Morrison, Shannon
Shannon Morrison
Biography
Shannon McLoughlin Morrison, Ph.D. is the Assistant Director, Academics and Program Assessment for the Center for Aviation Studies. In this role, Dr. Morrison maintains the Center’s academic accreditation through the Aviation Accreditation Board, International. Dr. Morrison also manages all curricular changes and program assessments that occur within the Center.
She currently teaches AVN 4520: Aviation Engineering Capstone, as well as AVN 5400: Access and Retention in Aviation and STEM Workforces. Dr. Morrison has also taught in the College of Education and Human Ecology, School and Society.
Her educational background includes Master's degrees in Education, Public Policy, and Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, along with a Ph.D. in Educational Policy and Leadership.
Dr. Morrison's research focus is on access and retention to STEM education.
Expertise
PUBLICATIONS
Morrison, S.M (2024). Women of Color in the Aviation Industry, Routledge: NY.
Morrison, S.M, and McNair, A.W. (2023). “Community, Coalition Building and Career Decision Making Self-Efficacy: A case study of collegiate women in aviation,” Journal of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering, 29(3), p. 25–56.
Lutte, R. K., & Morrison, S. M. (2022). “You’ll Never Really Be One of Us”: Women’s underrepresentation in the aviation workforce. Journal of Aviation/Aerospace Education & Research, 31(2). https://doi.org/10.15394/jaaer.2022.1929
Morrison, S.M. (2021). Moving Beyond Representation: Reimagining Diversity and Inclusion Efforts in the Aviation Industry. Collegiate Aviation Review International, 39(1), (pending). Retrieved from http://ojs.library.okstate.edu/osu/index.php/CARI/article/view/8086/7468
Morrison, S.M (2019). “Closing the Loop to Shift the Default: How alternative ways of knowing can inform research and pedagogical practice,” Journal of Engineering Education, 108:3, 313-315. DOI:10.1002/jee.20285
NEWSPRINT/INTERNET
Riordan, Katie (2022). “Flight School Combats Lack of Diversity in the Cockpit.” Marketplace Morning Report. Morrison, S.M. quoted. https://www.marketplace.org
Riordan, Katie (2021). “Midsouth Flight School Puts More Women, Minorities in the Cockpit.” Morrison, S.M. quoted. https://www.wknofm.org
Morrison, S.M. (2021) “Diversity in Aviation.” Ask the Captain Radio Show. WWPR 1490 AM Tampa Bay/Clearwater
Morrison, S.M. (2020). “That Won’t Fly: How diversity efforts maintain aviation as a white space.” The Observatory
Morrison, S.M. (2020). “How Greater Diversity in the Cockpit Could Help Airlines Avoid a Looming Pilot Shortage.” https://theconversation.com
Creedy, K. (2019). “Why are there so few women in aviation?” Morrison, S.M. quoted. www.cnn.com