Lisa Shannon

Education

Ph.D., History 2014, Georgia State University

Dissertation:  Creating Community: A History of the East Washington in East Point,

Georgia (in process of publication) under the direction of Clifford M. Kuhn

M.A., History 2008, Georgia State University (summa cum laude)

Thesis: “A Little Bit of Heaven”: The Inception, Climax and Transformation of the East Washington Community in East Point, Georgia

B.A., African American Studies 2005, Georgia State University (4.0 summa cum laude)

Fellowships, Grants, Honors

2011 NSAA-Excellence in Educational Pursuits Award- Center for Afrikan Biblical Studies, First Afrikan Church

2008-2013 Graduate Teaching Fellowship- Georgia State University

2008 G.S.U. History Department Ph.D. Program recipient of the

Margaret Ewing Oral History Award, Best Thesis Deans Lists- 30 hours, 60hours, 90 hours- Georgia State University

2006-2008 Graduate Research Fellowship- Georgia State University

2006-2007 G.S.U. History Department’s Masters Program recipient of the

John H. Alexander Scholarship Most Outstanding Graduate Student

Research Skills and Professional Experience

August 2018 - December 2018 Part-time Instructor Georgia State University

Introduction to African American Studies- AAS 2010

June 2018 - August 2018 Part-time Instructor Georgia State University

African Diaspora- AAS 3120, AAS 3120H, (same as Anth 3120)

Enslavement and Resistance in North America- AAS 4600 (directed reading)

January 2018 - May 2018 Part-time Instructor Georgia State University

Introduction to African American Studies- AAS 2010

August 2017 - December 2017 Part-time Instructor Georgia State University

Introduction to African American Studies- AAS 2010

June 2017 - August 2017 Part-time Instructor Georgia State University

Enslavement and Resistance in North America- AAS 4600 (same as History 4290)

January 2017 - May 2017 Part-time Instructor Georgia State University

African Diaspora- AAS 3120, AAS 3120H, (same as Anth 3120)

Introduction to African American Studies- AAS 2010

August 2016 - December 2016 Part-time Instructor Georgia State University

Introduction to African American History and Culture- AAS 1140

Introduction to African American History and Culture- HIST 1140

June 2016 -August 2016 Part-time Instructor Georgia State University

Enslavement in the Americas (Honors)- AAS 4620H (same as History 4290)

January 2016 - May 2016 Part-time Instructor Georgia State University

African Diaspora- AAS 3120 (same as Anth 3120)

Introduction to African American Studies- AAS 2010

August 2015 - December 2015 Visiting Instructor Georgia State University

African Diaspora- AAS 3120 (same as Anth 3120)

