Faculty Profile for Dr. Daria P Shamrova

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Dr. Daria P Shamrova
Assistant Professor — School of Social Work
ENC 150A
phone: (512) 245-2592
Scholarly/Creative Work
Awards
Grants
Service

Biography Section

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).

Teaching Interests

 Dr. Shamrova believes in applied learning techniques and aims at bringing research and practice together for social work students through community-based learning curricular. Her teaching interests include Program Development and Grant-Based Funding; Advanced Supervision; Community-Engaged Courses; Micro HBSE; Macro HBSE; Research Methods; Program Evaluation; Community-Based Participatory Research; International Social Work and Development; International Child Welfare

Research Interests

 Children and Youth Participation in Decision-Making, Child Well-Being, Children's Rights; Students' Voice, Youth Leadership, Childism/Adultism, Youth Empowerment, Positive Youth Development, Youth Participatory Action Research, Youth-Led Community Projects.

Selected Scholarly/Creative Work

  • 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.
  • Shamrova, D., Boppre, B., Lampe, J., & Hastings, M. (2023). The role of relationships, curriculum design, and program culture in improving academic and behavioral outcomes in a disciplinary alternative education program: A Photovoice study. Preventing School Failure: Alternative Education for Children and Youth.
  • Shamrova, D. P. (2021). Moving towards the development of children’s rights implementation scale: A pilot study of measurement items. Journal of Human Rights and Social Work, 7, 59–71. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1007/s41134-021-00204-x

Selected Awards

  • Award / Honor Recipient: Award for Community Engagement, Michigan State University School of Social Work. January 2011 - May 2011

Selected 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, Kalb, Amy. 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), Shamrova, Daria P (Co-Principal). 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.

Selected Service Activities

Member
MSW Committee
August 2022-Present
Member
Search Committee
September 2023-Present
Member
Academic Standard Committee
September 2023-Present
Volunteer
The Say What! Youth Tobacco Prevention Program
January 2023-Present
Pro Bono Program Evaluation Consulting
PALs (Peer Assistance Leadership and Service) with Austin ISD
October 2022-Present