Biography and expertise
Relational Psychotherapy, Gestalt Institute of Toronto, 2024
Ph.D. in Sociology, University of Toronto, 2019
M.S. in Sociology, University of Texas San Antonio, 2012
B.A. in Human Relations, St. Joseph's University, 2010
Ph.D. in Sociology, University of Toronto, 2019
M.S. in Sociology, University of Texas San Antonio, 2012
B.A. in Human Relations, St. Joseph's University, 2010
Education
Doctorate Degree
PhD in Sociology
University of Toronto, 2019
Master's Degree
MS in Sociology
Univ of Texas at San Antonio, 2012
Bachelor's Degree
BA in Human Relations
St. Joseph's College, New York, 2010
Research Interests
Featured scholarly/creative works
- Shah, S. (2026). Honouring Shame: An Embodied Experience of Queering Islam. In Queer and Muslim: On Faith, Family, and Healing. University of Regina Press.
- Shah, S. (n.d.). From the Academy to Therapy: The Good, the Bad, and the Beauty of Relationality. In The Politicized Practitioner (Vol. 2). Blue Cactus Press.
- Shah, S. (n.d.). The Survey of Muslims in Canada.
- Shah, S. (2025). Blurred and Bright Boundaries: Immigrant Reflexive Appraisals of Home and Host Religions and Cultures. In South Asian Feminisms in Diaspora (pp. 75–92). University of Alberta Press. https://doi.org/10.1515/9781772128468-007
- Shah, S. (2025). Canadian Muslim Demographics, Socioeconomics, Social Attitudes, and Experiential Outcomes. Toronto Ontario, Canada: Institute of Islamic Studies. Retrieved from islamicstudies.artsci.utoronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/IIS_IRC_2025_Data_Report_CdnMuslims_Oct31.pdf
Featured service activities
- Reviewer / Referee
Politics & Religion
- Co-Chair
Research and Teaching Review Committee
- Other
CTL Ungrading Brown Bag
- Member
Graduate Comprehensive Exam Evaluator
- Member
Research and Teaching Review Committee
- Participant
Research Review Committee Panel Event, Presenter