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Shannon Paige Clark

Research Affiliate

PhD in Education, Leadership, and Policy; University of Illinois at Chicago, 2022
MSW in Management and Community Organizing; University of Maryland, 2013
BA in Psychology and Sociology; Emory University, 2009

Research Interests:

Black Education

Critical Qualitative Research

Family, School, and Community Partnerships

Hyper-segregated Schools

School Organization and Leadership

About:

Shannon Paige Clark conducts research at the intersection of educational policy, Black studies, and leadership. She is a Research Affiliate of the Black Studies Department, and an Assistant Professor of Organizational Leadership at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore.  

Shannon worked alongside Dr. kihana miraya ross as a Postdoctoral Fellow from 2022-2024 to examine the Evanston reparations initiative, and the ongoing fight for Black educational justice in Evanston's 5th Ward. The culminating product from Shannon’s work as a fellow is STOLEN SCHOOL, a 35-minute documentary produced with Dr. ross in partnership with Shorefront Legacy Center. The film chronicles the ongoing fight for a 5th ward school that honors the expressed needs and wants of Evanston’s Black families.  

Shannon loves to be in schools interacting with students and families. She spent over a decade as an elementary school teacher. She believes research should be humanizing, participatory, and grounded in the premise that lived experiences are invaluable. Shannon was born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland. 

Selected Work:

ross, k.m. & Clark, S.P. (Executive Producers & Producers), Bell, L & Robinson, M. (Producers), Nash, R (Director). (2024). Stolen School [Film]. Endangered Peace Productions. www.stolenschool.com

"70 years after Brown, too many U.S. schools remain hypersegregated and unequal." Chalkbeat op-ed (May 2024). https://www.chalkbeat.org/2024/05/17/marking-brown-v-board-anniversary-many-schools-are-hypersegregated-and-unequal/

 "CPS’ principal discretion process favors families with abundant resources." Chicago Tribune op-ed (April 2024). https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/04/12/opinion-cps-school-choice-selective-enrollment-high-schools/