She has been serving as faculty coadvisor for the Psi Chi chapter with Dr. Lorinda Camparo since she joined the Whittier faculty in 2003. Dr. Shaikh has also served as the Western Region coordinator (2004-06) and secretary/treasurer (2006-08) for the Council of Undergraduate Psychology Programs (CUPP). She is president of the board of directors for the Intercommunity Counseling Center (Whittier, CA), and she was recently recognized by the Social Services Commission of the City of Whittier as Volunteer of the Year (2008) for her service to the community. She received her PhD in clinical psychology in 2002 from Miami University (FL) and completed her clinical internship and post-doctoral fellowship at Northwestern University Medical School in 2003. Her clinical and research interests include college student ADHD, group psychotherapy, and communication in close relationships.