Sharon Chanley

Sharon Chanley is a faculty member in the Interdisciplinary and Liberal Studies Program at Arizona State University since 2015, with teaching experience spanning graduate and undergraduate courses in social sciences since 1998. She has held roles at ASU during her doctoral studies and at the University of Illinois at Springfield, where she also advised students and directed the Credit for Prior Learning Program.

• Ph.D., Public Administration, Arizona State University (2001)
• Master's, Public Administration, Arizona State University (1996)
• Bachelor's, Liberal Studies (Management of Non-Profit Organizations), St. Edward's University's New College

Her research focuses on higher education student learning assessment, intersections of domestic violence with women's reproductive choices, and social cost-benefit analysis in public policy. Prior work examined domestic violence's impact on welfare assistance and battered women's shelter effectiveness.

Expertise areas include domestic violence, gender studies, political economy, nonprofit leadership, policy analysis, and organizational dissent. She teaches courses like American National Government (POS 310), Social Processes in Organizations (OGL 343), and Integrative Leadership Studies (ISS 410).