Dr Kayla Kemhadjian

PhD, University of Leeds The Rhetoric of Self-Killing in Old English. Tweets absurd. Mental Health; Medieval; Taboo. Genre Fiction writer. She/her.

[Abraham Piper @abrahampiper]

Have you ever stared at a word and it starts to look like nonsense? You know it’s spelled correctly...but...is it?

Well, there’s a name for that.

[Andy Bell @Andy__Bell__]

‘Specialist mental health unit failures exposed by patients’: important investigation into ‘locked rehabilitation’ wards & need for much better, more localised support for people facing long hospital stays far from home https://t.co/9m54bEJCQy

[Dr Kayla Kemhadjian @KayKemhadjian]

@ego_chronicon And wouldn't have thought of that had they not mentioned it.

[Dr Kayla Kemhadjian @KayKemhadjian]

#AcademicTwitter what do you wish someone had said to you as you were finishing your Ph.D.?

[Dr Kayla Kemhadjian @KayKemhadjian]

@ego_chronicon I feel like the worst thing to say to anyone stressed is 'try to relax' or 'calm down; it'll be fine'.

[Dr Kayla Kemhadjian @KayKemhadjian]

@Sunny_Harrison1 So dark; so true

[Dr Ju @juliaisobela]

I feel there’s a gap in the market for Medtwitter the Musical

[YoungMinds @YoungMindsUK]

When someone opens up to you about their mental health, don’t feel like you need to give advice. Simply validating their feelings, listening, and showing that you care can be huge help.

[Dr Kayla Kemhadjian @KayKemhadjian]

Reading Aldhelm and will forever refer to virgins as 'drivers of the celestial plough'

[Dr Kayla Kemhadjian @KayKemhadjian]

But Mario Kart, Rainbow Road would be fairer.

It would be my co-authors, then baby Toad, Princess Daisy, Bowser, and then me: Et Al.

[Gabriel Merino @theochemmerida]

The best way to determine who is the first author ✍️

[Dr Kayla Kemhadjian @KayKemhadjian]

Universities to plan for the mental health impacts of the pandemic to outlast the pandemic itself.

[Dr Kayla Kemhadjian @KayKemhadjian]

@StudentMindsOrg have recently published their latest report ‘University Mental Health: Life in a Pandemic’.

You can read it at https://t.co/MMRtlqf2Lf

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Accessible and culturally competent support services are made available for all students.
Increased funding and support for student-led activities, to enable students to foster social spaces and support networks.

[Dr Kayla Kemhadjian @KayKemhadjian]

Really happy to have been a part of this project!

[Student Minds @StudentMindsOrg]

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