Research & impact
Coaching & training
Psychological science
Behavioural economics
Professional Certified Coach
International Coaching Federation
PEOPLE. BEHAVIOUR. POSSIBILITY.
KESHAV JHAWAR
Mental health practitioner · Behavioural scientist · Researcher
ICF Professional Certified Coach · Aspiring clinical psychologist
Explore my workEXPERIENCE, TRAINING & EDUCATION
01 / ABOUT
Understanding people.
Supporting change.
I’m Keshav. I bring together coaching, psychological research and a practical interest in what helps people move forward.
I’m interested in the relationship between a person and their context: how we think, what we feel, the environments we navigate and the possibilities we can see for ourselves. That interest connects my work in mental-health support, behavioural science and research.
2020
An interdisciplinary foundation
I established an interdisciplinary foundation through a BA in Media Studies, Economics & Political Science at Christ University, specialising in behavioural economics and graduating with First Class.
2022
A move into psychological science
I deepened my understanding of mind and behaviour with an MSc in Psychological Science (Conversion) at the University of Glasgow, graduating with Merit.
2023–2025
Research in the real world
Research and impact work at Unlocked Graduates, exploring culture, wellbeing and officer experience.
TODAY
Practice, research & possibility
Coaching, facilitation and collaborative research, with an ambition to train in clinical psychology.
PCCICF coaching credential
MScPsychological Science
BPSGraduate Member
2024Co-authored journal publication
THE THREAD THROUGH MY WORK
From understanding
to something useful.
Psychology becomes meaningful to me when it helps us see a situation more clearly, ask a better question or find a workable next step. I bring that intention to conversations with individuals and to research in complex environments.
02 / PRACTICE
MAKING CHANGE
POSSIBLE.
My coaching starts with understanding the person in front of me: their experience, their strengths and what matters to them. Together, we explore what is getting in the way and identify steps that feel meaningful and workable.
My experience includes supporting neurodivergent adults and people with learning disabilities, alongside work in community and organisational settings. I’m particularly interested in self-understanding, motivation, emotional regulation and navigating change.
ICF PROFESSIONAL CERTIFIED COACHMOE CERTIFIED COACHHEALTHY GAMER INSTITUTE TRAININGMENTAL HEALTH FIRST AIDER
A space to understand yourself.
A practical way to move forward.
MY COACHING SPACE
The Examined Brain
Explore my coaching practice, the neuroscience of change and resources for understanding yourself. Visit the site to learn what coaching involves and schedule a conversation with me.
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QUALIFICATIONS & CONTINUING DEVELOPMENT
Learning that informs
the work.
Formal training, professional credentials and continuing study across psychology, neuroscience and responsible technology.
MOE Certified Coach
57 hours of coach-specific training
Association for Coaching accredited programme
Mental Health First Aider
MHFA England
Graduate Member
British Psychological Society
ADDITIONAL PRACTITIONER TRAINING
Healthy Gamer Institute
Coaching training through an NBHWC-accredited programme.
POSTGRADUATE DEVELOPMENT · 2023
Impact of Trauma on Mental Health
University of Glasgow · 10-credit postgraduate-level CPD.
PRACTITIONER TRAINING
Emotional First Aid
Training with the Center for Child & Adolescent Well-being (CCAW).
Psychology, neuroscience & behaviour 08
Medical NeuroscienceDuke University
Neuroscience of Personal ExcellenceUniversity of Colorado Boulder
Consumer Neuroscience and NeuromarketingCopenhagen Business School
Sleep NeurobiologyUniversity of Michigan
Interpersonal PsychotherapyUniversity of Toronto
The Science of Relationships: Understanding Human NeedsUniversity of Toronto
Self Determination TheoryUniversity of Rochester
Suicide-related trainingZero Suicide Alliance
Systems, public health & impact 04
Developing a Systems MindsetUniversity of Colorado Boulder
Systems Thinking in Public HealthJohns Hopkins University
Health Behaviour Change: From Evidence to ActionYale University
Effective AltruismCentre for Effective Altruism
AI, technology & applied skills 14
AI in HealthcareStanford University
Responsible AI for Mental HealthNortheastern University
Using Generative AI in Public HealthJohns Hopkins University
Navigating Disruption: Generative AI in the WorkplaceUniversity of Michigan
AI, Empathy & EthicsUniversity of California
Generative AI: Governance, Policy, and Emerging RegulationUniversity of Michigan
Large Language Models and Machine LearningDataCamp
Prompt EngineeringDataCamp
Mind and MachineUniversity of Colorado Boulder
AI-Powered Decision IntelligenceEdureka
AI StrategyBlueDot Impact
AI SecurityCoursera
Ethics and Safety in Open AICoursera
Google Project ManagementGoogle · Coursera
Curiosity begins with
paying attention.
