Dr. LaShorage Shaffer is an Associate Professor at the University of Michigan-Dearborn in the College of Education, Health, and Human Services. She is a faculty member of the Department of Education and teaches early childhood and early childhood special education courses. She serves on various committees for the department and the university. Dr. Shaffer is currently serving as the Faculty Director for the Early Childhood Education Center on campus and on various committees across the community. She serves the field in a variety of capacities including on boards of professional and community organizations, presenting at conferences, and as a reviewer for both journals and textbooks.
Dr. Shaffer earned her doctorate from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in Special Education. Her research interests and publications span from challenging behavior, social emotional development for children with and without disabilities, using evidenced-based practices to enhance development and learning, culturally responsive and competent pedagogy, personnel preparation, and policy.