Dr. Takhmina Shokirova
- PhD Social Work, Wilfrid Laurier University, Canada
- MSW, Wilfrid Laurier University, Canada
- MA Peace Studies, University of Notre Dame, USA
- MA International Law and Human Rights, UN-Mandated University for Peace, Costa Rica
- BA International Relations, Russian-Tajik Slavonic University, Tajikistan
Dr. Shokirova’s professional background spans settlement and integration services for newcomers and refugees, international development, youth justice, and programming for women and children. Drawing on the experience of working with diverse populations in community and international contexts, her work has focused on migration, displacement, social inclusion, human rights, relationality, and gender relations. She has taught social work, human rights, and interdisciplinary social science courses at several institutions, including Wilfrid Laurier University, University of Regina, St. Jerome’s University, and Conrad Grebel University College. Her teaching and research reflect a commitment to social justice, anti-oppressive practice, and critical engagement with contemporary local and global social issues, with particular attention to how relationships, identities, gender relations, power structures, and social contexts shape lived experiences and influence processes of migration, settlement, inclusion, and belonging.
Papers in Refereed Journals:
- Brunner, L., Shokirova, T., Stein, S., Gamal, M. (2025). Higher Education’s Care/Control of Refugee and Displaced Students: Tools for More Ethical Supports. Journal of Ethnic and Cultural Studies. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejecs/2212
- Brunner, L., Karki, K., Valizadeh, N., Shokirova, T., Coustere, C. (2024). Unfamiliarities, Uncertainties, and Ambivalent Long-Term Intentions: conceptualizing International Student-Migrant Settlement and Integration. Journal of International Migration and Integration. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12134-024-01116-1
- Coustere, C., Brunner, L., Shokirova, T., Karki, K., Valizadeh, N. (2023). International graduate students as a source of labour: experiencing the global imaginary. Higher Education. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10734-023-01118-5
- Shokirova, T., Brunner, L., Karki, K., Coustere, C., Valizadeh, N. (2022). Confronting and reimagining the orientation of international graduate students: A collaborative autoethnography approach. Journal of Teaching and Learning. Vol. 16, No. 2. pp.5–27 https://doi.org/10.22329/jtl.v16i2.7019
- Shokirova, T. (2022). Familial tensions: Morphing gender relations of power among Tajik migrant workers in Russia. Affilia: Journal of Women and Social Work. April. https://doi.org/10.1177/08861099221096453
- Suarez, E., Logie, C., Arocha, J. F., Sanchez, H., & Shokirova, T. (2021). Contesting everyday violence: Resilience pathways of gay and transgender youth in Peru. Global Public Health, 16(5), 706–728. https://doi.org/10.1080/17441692.2020.1856397
Other Creative Materials/Blogs:
Shokirova, T., Brunner, L. (2024). Deconstructing the graduate student/teacher binary through practicing care and vulnerability. Feminist Pedagogy.
Shokirova, T., Brunner, L., Karki, K., Coustere, C., Valizadeh, N. Reimagining the orientation of international graduate students.[TS1] (August 14, 2023). University Affairs. Global Campus. https://www.universityaffairs.ca/career-advice/global-campus/reimagining-international-graduate-student-orientation/
Shokirova, T., Brunner, L., Coustere, C. How to handle a transition to parenthood as an international student.[TS2] (October 5, 2023). University Affairs. Graduate Matters. https://www.universityaffairs.ca/career-advice/graduate-matters/how-to-handle-the-transition-to-parenthood-as-an-international-student/