Colleen Joy Shogan is an American author and academic who is the nominee to serve as

archivist of the United States The Archivist of the United States is the head and chief administrator of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) of the United States. The Archivist is responsible for the supervision and direction of the National Archives. Th ...

. Shogan is also the director of the David M. Rubenstein Center for White House History at the

White House Historical Association The White House Historical Association, founded in 1961 through efforts of First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, is a private, non-profit organization that works to preserve the history of the White House and make that history more accessible to the pu ...

Early life and education

Born and raised in

Greater Pittsburgh Greater Pittsburgh is a populous region centered around its largest city and economic hub, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The region encompasses Pittsburgh's urban core county, Allegheny, and six adjacent Pennsylvania counties: Armstrong, Beaver, ...

, Shogan graduated from

Norwin High School Norwin High School is a public high school located in North Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, with a current enrollment of about 1,600 students in grades 9-12. It enrolls students from North Huntingdon Township, Irwin, and North Irwin. It is part of ...

. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from

Boston College Boston College (BC) is a private Jesuit research university in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. Founded in 1863, the university has more than 9,300 full-time undergraduates and nearly 5,000 graduate students. Although Boston College is classifi ...

and a PhD in American politics from

Yale University Yale University is a Private university, private research university in New Haven, Connecticut. Established in 1701 as the Collegiate School, it is the List of Colonial Colleges, third-oldest institution of higher education in the United Sta ...

Career

After earning her PhD, Shogan worked as an associate professor of government and politics at

George Mason University George Mason University (George Mason, Mason, or GMU) is a public research university in Fairfax County, Virginia with an independent City of Fairfax, Virginia postal address in the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Area. The university was orig ...

. She is the author of ''Moral Rhetoric of American Presidents'', a book on the rhetorical presidency. Shogan later joined the

Library of Congress The Library of Congress (LOC) is the research library that officially serves the United States Congress and is the ''de facto'' national library of the United States. It is the oldest federal cultural institution in the country. The librar ...

, where she served as assistant deputy for collections and deputy director of the

Congressional Research Service The Congressional Research Service (CRS) is a public policy research institute of the United States Congress. Operating within the Library of Congress, it works primarily and directly for members of Congress and their committees and staff on ...

. Shogan worked as the vice chair of the Women’s Suffrage Centennial Commission and taught as an adjunct professor in the government department at

Georgetown University Georgetown University is a private university, private research university in the Georgetown (Washington, D.C.), Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Founded by Bishop John Carroll (archbishop of Baltimore), John Carroll in 1789 as Georg ...

. She is the author of eight murder mystery novels, featuring Washington congressional aide Kit Marshall.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Shogan, Colleen Joy American political scientists Boston College alumni George Mason University alumni Georgetown University alumni Living people Yale Graduate School of Arts and Sciences alumni