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Dr. Shannon R. Waite, Assistant Professor in Educational Leadership & Policy Studies
Faculty
Faculty

Shannon R. Waite, EdD (she/her/Dr)

Assistant Professor

shannon.waite@howard.edu
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Department/Office

  • Educational Leadership & Policy Studies

School/College

  • School of Education

Biography

Shannon R. Waite, Ed.D. is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies at Howard University's School of Education. With over 20 years of experience as an educator, Dr. Waite’s research focuses on diversity recruitment and pipeline programs, anti-racism and culturally responsive school leadership, fostering critical consciousness in educational leaders, and exploring the intersections of hyper-segregation and the school-to-prison pipeline.

An award-winning scholar, Dr. Waite received the prestigious 2024 University Council of Education Administration’s Paula Silver Case Award for her teaching case study, "Are Educational Leaders of Color Truly Able to Lead for Equity? Maintaining the Status Quo or Disrupting Unequitable Systems?"

Currently, she serves as the principal investigator for her department's partnership with the District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) Equity-Centered Pipeline Initiative (ECPI), funded by The Wallace Foundation. Dr. Waite’s leadership extends beyond academia. She is a former Mayoral appointee to the New York City Department of Education’s Panel for Educational Policy (PEP) and a former Trustee of the Board of Education Retirement Systems (BERS).

Education & Expertise

Education

Educational Leadership

EdD
Fordham University
2015

Master's of Science in Adolescence Social Studies

MST
Fordham University
2005

Master's in Public Administration

MPA
State University of New York at Albany
2003

Political Science

BA
State University of New York at Albany
2001

Expertise

Antiracism and Culturally Responsive Leadership, Diversity Pipeline Recruitment, Developing Critically Conscious Educational Leaders

Dr. Waite uses critical race theory (CRT) as a foundational analytical tool and theoretical framework in her scholarship and practice.

Academics

Academics

ELPS 422: Seminar Educational Policy

ELPS 384: Practicum in School Administration and Supervision

ELPS 520: Financial Managment in Education

ELPS 455: Ethics in decision making

Accomplishments

Accomplishments

Paula Silver Case Award

Dr. Waite received the prestigious 2024 University Council of Education Administration’s Paula Silver Case Award for her teaching case study, "Are Educational Leaders of Color Truly Able to Lead for Equity? Maintaining the Status Quo or Disrupting Unequitable Systems?"

Published Articles and Presentations