03 / RESEARCH
Questions that matter.
Evidence that informs.
My research interests span prison culture and staff wellbeing, learning, memory and cognitive ageing, connecting psychological processes with the environments we live and work in.
SELECTED PUBLICATION · 2024
What helps prison
officers stay?
How Prison Climate and Culture Shapes Prison Officers’ Role Experiences and Retention
Read the publicationThe study draws on interviews with 47 prison officers to explore how organisational culture, management support and development opportunities shape their experiences and decisions to stay.
For me, it brings an important question into focus: how do the conditions around people support, or undermine, the work they want to do?
47officers in the study
4co-authors
2024publication year
Cognition across ageing
Research on inhibitory control, associative memory and the default mode, salience and frontoparietal networks, using repeated assessments from AABC/HCP-A datasets.
Explore the research
The study examines 80 participants across four visits, distinguishing differences between people of different ages from change within the same people over time.
My contribution includes conceptualisation, investigation, data curation, resources and writing. This work is a collaborative manuscript.
Drawing & associative memory
An experimental study of whether drawing helps people learn associations between unrelated words, compared with writing.
Explore the research
The study used a cued-recall task and analysed ten completers. It found better recall in the drawing condition, with the small sample limiting broader conclusions.
The project involved task preparation, participant recruitment, consent, analysis in R and academic writing, supervised by Dr Jamie Murray.
Stoicism & democracy
An earlier exploration of practical philosophy, responsibility and political life, part of a longstanding interest in values and human agency.
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Completed at CHRIST in 2020, this dissertation considered the relationship between Stoic philosophy and democratic life. It provides an interdisciplinary foundation for my subsequent interest in psychology and behaviour.
04 / PROJECTS & EXPERIENCE
Putting understanding
into practice.
Work that connects individual experience with practical tools, supportive environments and better questions.
BEHAVIOURAL DESIGN · LIVE SIDE PROJECT
FRICTION
Making the first step feel possible.
I built Friction to help turn a stuck task into a manageable starting point. It explores what is getting in the way, from overwhelm and ambiguity to perfectionism or low energy, and suggests a practical first step.
This side project brings my interest in behaviour change into product design, helping people recognise recurring barriers and find a way to begin.
Explore Friction
UNLOCKED GRADUATES · 2023–2025
Wellbeing in
complex environments.
My research and impact work at Unlocked Graduates explored staff experience, wellbeing and organisational culture within the prison system.
Through research and evaluation, I contributed to understanding the conditions around people’s work: relationships, support, opportunity and the systems they navigate.
Explore the published researchA BROADER FOUNDATION
Other experience
Listening, community work and early clinical exposure have shaped how I approach people and their contexts.
Samaritans
Volunteering in a listening role, offering a non-judgemental space for people to talk about what they are going through.
MOE Foundation
Contributing to coach-training delivery, reflective learning and the communication skills that help people listen and support one another.
Neurogethers Ventures
Literature synthesis and scientific communication, exploring cognitive health and emerging approaches to support it.
CCAW
A two-month internship with the Center for Child & Adolescent Well-being, alongside training in emotional first aid.
FF21 Coliving
Experience in a coliving community, supporting connection and community life, including during the pandemic.
Keep learning.
Keep moving.
05 / APPROACH
Curious about the evidence.
Attentive to the person.
I value research that stays connected to lived experience and practice that remains open to evidence. My work combines careful listening, a willingness to question assumptions and a focus on what is useful in the situation at hand.
Relational support
Listening, clarifying and reflecting. Making space for a person’s experience, strengths and priorities.
Behaviour in context
Exploring motivation, habits, social environments and the practical barriers between intention and action.
Research & evaluation
Literature synthesis, experimental enquiry, qualitative research and quantitative analysis.
Facilitation
Creating space for reflection, learning and useful conversations across individuals and groups.
Evidence into practice
Translating psychological ideas into clear explanations, practical recommendations and testable concepts.
Responsible technology
Exploring how digital tools can support people while remaining attentive to context, ethics and limitations.
HOW I WORK
Four principles. One intention.
To make understanding useful.
Listen
Begin with the person’s experience and what matters to them.
Understand
Consider the habits, relationships and context shaping the situation.
Act
Find a manageable step or a question worth exploring.
Reflect
Learn from the experience and adapt the approach.
06 / BEYOND THE WORK
Always a student.
Outside my professional work, I’m drawn to philosophy, movement and learning. Martial arts, yoga and running offer different ways to practise attention and persistence. Reading and philosophy give me space to examine the values behind what I do.
Across these interests, I keep returning to questions of awareness, agency and how we choose to live.
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07 / CONTACT
LET’S START
A CONVERSATION.
For coaching, research collaboration,
workshops or professional opportunities.