Khurshid is a distinguished academic and researcher with expertise spanning clinical and health psychology, educational psychology, and cross-cultural psychology. Holding a PhD from Shaanxi Normal University (China) and ongoing postdoctoral research at the University of Beira Interior (Portugal), she has built a robust career as an educator and scholar. With extensive teaching experience across China and Pakistan, she has served as an Associate Professor, Lecturer, and Visiting Instructor, delivering courses in psychology and English, developing curricula, and mentoring students. Her research focuses on adverse childhood experiences, mental health, sleep disturbances, and the psychological impacts of public health crises, with publications in top-tier SCIE/SSCI journals.