Biography and education
Dr. Dasha Shamrova is an Assistant Professor in the School of Social Work at Texas State University. Dr. Shamrova holds a Ph.D. in Social Work from Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan; a Master in Management and Public Administration from Tomsk Polytechnic University, Tomsk, Russia; a Master of Social Work from Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan; and a Bachelor of Social Work from Tomsk Polytechnic University, Tomsk, Russia.
Dr. Shamrova's research interests focus on the ways children's well-being is shaped by their participation in decision-making in domestic and international contexts. She employs a wide range of quantitative and qualitative methods, including participatory methodology with children and youth, to advance the action-focused research agenda. Dr. Shamrova was awarded over $190,000 from external funders to support her research projects. Dr. Shamrova received a prestigious Fulbright Graduate Fellowship (2009-2011).
Dr. Shamrova's research interests focus on the ways children's well-being is shaped by their participation in decision-making in domestic and international contexts. She employs a wide range of quantitative and qualitative methods, including participatory methodology with children and youth, to advance the action-focused research agenda. Dr. Shamrova was awarded over $190,000 from external funders to support her research projects. Dr. Shamrova received a prestigious Fulbright Graduate Fellowship (2009-2011).
Teaching Interests
Research Interests
Featured grants
- Shamrova, Daria P, Sherif, Victoria (Co-Principal). Exploring the School and district Personnel’s Attitudes towards Students’ Voice and Participation in Educational Decision-Making, WSU Multidisciplinary Research Project, Wichita State University, $7500. (Funded: January 2022 - August 2022). Grant.
- Shamrova, Daria P (Principal), Alberton, Amy Malorie (Co-Principal). Scaling Up the 8 Doors Experiment: Evaluation of the Neighboring Intervention Effects on Children and Youth Mental Health, Poverty, Participation and Well-Being, United Methodist Health Fund/Lilly Endowment, Private / Foundation / Corporate, $104332. (Funded: January 2021 - December 2025). Grant.
- Craig-Moreland, Delores (Co-Principal), Lewis, Rhonda (Co-Principal), Boppre, Breanna (Co-Principal), Shamrova, Daria (Co-Principal). Reducing Racial and Ethnic Disparity Community Action. Subcontract for Empowering Youth in Sedgwick County through Photovoice, Sedgwick County Department of Correction, State, $86120. (Funded: August 2020 - February 2021). Grant.
- Shamrova, Daria P, Percent Contribution: %60, Kalb, Amy, Percent Contribution: %40. The 8 Front Doors Project: Evaluating Neighborhood Social Capital Intervention in South Central Wichita, Wichita State University, Institutional (Higher Ed), $4474. (Funded: June 2021). Grant.
- Boppre, Breanna (Principal), Percent Contribution: %50, Shamrova, Daria P (Co-Principal), Percent Contribution: %50. Giving At-Risk Youth a Voice through Participatory Action Research: A Pilot Study of Alternative Education in Sedgwick County, Wichita State University, Institutional (Higher Ed), $7500. (Funded: May 2019). Grant.
Featured scholarly/creative works
- Shamrova, D. P., Tolchinsky, J., Boppre, B., Alberton, A. M., & Williams, J. R. (n.d.). The Perspectives of Black Youth on Risk and Protective Factors for Peer Involvement in the Juvenile Legal System. Child and Adolescent Social Work.
- Shamrova, D. P., Lee, J. M., & Choi, S. (2024). School bullying victimization and child subjective well-being in East Asian countries: Role of children’s participation in decision-making in schools and community. Children & Society. https://doi.org/DOI: 10.1111/chso.12888
- Shamrova, D., & Lee, J. M. (2024). Children’s participation in decision-making in family and school and its effect on negative outcomes of school bullying victimization in Post-Communist countries. International Journal of Bullying Prevention. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42380-024-00218-9
- Shamrova, D. P. (2023). Введение. Влияние участия детей в принятии решений на развитие общества. [Introduction. Role of children’s participation in decision-making in social development]. In Textbook of children’s participation in decision-making. Russia: Moscow State University of Psychology and Education.
- Shamrova, D. P., Archakova, T., Garifulina, E., Boussygina, N., Podushkina, T., Kabanov, V., & Tikhomirova, A. (2023). Голос ребенка”: Участия детей в принятии решений, касающихся их благополучия. [Children’s voices: Participation in decision-making that affects their well-being]. Moscow, Russia: Moscow State University of Psychology and Education.
Featured awards
- Award / Honor Recipient: Summer Research Program Fellowship, DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) & University of Mannheim. June 2015 - July 2015
- Award / Honor Recipient: Award for Community Engagement, Michigan State University School of Social Work. January 2011 - May 2011
- Award / Honor Recipient: Fulbright Graduate Scholar, Institute of International Education. August 2009 - May 2011
Featured service activities
- Member
MSW Committee
- Member
MSW Orientation Subcommittee
- Member
Cordell Scholarship Subcommittee
- Member
Curriculum Subcommittee on Foundation Practice
- Reviewer / Referee
British Journal of Social Work
- Reviewer / Referee
Child and Youth Social Work Journal