Bindi Shah

Dr. Bindi Shah is an Associate Professor at the University of Southampton's School of Sociology, Social Policy & Criminology and a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. Her research focuses on migration, religion, nationhood, and environmental justice among marginalized communities, utilizing Critical Race, Feminist, and Postcolonial approaches. She leads several interdisciplinary projects, including the Ramniklala Solanki Pioneers Project and the Royal Academy of Engineering-funded Food, Gender, Enterprise initiative.

• Migration and refugee flows
• Digital sociology and social media analysis
• Climate justice and small-scale fisheries
• Intersectional inequalities and racial exclusion

Research trends: Recent publications emphasize climate resilience in fisheries, digital allyship in racial justice, and interdisciplinary methodologies combining social science and engineering. Her work intersects migration studies, environmental sustainability, and critical race theory.

• Environmental Science
• Digital Humanities
• Migration Studies
• Critical Race Theory

Scientific awards:

• Association for Asian American Studies Prize (2014)
• American Sociological Association Honourable Mention (2013)

Advising: Supervises PhD students in sociology, geography, and education, including Miloslawa Kwiatek, Ilayda Tuccaroglu, and Freya Ivy Palmer. Collaborates with institutions like Florida International University and National University of Singapore.

Labs/teams: Member of multidisciplinary teams such as the International Centre for Ecohydraulics Research, Southampton Marine and Maritime Institute, and Digital Oceans.