatrice

  Beatrice, College Student, Joined July 2022

   

   

• Shuhaney

  Shuhaney, University Student, Joined July 2022

   

  

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

• Hannah

  Hannah, University Student, Joined November 2022.

   

  Hi, I’m Hannah!

  
  I’m a Syrian-Circassian born in Manchester. I studied Archeology at Cardiff University, a field that I’m extremely passionate about.

  
  I am especially interested in archaeological conservation and ancient East Asian civilisations.

  
  I also hugely admire contemporary Korean culture, music and art.

  
  My love for reading - mostly crime thrillers - has made me an incredibly fast reader which is super helpful as a researcher!

• Ashgan

  Ashgan, University Student and Research Assistant, Joined July 2022

• Sadia

  Sadia, Mental Health Charity Worker, Joined July 2022.

   

  From wanting to change, to creating change.

  From encouraging change to being the change.

  From fearing change, to embody change.

  I am change.

   

  Change starts with an S,

  And follows on with A D I A.

  But it doesn’t end with me.

  I will not let it end with me.

   

  Having no say in how life is run,

  Having no say in how I am viewed,

  Having no say in how I live and how I am loved and to love,

  That does end with me.

  That scar of life will end with me

   

  Because we have opportunity, and now we are aware.

  We can change the world view,

  For which we care.

   

  From my stance as a woman,

  From my stance as a person of colour,

  From my stance as a Muslim,

  I empower.

   

  For the fearful girl who took a leap of faith,

  For the little girl who didn’t feel safe,

  For the teen who felt confused and was told she was throwing it all away,

  For the young adult embracing the difference,

   

  Finding her way from Heritage to Arts, to research, using her experience as her qualification that no one could take from her, and one that no one could ever dispute.

  Because this qualification was not given by others, but by destiny itself.

   

  And it is by destiny that

  change starts with an S,

  And it will forever stay, and nothing less.

• Mohammed

  Mohammed, University Student, Joined July 2022.

   

  

  My name is Mohammad Khaled, but I am predominantly known as just Khaled.

  I am currently studying MSc Forensic Psychology and am due to graduate later this year having already attained an undergraduate degree in BSc (Hons) Psychology.

  Presently, I work part-time at a well-known UK bank, but this is not something I intend on doing long-term. My future aspirations consist of working within the criminal justice system, potentially working with offenders and their journey through rehabilitation or, maybe as part of the police force.

  In a normal day, I would be either going to work or be at university, whilst in the evenings, I often go out to eat or stay in and watch TV, that is if I’m not doing any assignments or revision! I have a lot of hobbies and interests, with food being a major one.

  I love to eat all forms of food and am not picky in the slightest as I can eat everything! I love to go out to restaurants, diners, steakhouses, you name it! I am also a massive football fan, with my club being Manchester United. I used to go to the games a lot when younger, but less so in recent years. Moreover, I enjoy watching TV dramas like Game of Thrones and sitcoms such as Everybody Loves Raymond. Additionally, I am a big gamer as I have three consoles with 100s of games.

• Leya

  

  Leya, University Student, Joined July 2022. 

   

  My name is Leya and I’m a 3rd-year Psychology with Counselling and Psychotherapy student (long I know!)

  As I am doing this degree, I am of course very interested in new research and am currently planning my own research as I do my dissertation.

  Of course though, like everyone else, I have other things I enjoy outside of work- a few being the gym, tennis, reading (Colleen Hoover is my fave!), exploring new places and spending time with loved ones. 

   

   

• Niamh

  Niamh, University Student, Joined July 2022.

   

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