Sy’Quon D. Shaw

Dr. Sy’Quon D. Shaw serves as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Social Work at Morgan State University's School of Social Work, located in the Health and Human Services Center, Room 212D.

His academic credentials include:

• DSW from Capella University, School of Public Services and Education, Minneapolis, MN
• MSW from University of Maryland, Graduate School of Social Work, Baltimore, Maryland
• B.S. in Psychology from Howard University, College of Arts and Sciences, Washington, DC
• A.A. from Tidewater Community College, Norfolk, Virginia

Dr. Shaw's research critically examines mental health support systems for Black men through community-based approaches like barbershop interventions, while investigating systemic barriers faced by first-generation college students impacted by parental incarceration. His work emphasizes identity navigation challenges, LGBTQ student mental health, and culturally responsive strategies to reduce stigma around professional help-seeking among Black and Brown youth. This scholarship bridges clinical social work practice with structural equity frameworks to address racial and educational disparities.