Michael R. Shaughnessy

Adjunct Lecturer of German Studies

Bio

Michael (Mike) Shaughnessy serves as the executive director of the American Association of Teachers of German. He leads a team to support and improve multilingual language and cultural education in the United States with a focus on the German speaking world.

Combining a passion for educational technology and the humanities, Dr. Shaughnessy has developed a track record of innovation over twenty years in the classroom and in administrative posts. His portfolio includes financial consulting for nonprofits, endowment and scholarship development, language learning software development, distance-learning course management, graduate program administration, data-visualization projects, private-entity & government-sponsored partnerships, faculty-led international education, nonprofit leadership and management, and data-based decision making for higher education to name a few.

Education

Ph.D., Germanic Languages and Literatures, University of Cincinnati