Shannon Portillo
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Shannon Portillo
@profsp.bsky.social
Director & Coor Presidential Chair in the School of Public Affairs at Arizona State University. Studying social equity in public organizations and local government. Former local elected official. KU alum.
Our @asupubaffairs.bsky.social faculty are contributing to important conversations about federal funding, scientific research, and science communication. Check out this post by @mkfeeney.bsky.social

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I oversaw rigorous review of NSF-funded research on misinformation: Now the Trump administration is cancelling it
Politicians, not scientists, are the ones engaged in censorship
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April 28, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Thrilled to see the hard work of our faculty, staff, and alumni recognized in this year's U.S. News & World Report rankings. The ASU School of Public Affairs is #11 overall. Can't wait to see updates to our specialty rankings in 2026.

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ASU public affairs graduate programs rise to No. 11 in nation in US News & World Report’s 2025 rankings | ASU News
Arizona State University rose to No. 11 nationwide for best graduate public affairs programs in U.S. News & World Report’s 2025 rankings, the magazine announced.The ranking, released April 8, demonstr...
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April 9, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Love opening @azcentral.com
and seeing School of Public Affairs @arizonastateuni.bsky.social faculty’s work.

You can read the full article here: theconversation.com/in-2024-inde...
December 17, 2024 at 1:12 PM
This was a great partnership. We (Kenja Hassan, Susan Miller, Andrew Bertucci, and I) were able to get them data and analysis that will help move their work forward, and the work provided important support and experience for a ASU School of Public Affairs PhD student.
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School of Public Affairs surveys thousands of Arizona lawyers, other legal professionals for state bar | ASU News
When the State Bar of Arizona decided to learn what its members thought about disciplinary procedures, it needed someone to poll its nearly 25,000 lawyers and other legal professionals.The bar reached...
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December 16, 2024 at 4:41 PM
Our ASU School of Public Affairs faculty are doing incredible work. Check out this new piece in @us.theconversation.com on independent voters: theconversation.com/in-2024-inde...
In 2024, independent voters grew their share of the vote, split their tickets and expanded their influence
Postelection analysis of 2024 voters’ behavior reveals several ways self-described political independents differ from those who say they are Republicans or Democrats.
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December 9, 2024 at 8:22 PM
I've spent my entire career at large public research universities and ASU is truly different. I love working at a University that forefronts our access mission and collaboration with our local communities, while highlighting our research success: news.asu.edu/20241127-uni...
ASU on the cusp of becoming a $1B research university | ASU News
Once a fledgling research school, Arizona State University soon will hit $1 billion in annual research funding, placing the university into a rare category reached by just 33 universities across the n...
news.asu.edu
December 2, 2024 at 7:18 PM
Our ASU Public Affairs faculty are doing interesting work. Check out this new piece from @mkfeeney.bsky.social & Sian Mughan in PPMG on #technology #policing & #publicvalues

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Policing, Technology, and Public Values: A Public Administration Research Agenda
ABSTRACT. There is a great deal of research investigating how technologies produce efficiencies for police departments. Criminal justice research often foc
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November 22, 2024 at 2:29 PM
Really appreciate President Crow for taking a stand here.

“Those incidents, he said, are "anti-democratic, anti-free speech and completely contrary to the spirit of university scholarship, teaching and community."”

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University leaders Michael Crow and Fred DuVal condemn actions of Turning Point USA
Michael Crow called Turning Point USA activists "cowards" after an incident that injured a professor. The group called Crow's statement "laughable."
www.azcentral.com
October 15, 2023 at 12:29 PM
Have a new op-ed in the Arizona Republic on public service careers, local government, and getting paid: www.azcentral.com/story/opinio...
Public service in government doesn't mean boring jobs that'll land you in the poor house
Opinion: There's a pervasive narrative of public service being a callings, not a job, and that it won’t be financially rewarding. This isn’t all true.
www.azcentral.com
October 13, 2023 at 4:34 PM