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Shahrzad Nayyeri is a PhD student in Management Studies at King’s Business School, King’s College London, where she has been awarded a full doctoral research scholarship. Her research employs qualitative methods to explore individuals’ careers and professional lives, particularly focusing on underrepresented groups in extreme contexts. Shahrzad's PhD dissertation investigates career shock experiences, examining the role of context in shaping these experiences, the reciprocal dynamics associated with career shocks, and the key characteristics of how individuals perceive these shocks. Her work has been published in leading academic journals including the Journal of Vocational Behavior and Applied Psychology. In recognition of her teaching excellence, she received the King's Business School GTA Teaching Excellence Award for the academic year 2024-2025. Additionally, her paper on reciprocal dynamics of career shocks received the Doctoral Symposium Paper award at the British Academy of Management conference in 2023.