Now in her fourth year of the HSD PhD program, Shannon is wrapping up a project on the use of design policies as an extension to innovation policies, and the benefits of leveraging design at the national level for enhanced economic competitiveness. She is also currently exploring the recently-founded Arizona Commerce Authority as a potential site for dissertation research. The ACA is likely to play a critical role in shaping Arizona's future through the types of businesses the Authority chooses to attract and the state policies it will try to put in place regarding business, finance, and education. 

Shannon served as the Arizona State Senate Intern for the Healthcare and Medical Liability Reform Committee throughout the Fiftieth Legislature, First Regular Session. Through this experience she gained a critical understanding of politics and the legislative process at the state level. Prior to joining the HSD Phd Program Shannon received her Masters in the Science of Design from ASU's College of Design (now the Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts), where she studied the ways in which designers can critically assess the potential social and cultural implications of their work. She holds a B.A. with Honors in Furniture Design from the University of Central Lancashire. 

Related Projects:

Teacher's Assistant - ASB 344 Technology & Society, Assistant Professor Jameson Wetmore (maybe a link to his course page - if it worked...)

Videos for STIR and PVM (with links when they get done? Maybe this will have to go into my next update)

Arnim's Nano in the City project - but I can't find any mention of the project or its website - so leave it off?

Real TIme Technology Assessment 3, along with CriticalCorps (Master's research, but again not a clear website to reference)