Dr Shoba Nayar PhD, MHSc, BHSc(OT), NZROT
Shoba is a New Zealand trained and registered occupational therapist. She has worked in a variety of mental health service settings, including refugee and migrant mental health services, first episode psychosis/early intervention, and community group programmes. 

Since completing her PhD in occupational science, she has held various roles in academic institutions in New Zealand, the UK and India. Shoba currently works as a freelance academic, offering consultation services to academic institutions and postgraduate students in the area of qualitative research. She serves as the senior associate editor with the international Journal of Occupational Science and editorial assistant with Psychotherapy and Politics International. 

Throughout her career, Shoba has been an active researcher in the field of health and migration, presenting at international conferences as well as authoring numerous scholarly journal articles, reports, and book chapters. She is the co-editor of the book, Qualitative Research Methodologies for Occupational Therapy and Occupational Science.

Shoba was born in England and grew up in New Zealand. She has been living in Chennai, India since 2014.