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Senior Researcher, People Insights
Dr. Mahreen Khan is a senior researcher at Atlassian where she explores topics including employee wellbeing and team effectiveness. A psychologist, Mahreen also holds a PhD in Organizational Psychology from the University of New South Wales. Her work has been published in academic, peer-reviewed journals, and her research has been featured in Psychology Today, BBC Radio, the Daily Mail, and others.
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