Shirin Mehri
M.A. in Student Development Administration, Seattle University, 2025
M.S. in Entrepreneurial Leadership, Babson College, 2016
B.S. in Economics & Finance, State University of New York, Plattsburgh, 2015
Email: sm88477@my.utexas.edu
M.S. in Entrepreneurial Leadership, Babson College, 2016
B.S. in Economics & Finance, State University of New York, Plattsburgh, 2015
Email: sm88477@my.utexas.edu
Shirin Mehri is a first-generation doctoral student in the Program for Higher Education Leadership and Policy at the University of Texas at Austin. Her research focuses on the experiences of international graduate students and their engagement with student support services, examining how identity, belonging, and institutional structures shape their academic and personal journeys.
She earned her Masters degree in Student Development Administration from Seattle University, where she worked in Housing and Residence Life and Student Conduct. In her Masters research, she studied the impact of conflict resolution programs in higher education settings, exploring how such initiatives contribute to community-centered healing and accountability.
Prior to her graduate studies in the United States, Shirin worked in education and community development in the United Arab Emirates and Pakistan. These experiences deepened her interest in the intersections of identity, and access in higher education, particularly for students navigating new cultural and institutional environments. In line with these interests, Shirin continues to be actively involved in the interfaith space in North America and is training to become a Priestess in the Zoroastrian Faith tradition.
She earned her Masters degree in Student Development Administration from Seattle University, where she worked in Housing and Residence Life and Student Conduct. In her Masters research, she studied the impact of conflict resolution programs in higher education settings, exploring how such initiatives contribute to community-centered healing and accountability.
Prior to her graduate studies in the United States, Shirin worked in education and community development in the United Arab Emirates and Pakistan. These experiences deepened her interest in the intersections of identity, and access in higher education, particularly for students navigating new cultural and institutional environments. In line with these interests, Shirin continues to be actively involved in the interfaith space in North America and is training to become a Priestess in the Zoroastrian Faith tradition.
