Shawn S. Edwards, DBA, SHRM-SCP, SPHR

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Adjunct Faculty

Education  

Temple University – Philadelphia, PA 
Doctor of Business Administration 
 
Walden University – Minneapolis, MN 
M.B.A., Business Administration 
 
Webster University – St. Louis, MO 
B.A., Business Management 

Research Interest  

Nonprofit Board Governance, Organizational Development, Human Resources, Business Strategy Planning and Development, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. 

Affiliations 

Board Positions 

• Vice Chair of the Board – Together SC, South Carolina 
• Board Director – One80Place, South Carolina 
• Advisory Board Member – Explore Charleston, Heart for Hospitality, Charleston, SC 

Membership 

• Member – Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.  

Designations and Certifications 

• SHRM Senior Professional in Human Resources (SHRM-SCP) – Society for Human Resources Management 
• Senior Professional Human Resources (SPHR) – Human Resources Certification Institute 
• Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) Certified 
• Organizational Culture Inventory (OCI) Certified 
• Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI) Certified 

Courses Taught  

• Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility 
• Human Resources Management 
• Training and Development 
• Fundamentals of Management 
• Inclusive Business Practices (Special Topics) 
• Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 

Selected Publications 

Edwards, S. S. (2020). Nonprofit Board Governance: Barriers to Millennial and Racial Minority Diversity in Board Service. Temple University. 
 
Guglielmo, M., Edwards, S., DiBernardino, F., & Coughlin, M. (2021). Using diversity, equity and inclusion to drive outcomes at CareerStaff unlimited. The Case For Women, 1-19. 

Honors & Awards 

• 2022 Lowcountry Diversity Leadership Award – Individual Category – Charleston Regional Business Journal 
• 2022 Temple University Fox Business School Distinguished Doctoral Alumni Leadership Award  
• 2021 Martin Luther King, Jr. Leadership Award – The Citadel  
• Delta Mu Delta – Webster University