Introduction to African American Studies- AAS 2010

June 2015 - August 2015 Visiting Instructor Georgia State University

Introduction to African American Studies- AAS 2010

January 2015 - May 2015 Visiting Lecturer Georgia State University

Introduction to African American Studies- AAS 2010

August 2014 - December 2014 Visiting Instructor Georgia State University

Introduction to African American Studies- AAS 2010

 June 2014 - August 2014 Visiting Instructor Georgia State University

Introduction to African American Studies- AAS 2010

January 2014 - May 2014 Visiting Lecturer Georgia State University

Introduction to African American Studies- AAS 2010

August 2013 - December 2013 Visiting Instructor Georgia State University

Introduction to African American Studies- AAS 2010

June 2013 - August 2013 Teaching Assistant Georgia State University

Introduction to African American History and Culture AAS 1140

Introduction to African American History and Culture HIST 1140

January 2013 - May 2013 Teaching Assistant Georgia State University

Introduction to African American History and Culture AAS 1140

Introduction to African American History and Culture HIST 1140

Introduction to African American Studies- AAS 2010

August 2012- December 2012 Teaching Assistant Georgia State University

Introduction to African American History and Culture AAS 1140

Introduction to African American History and Culture HIST 1140

June 2012 - August 2012 Teaching Assistant Georgia State University

Introduction to African American History and Culture AAS 1140

Introduction to African American History and Culture HIST 1140

January 2012 - May 2012 Teaching Assistant Georgia State University

Introduction to African American History and Culture AAS 1140

Introduction to African American History and Culture HIST 1140

Introduction to African American Studies- AAS 2010

August 2011 - December 2011 Teaching Assistant Georgia State University

History of People of African Descent in Georgia- AAS 3450

Topics in American History HIST 4490

Introduction to African American History and Culture AAS 1140

Introduction to African American History and Culture HIST 1140

June 2011 - August 2011 Teaching Assistant Georgia State University

Introduction to African American History and Culture AAS 1140

Introduction to African American History and Culture HIST 1140

January 2011 - May 2011

Survey of World History Since 1500 - HIST 1112

Introduction to African American Studies- AAS 2010

Introduction to African American History and Culture AAS 1140

August 2010 - December 2010 Teaching Assistant Georgia State University

Introduction to African American History and Culture AAS 1140

Introduction to African American History and Culture HIST 1140

Introduction to African American Studies- AAS 2010

June 2010 - August 2010 Teaching Assistant Georgia State University

Survey of World History Since 1500 - HIST 1112

Introduction to African American Studies- AAS 2010

January 2010 - May 2010 Teaching Assistant Georgia State University

Introduction to African American History and Culture AAS 1140

Introduction to African American History and Culture HIST 1140

August 2009 - December 2009 Teaching Assistant Georgia State University

Introduction to African American History and Culture AAS 1140

Introduction to African American History and Culture HIST 1140

June 2009 - August 2009 Teaching Assistant Georgia State University

Survey of World History Since 1500 - HIST 1112

Introduction to African American Studies- AAS 2010

Research Assistant for Dr. Cliff M. Kuhn - Georgia State University, assisted with

Centennial Remembrance of 1906 - Atlanta Race Riot

Research Assistant for Dr. Ian Fletcher- Georgia State University, assisted with research on Garvey papers, Booker T. Washington papers, Du Bois papers

Research Assistant for Dr. Jacqueline Rouse, assisted for book proposal on Mrs. Modjeska Simkins, Mrs. Septima Clark

Assisted with book review Black Women in the Ivory Tower, 1850-1954: An Intellectual History. By Stephanie Y. Evans. Tallahassee: University Press of Florida, 2007

Teaching Assistant for Dr. Denise Davidson

Teaching Assistant for Dr. Audrea F. Dunham

Teaching Assistant for Dr. Samuel Livingston

Annual Workshops Coordinated 

Annual Title I Workshop

Curriculum and Technology Seminar

High School Placement Seminar

Parent/Community/Stakeholders Business Exposition

Parent/Community Partners/Stakeholders Appreciation Workshop

Teaching Scholars from an Africentric Perspective

Consultant

2015 - Kilombo Academic and Cultural Institute Science Fair

2012 - present Florida Essence Tea Princess and Duchess Program, Inc

2010 - present Esplanade Association (Homeowners)

2009 - present Progressive Officers Club-select members

Professional Associations

Association for the Study of African American Life and History

Association of GSU Historians

East Point Historical Society

First Afrikan Center for Afrikan Biblical Studies

KIPP Metro Atlanta Cooperative

KIPP South Fulton Academy

Kilombo Academic and Cultural Institute

The Links, Incorporated

East Washington Community Walking Tour - Founder and Organizer

August 2010 - present

Conduct walking tours of the East Washington Community that was mapped out in 1912, re-configured through Urban Renewal in 1962, and re-structured for the third time in the late 1990s. The two hour tour covers the community’s history, culture, and heritage.  Meeting at KIPP South Fulton Academy, formerly East Point Colored Elementary School, the tour highlights the historical African American neighborhood that emerged during the Jim Crow era. Participants see the six churches that provided spiritual guidance, the ball park where professional athletes such as John Milner practiced, and the business district that enticed African Americans to move from rural areas to East Washington for upward mobility. Participants can also travel to the Connally Family Burial Site where enslaved Africans were buried adjacent to their plantation owners.

 Conference/Community Presentations

December 1, 2018- African Studies Association, The Teachers Workshops Conference, “Infusing Culture into the Curriculum: language, practices, and traditions” Auburn Avenue Research Library

Workshop Facilitator

January 20, 2018 - Dogwood City Chapter of the Links, Incorporated, National Center for Civil and Human Rights, “Power of Speech in Sports, Muhammad Ali”

Speaker

February 17, 2018 - Dogwood City Chapter of the Links, Incorporated, National Center for Civil and Human Rights, “Power of Speech in Sports, 1968 Olympics”

Speaker

November 9, 2017- Department of African American Studies, Georgia State University, “Centering Black Life, Voice, and Space Resistance Summit, N.A.H.”

