Shoba Nayar is a New Zealand trained and registered occupational therapist. She completed her PhD in occupational science, in 2019, and has since held various roles in academic institutions in New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and India.

Shoba currently works as an independent academic, offering consultation services to academic institutions and postgraduate students in the area of qualitative research. Shoba has authored numerous scholarly journal articles, reports, and book chapters; as well as co-editing the book Qualitative Research Methodologies for Occupational Therapy and Occupational Science. She has served on the editorial board and executive of the Journal of Occupational Science, and is currently the senior associate editor.

Additionally, she is an active reviewer of qualitative manuscripts for international journals including Journal of International Migration and Integration, Journal of Advanced Nursing, International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation, and the Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy.