Michael Shanahan: A Sound Mind in a Sound Body in a Sound School

Michael Shanahan: A Sound Mind in a Sound Body in a Sound School

Michael Shanahan is a Professor of Sociology at the University of Zurich and Director of the Jacobs Center for Productive Youth Development. He studied Sociology and Child Psychology at the University of Minnesota. Previous positions include University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Center for Advanced Studies in the Behavioural Sciences (Stanford; Hewlett Fellow), and the Pennsylvania State University. Dr. Shanahan’s interests include the study of attainment and well-being from childhood to adulthood, and the integration of genetic and social science data.