Panelist

October 27, 2017-Black Doctoral Network Conference

Undergraduate Historical Research Competition

Judge

October 23, 2017- Zeta Mu Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., Georgia State University, “Being Black in America”

Panelist

September 27, 2017- Zeta Phi chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc, Georgia State University, “In My Black Skin: Colorism”

Speaker

September 17, 2017- Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., 2017 Cluster V Awards and Recognition Program for the South Atlantic Region

Judge

February 17, 2017- National Achievers Society, Black History Extravaganza and Luncheon, Florida International University, Black History discussion Miami Florida

January 25, 2017- GSU History Department Brown Bag Lunch Series

Troy Moore Library, 25 Park Place, Celebrating the MLK Holiday- “East Washington Community of East Point, Georgia”

June 10, 2017 – “Educating Students from an Africentric Perspective,” Florida Essence Tea Princess and Duchess Program, Inc.,Miami Florida

November 5, 2016- The KIPP College Ambassador Southeastern Training Engaging Campus Resources Session, KIPP Metro Atlanta Campus, Engaging Campus Resources.  Hosted a workshop that covered the purpose of key campus offices/departments and specific resources available for college students. Students used a pre-filled resource sheet to tackle scenarios that students face and how they can help their peers to navigate campus and get the support they need.

November 3, 2016- Pi Alpha Chapter of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc., Georgia State University Chapter of National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, “A View to Kill”

Panelist

June 18 - June 19, 2016- Hickman/Green/Smith Reunion Speaker, Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines, “The Importance of Family Relations to the Family, Community, and Global Society.”

March 14, 2016- “A Healthy Psychology: an Africentric perspective”

Kennesaw State University

Department of Psychology

Ethnic Minority Psychology-, Guest Lecturer for Dr. Stephanie Robinson

February 3, 2016

United States Social Security Administration

Covington, Georgia

“History and Importance of SSA” Guest Lecturer, Dee Jones

October 9, 2015-Black Doctoral Network Conference

“Adjuncting: How Adjuncting Affects Academics Centennial”

Panelist

April 22, 2015- The KIPP College Ambassador Southeastern Training Engaging Campus Resources Session, KIPP Metro Atlanta Campus, Engaging Campus Resources.  Hosted a workshop that covered the purpose of key campus offices/departments and specific resources available for college students. Students used a pre-filled resource sheet to tackle scenarios that students face and how they can help their peers to navigate campus and get the support they need.

August 8, 2014- The KIPP College Ambassador Southeastern Training Engaging Campus Resources Session, KIPP Metro Atlanta Campus, Engaging Campus Resources.  Hosted a workshop that covered the purpose of key campus offices/departments and specific resources available for college students. Students used a pre-filled resource sheet to tackle scenarios that students face and how they can help their peers to navigate campus and get the support they need.

April 14, 2014- The KIPP College Ambassador Southeastern Training Engaging Campus Resources Session, KIPP Metro Atlanta Campus, Engaging Campus Resources.  Hosted a workshop that covered the purpose of key campus offices/departments and specific resources available for college students. Students used a pre-filled resource sheet to tackle scenarios that students face and how they can help their peers to navigate campus and get the support they need.

February 2014- National Achievers Society, Black History Extravaganza and Luncheon, Florida International University, Black History discussion Miami Florida

February 2013- National Achievers Society, Black History Extravaganza and Luncheon, Florida International University, Black History discussion Miami Florida

February 2012-National Achievers Society, Black History Extravaganza and Luncheon, Florida International University, Black History discussion, Miami Florida

February 2010: East Point History Panel Discussion, spoke on history of East Washington Community, East Point, Georgia

February 2009-National Achievers Society, Black History Extravaganza and Luncheon, Florida International University, Black History discussion and Black History Fashion Show, Miami Florida

February 2009: East Point History Panel Discussion, spoke on history of East Washington Community, East Point, Georgia

February 2008: Student Leadership Symposium-Panelist, African American Philosophy, Miami Dade College, Wolfson Campus, Panelist-students went to various classrooms and discussed selected topics