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Shannon Portillo
Fellow

Shannon Portillo

Member Since 1969

Biography

Shannon Portillo is a professor in and the director of the School of Public Affairs. Her scholarship explores how policies, rules and norms shape the work of public organizations. Her work helps scholars and practitioners understand how inequities are institutionalized in public organizations including local government, policing and the military. Portillo served as co-chair of Kansas Governor Laura Kelly’s Commission on Racial Equity and Justice and on the Douglas County Board of Commissioners.

History of Employment

Position Division Organization Start End
Director and Professor School of Public Affairs Arizona State University 2022 Current
Professor School of Public Affairs University of Kansas 2022 2022
County Commissioner Douglas County, Kansas 2021 2022
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs KU Edwards Campus & School of Professional Studies University of Kansas 2018 2022
Associate Professor School of Public Affairs & Administration University of Kansas 2015 2021
Director of Undergraduate Programs School of Public Affairs & Administration University of Kansas 2013 2017
Assistant Professor School of Public Affairs & Administration University of Kansas 2013 2015
Assistant Professor Department of Criminology, Law & Society George Mason University 2008 2013
Program Coordinator Emily Taylor Women's Resource Center University of Kansas 2006 2008

Expertise

Primary Sector

Academic

Primary Functions

Academic Faculty Academic Administration Academic Research Advocacy County Management Nonprofit / NGO leadership
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