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Dr Shemana Cassim BSc, MasPsy, PhD
Lecturer in Psychology
Doctoral Co-Supervisor School of PsychologyDr Shemana Cassim has a background in Community Psychology. Her intellectual roots are located in Social and Indigenous Psychologies, and she takes an interdisciplinary approach to research and teaching. Her areas of interest and expertise include working alongside Muslim, migrant and ethnic communities to promote wellbeing, social justice, equitable outcomes and ultimately the flourishing of our communities.
Shemana was a co-convenor of the Aotearoa Migration Research Network from 2019-2023, an executive council member of CEAD (Contemporary Ethnographies Across Disciplines) from 2018-2022 and is currently on the Editorial Board of the Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology and the Journal of Political Psychology. Her areas of interest and expertise include working alongside Muslim, migrant and ethnic communities to promote wellbeing, social justice, equitable outcomes and ultimately the flourishing of our communities.
Previously, Shemana was a Research Fellow at the University of Waikato, where she was involved in multiple externally funded projects aimed at promoting equitable outcomes for communities of colour. She has also held a Research Fellowship with Ng膩 Pae o te M膩ramatanga New Zealand’s M膩ori Centre of Research Excellence. Shemana has published widely in the scholarly arena. Her most recent collaborative book is entitled Transforming the Politics of Mobility and Migration in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Shemana has a background in Community Psychology. Her intellectual roots are located in Social and Indigenous Psychologies, and she takes an interdisciplinary approach to research and teaching. Her areas of interest and expertise include working alongside Muslim, migrant and ethnic communities to promote wellbeing, social justice, equitable outcomes and ultimately the flourishing of our communities.
Shemana was a co-convenor of the Aotearoa Migration Research Network from 2019-2023, an executive council member of CEAD (Contemporary Ethnographies Across Disciplines) from 2018-2022 and is currently on the Editorial Board of the Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology and the Journal of Political Psychology.
Professional
Contact details
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Location: 3.14, School of Psychology
Campus: Albany
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Science - University of Melbourne (2010)
- Master of Applied Psychology - University of Waikato (2013)
- Doctor of Philosophy - University of Waikato (2017)
Certifications and Registrations
- Licence, Co-Supervisor, 黑料网
Research Expertise
Research Interests
Indigenous Psychologies; working with Muslim migrant communities, Sri Lankan migrants and/or migrants of colour, and Indigenous psychologies as relating to Asia-Pacific contexts;
Social and Community Psychology;
Community Research;
Qualitative Research
Thematics
Health and Well-being
Area of Expertise
Field of research codes
Psychological Methodology, Design and Analysis (170110):
Psychology (170100):
Psychology And Cognitive Sciences (170000):
Social and Community Psychology (170113)
Research Outputs
Journal
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[Journal article]Authored by: Cassim, G.
[Journal article]Authored by: Cassim, G.
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[Journal article]Authored by: Cassim, G., Sheridan, N.
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[Journal article]Authored by: Cassim, G.
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[Journal article]Authored by: Cassim, G., Hodgetts, D.
[Journal article]Authored by: Cassim, G., Hodgetts, D.
[Journal article]Authored by: Cassim, G.
[Journal article]Authored by: Cassim, G.
[Journal article]Authored by: Cassim, G.
[Journal article]Authored by: Cassim, G., Hodgetts, D.
[Journal article]Authored by: Cassim, G., Hodgetts, D.
Book
[Chapter]Authored by: Cassim, G.
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[Edited Book]Authored by: Cassim, G.Edited by: Cassim, G.
[Discussion Paper]Authored by: Cassim, G.
[Chapter]Authored by: Cassim, G.
[Chapter]Authored by: Cassim, G., Hodgetts, D.
Thesis
[Doctoral Thesis]Authored by: Cassim, G.
[Masters Thesis]Authored by: Cassim, G.
Report
[Commissioned Report]Authored by: Cassim, G., Hodgetts, D., Hopner, V.
[Technical Report]Authored by: Cassim, G.
[Technical Report]Authored by: Cassim, G.
[Technical Report]Authored by: Cassim, G.
Teaching and Supervision
Summary of Doctoral Supervision
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Co-supervisor | 1 | 0 |
Current Doctoral Supervision
Co-supervisor of:
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Kim Finkler
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Doctor of Philosophy
Precarity and the Justice System - The Case of a Community Law Centre in the 'Heart of Ng膩puhi