Sharon L. Shields

Professor of the Practice of Health Promotion and Education

Ph.D., George Peabody College, 1976

Short Biography

Sharon Shields' interests focus on community health and human issues. Sharon teaches courses that move students into strong university/campus service-learning partnerships that foster movement toward civic engagement and active citizenship. Sharon has worked on various national curriculums, has published articles related to service-learning teaching, and has been deeply engaged in the Community Outreach Partnership Center Grant at VIPPS. Currently, Sharon is the President of the National Association of Girls and Women in Sport and in that capacity has begun a national community organizing initiative directed at Title IX advocacy.

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Selected Publications

Gilchrist, Leigh Z., Mundy, M.E., Felten, P. and Shields, S. "Course Transitions, Midsemester Assessment, and Program Design Characteristics: A Case Study." The Michigan Journal of Community Service-Learning, Vol. 10:1, Fall 2003.

Gilbert, Elizabeth and Shields, Sharon L. (2003) "Sport and Physical Activity." Encyclopedia of Education. Second Edtion. Macmillan reference.

Shields, Sharon L. and Gray, B.S. (2003) "Community Service." Encyclopedia of Education. Second Edtion. Macmillan reference.

Shields, Sharon L. "Classrooms and the Common Good in the New Millennium: Needed Endings, New Beginnings, Circle Mending." Quest. Vol. 53:3, 297-314, August, 2000.

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