Shakira Mohammed
Shakira began the Clinical Psychology PhD program at Lakehead University in 2020. Her area of research involves the investigation of vulnerability and protective factors for maladjustment in emerging adults. Shakira completed a MA in Applied Psychology at Laurentian University, where her Master’s thesis focused on the role of perfectionism and emotion dysregulation in predicting compulsive exercise. More recently, she completed a MA in Clinical Psychology at Lakehead University. Her Master’s thesis evaluated explanatory factors of maladjustment in emerging adults transitioning to university, including perfectionism and a sense of mattering to others. For her dissertation research, she is particularly interested in examining the influence of a perfectionistic social environment and individual levels of perfectionism on daily experiences of maladjustment in emerging adults. Shakira’s graduate studies are supported by funds from the Ontario Graduate Scholarship program, Social Sciences Humanities Research Council Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarship, Social Sciences Humanities Research Council Graduate Scholarship Doctoral Award, and St. Joseph’s Care Group Award in Applied Health Research. Shakira is completing her doctoral clinical psychology residency training at Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences with the General Adult Track and and Forensic Program. During leisure time, she enjoys the outdoors, exercising, and watching reality television.
Mohammed, S. K. F., Maranzan, A., & Mushquash, A. R. (2023). Mattering matters for students high in socially prescribed perfectionism as they transition to university: Support for a moderation model. Personality and Individual Differences, 214, 112356.
Shaw Spotlight (2022, July). Psychology App Helps Youth with Mental Health. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YcSEeACN2E
Shakira’s graduate studies are supported by funds from the Ontario Graduate Scholarship program, Social Sciences Humanities Research Council Canada Graduate Scholarship, and St. Joseph’s Care Group Award in Applied Health Research.
