Yuliya A. Shyrokonis

PhD Student. Social Work/Psychology - Clinical Candidate

Yuliya Shyrokonis is a doctoral candidate in the Joint PhD Program in Social Work and Social Science (clinical psychology). She is interested in predictors, outcomes and treatments of multiple types of interpersonal violence, including domestic, sexual, police and military violence. Shyrokonis' dissertation work focuses on moral injury among military veterans. She is co-advised by Associate Professor Lisa Fedina and Professor Lilia Cortina.

Dissertation Title

pending fall 2026

Contact Information

Education

  • 2022 MSW Int Prac IH & MH Substance Abuse/
    University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
  • 2015 BA Psychology
    New York University
  • 2024 MS Psychology
    University of Michigan

Activities

Publications

Fedina, L., Shyrokonis, Y., Baeza Robba, M. J., Koshay, M., Kusunoki, Y., & Munro-Kramer, M. (under review). Intimate partner violence and suicide-related outcomes in a U.S. nationally representative sample of cisgender women and transgender and non-binary emerging adults. (manuscript submit for review).
Shyrokonis, Y., Royer, M., Fedina, L., Bender, A., Herrenkohl, T, Tolman, R., & Nichols, D. (2026). Campus sexual violence victimization and perpetration experiences in racial, gender identity, and sexual orientation minority student subpopulations: A scoping review. Trauma, Violence, & Abuse, 27(3), 712-829.
Burlaka, V., Shyrokonis, Y., Burlaka, J., Syvodied, I., Serdiuk, O., & Javanbakht, A. (2025). Adverse childhood experiences and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder among Ukrainian college students: Mediating role of intimate partner violence and lifetime trauma experiences. Current Psychology, 44, 10795-10806.
Shyrokonis, Y., Peitzmeier, S., Ward, M., Fedina, L., Tolman, R., & Herrenkohl, T. (2024). Help-seeking and service utilization among survivors of intimate partner violence during the COVID-19 pandemic. Violence Against Women, 31)3-4, 695-719.
Shyrokonis, Y., Fedina, L., Tolman, R., Herrenkohl, T., & Peitzmeier, S. (2022). Perceptions of partner decarceration among survivors of intimate partner violence during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of Urban Health, 99, 887-893.
Fedina, L., Shyrokonis, Y., Backes, B., Schultz, K., Ashwell, L., Hafner, S., & Rosay, A. (2022). Intimate partner violence, economic insecurity, and health outcomes among American Indian and Alaska Native men and women: Findings from a national sample. Violence Against Women, 29(11), 2060-2079.
Shyrokonis, Y. (2021). Op-Ed; Ancient Solutions to Current Problems: The Case for Restorative Justice. Michigan Journal of Public Affairs.
Shyrokonis, Y. (2021). Op-Ed; Police Qualified Immunity is a Dangerous Loophole. Michigan Journal of Public Affairs.
Shyrokonis, Y. (2020). Op-Ed; EU citizenship, but no shoes: the Roma of Bulgaria. Open Democracy.
Shyrokonis, Y. (2020). Restorative justice with domestic violence offenders. Community Psychology.

Honors and Awards

Year Description
2026 Jay and Kay Peters Graduate Psychology Student Summer Research Award, University of Michigan Department of Psychology
2025 - Winter Rackham Doctoral Intern Fellowship
2025 Rackham Doctoral Intern Fellowship, University of Michigan Rackham Graduate School
2024 - Winter Clara P. and Larry E. Davis Scholarship
2023 - Winter Rosemary Sarri Endowed Scholarship

Presentations

Year Description
2027 Libal, K., Hall-Faul, M., Wachter, K., Shahhuseynbayova, N., Shyrokonis, Y., & Routté, I. (2027, January). Belonging and democracy: What im/migrant integration reveals about the common good. Roundtable at the Society for Social Work Research Conference, San Francisco, CA.
2027 Shyrokonis, Y. (2027, January). Moral injury and turnover among U.S. military service members. Paper presented at the Society for Social Work Research Conference, San Francisco, CA.
2026 Shyrokonis, Y. (2026, January). Sexual trauma and moral injury among U.S. Military veterans. Paper presented at the Society for Social Work Research Conference, Washington, D.C.
2024 Shyrokonis, Y., Royer, M., Fedina, L., Bender, A., Herrenkohl, T., & Tolman, R. (2024) Campus Sexual Assault Victimization and Perpetration Experiences in Racial, Gender Identity, and Sexual Orientation Student Subpopulations: A Scoping Review
2023 Shyrokonis, Y., Royer, M., Fedina, L., Bender, A., Herrenkohl, T., & Tolman, R. (2023, May). Campus sexual assault victimization and perpetration experiences in racial, gender identity, and sexual orientation student subpopulations: A scoping review. Poster presented at the Conference on Ending Sexual Harassment and Gender-Based Violence in Ann Arbor, MI.

Courses

Past Courses

Title Instructor Term Course Section Meeting Start Meeting End
Statistical Methods in Social Sciences II Shyrokonis, Yuliya A. Winter 2026 001 09:00 am 01:00 pm View Course
Statistical Methods in Social Sciences I Shyrokonis, Yuliya A. Fall 2025 001 09:00 am 02:00 pm View Course
Behavioral, Psychosocial and Ecological Aspects of Health, Mental Health and Disease Shyrokonis, Yuliya A. Fall 2024 804 08:00 pm 10:00 pm View Course
Behavioral, Psychosocial and Ecological Aspects of Health, Mental Health and Disease Shyrokonis, Yuliya A. Winter 2024 804 10:00 am 12:00 pm View Course