Shungu-Elaine Mushayandebvu (MA) was born in Zimbabwe, and moved to Calgary, Alberta in 2000. She attained a B.A. in Psychology at the University of Alberta were she completed a research thesis examining the effects of self-affirmations on people’s estimates of the harms they face in their lives (i.e. risk perception). She worked as a Program Coordinator for the Calgary Bridge Foundation for Youth, running After-school Life Skills programs for immigrant and refugee youth in Calgary schools, libraries and housing complexes. Shungu is interested in the social-emotional development of children and youth and examining the factors that affect immigrant youths self of belonging to Canada. As an immigrant to Canada, she is passionate about providing youth with programs that ease the transition of moving to a new country and that help to foster their social and emotional development.