About

Dr. Shannon joined the Department of Political Science in 2024. She teaches courses on public policy, the policy process, urban politics, and American politics. Her research explores the policy agenda of city councils, American political development at the local level, policy process theory, and local institutions such as city councils, mayors, and law enforcement departments. 

Research Interests

Agenda setting, local government, urban politics, policing, racial and ethnic politics, American political development 

Education

PhD from the University of Texas at Austin; MA from the University of Memphis; BA from the University of Colorado, Denver

Sample Publications

Bird, Christine C. and Brooke N. Shannon. 2024. “The Heat is On: Does Civil Litigation Affect Policing Practices?” Online First in Political Research Quarterly. https://doi.org/10.1177/10659129241266824 

Fagan, E.J., Bryan D. Jones, and Brooke N. Shannon. 2023. “Linking Party and Congressional Agendas: New Datasets on Policymaking During the Gilded Age and Progressive Era” The Journal of Political Institutions and Political Economy. 3 (3), 305-335. 

Shannon, Brooke N. 2021. “Can Institutional Reform Have A Lasting Impact on the Policy Agenda? Evidence from the 10-1 in Austin, TX.” Urban Affairs Review. 58 (6), 1491-1772.  https://doi.org/10.1177/10780874211038285. 

Experience

Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of Memphis (Fall 2024 to present ), Assistant Professor of Policy Analysis and Policy Evaluation, University of Pittsburgh (Fall 2022- 2024), Policy Agendas Project Manager, University of Texas at Austin (2019-2021), High School Teacher, Cordova High School, Memphis City Schools (2012-2014)