Gulmira Churokova is currently an Instructor in Sociology Department at the American University of Central Asia (AUCA), where she teaches Sociology of Culture, Sociology of Conflict and Introduction to Sociology. Gulmira holds M.Sc. degree in International Economics and Public Policy from Johannes Gutenberg Mainz University, Germany, and BA in Sociology from AUCA. Her research interest is in migration and political economy of Central Asia.