Shawntal Z Brown
M.A. in Women's and Gender Studies, University of Texas at Austin, 2019
B.A. in Psychology and Women's and Gender Studies, University of Oklahoma, 2017
Email: shawntal.brown@austin.utexas.edu
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B.A. in Psychology and Women's and Gender Studies, University of Oklahoma, 2017
Email: shawntal.brown@austin.utexas.edu
View Curriculum Vitae (pdf)
Shawntal Z. Brown, M.A., is a higher education professional with ten years of experience advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion through research, service, and leadership. She fosters a welcoming campus climate by building strong connections with students, staff, and faculty and employs a research-based approach to community building. By leveraging campus climate assessments, she develops resources and implements strategic outreach to support equitable environments in university settings.
Her equity lens is also evident in her service and accolades. Shawntal is the president of the Texas Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education (TADOHE) and provides Texas administrators with professional and personal development opportunities in alignment with TADOHE's mission and vision of equity and inclusive excellence. Additionally, she received the NASPA Region III DEI Mosaic Award for her passion and support of diversity, equity, and inclusion through her advocacy and research.
Shawntal is a part-time doctoral candidate in the Program of Higher Education Leadership and Policy. Her research focuses on university presidents and their commitments to diversity, equity, and inclusion through an organizational perspective. Her work, Mapping Pleasure, and Pain on Womens Bodies: Southern Black Feminist Geographic Interventions in the journal, Gender, Place, and Culture. Additionally, she has co-authored with Dr. Michael A. Goodman in ACPA Developments titled, Itll be like Biden and Harris: A Black Womans Conundrum in Collegiate Student Government. To bridge research and practice across disciplines, Shawntal regularly presents at different conferences including the National Womens Studies Association (NWSA), Texas Association of College and University Student Personnel Administrators (TACUPSA), and National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA).
Her equity lens is also evident in her service and accolades. Shawntal is the president of the Texas Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education (TADOHE) and provides Texas administrators with professional and personal development opportunities in alignment with TADOHE's mission and vision of equity and inclusive excellence. Additionally, she received the NASPA Region III DEI Mosaic Award for her passion and support of diversity, equity, and inclusion through her advocacy and research.
Shawntal is a part-time doctoral candidate in the Program of Higher Education Leadership and Policy. Her research focuses on university presidents and their commitments to diversity, equity, and inclusion through an organizational perspective. Her work, Mapping Pleasure, and Pain on Womens Bodies: Southern Black Feminist Geographic Interventions in the journal, Gender, Place, and Culture. Additionally, she has co-authored with Dr. Michael A. Goodman in ACPA Developments titled, Itll be like Biden and Harris: A Black Womans Conundrum in Collegiate Student Government. To bridge research and practice across disciplines, Shawntal regularly presents at different conferences including the National Womens Studies Association (NWSA), Texas Association of College and University Student Personnel Administrators (TACUPSA), and National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA).
