About

My Background

  • Hi, I’m Dr. Sagar, but you can call me Ilyas. During my own academic career I wanted to change paths and pursue something different. This was hard, and so I founded PhDoneWN to help people curious about career changing after academia and to support them on their journey.

When it comes to career changing and leaving academia, you want to hear from someone who’s done it. When you’re in academia it’s hard to find guidance and advice from people who have left and made the switch.

I hold a First-Class Undergraduate degree in Psychology (BSc), a Distinction in a Mental Health Masters degree (MSc), and a National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) PhD in Men’s Mental Health from the University of King’s College London. I also hold additional qualifications in Counselling.

Since completing my PhD I made a conscious choice to change careers for lots of reasons - many of which I’ve written about here. I’ve worked in Data Science, I’ve taught people how to code, I’ve been a freelance Consultant, and I’ve worked in the world of career coaching.

As a coach I’ve supported and guided different professionals to figure out how to thrive in their careers. I’ve helped people improve their work-life balance, negotiate promotions, manage their well-being better, and find a job that they’re excited to wake up to on a Monday morning.

My Contributions to Research

As I approached the end of my PhD I was happy with the research chapter in my life. Nonetheless, I was curious for something a little different. Here you can see my contributions to research:

  1. Sagar-Ouriaghli, I., Godfrey, E., Tailor, V., Brown, J.S.L. (2023). Improving Mental Health Help-Seeking Among Male University Students: A Series of Gender-Sensitive Mental Health Interventions. American Journal of Men's Health.

  2. Lui, J.C., Sagar-Ouriaghli, I., Brown, J.S.L. (2022). Barriers and Facilitators to Help-Seeking for Common Mental Disorders Among University Students: A Systematic Review. Journal of American College Health.

  3. Sagar-Ouriaghli, I., Brown, J.S.L., Tailor, V., and Godfrey, E. (2020). Engaging Male Students with Mental Health Support: A Qualitative Focus Group Study. BMC Public Health.

  4. Sagar-Ouriaghli, I., Godfrey E., Graham, S., and Brown, J.S.L. (2020). Improving Mental Health Help-Seeking Behaviours for Male Students: A Framework for Developing a Complex Intervention. The International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.

  5. Sagar-Ouriaghli, I., Godfrey, E., Bridge, L., Meade, L., and Brown, J.S.L. (2019). Improving Mental Health Service Utilization Among Men: A Systematic Review and Synthesis of Behavior Change Techniques Within Interventions Targeting Help-Seeking. American Journal of Men’s Health.

  6. Brown, J. S., Sagar-Ouriaghli, I., & Sullivan, L. (2019). Help-Seeking Among Men for Mental Health Problems. In The Palgrave Handbook of Male Psychology and Mental Health.

  7. Sagar-Ouriaghli I., Milavic G., Barton R., Heaney N., Fiori F., Lievesley K., & Santosh P. (2018) Comparing the DSM-5 construct of Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder and ICD-10 Mixed Disorder of Emotion and Conduct in the UK Longitudinal Assessment of Manic Symptoms (UK-LAMS) Study. European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry.

  8. Sagar-Ouriaghli I., Lievesley K., Santosh J.P. (2018). Propranolol for treating emotional, behavioural, autonomic dysregulation in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder. British Journal of Psychopharmacology.

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