Shawn Martin is a connector who brings ideas and people together. Over the two decades of his career, he has researched and published on topics that bring perspectives of history, sociology, computer science, theology, and other disciplines into conversation with each other in order to better understand the origins of contemporary society and why it functions (or not) in the ways that it does. In service to that goal, he has also brought together commercial publishers, researchers, students, librarians, government agencies and the many different organizations that are making research available.
He has been employed at both public and private colleges and universities including research-intensive institutions such as the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Michigan as well as teaching-focused schools like Dartmouth College and Washington College and at museums consisting of the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation and the Ohio Historical Society.
Shawn holds a Ph.D. in information science from Indiana University, bachelor’s and master’s degrees in history from The Ohio State University and the College of William and Mary, and certificates in business from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, social impact consulting from Georgetown University, and theology from the University of Notre Dame as well as additional training in a variety of different subjects encompassing systems thinking, social entrepreneurship, political science, art history, and intellectual property law.
More information about Shawn can also be found on his LinkedIn profile or his CV which also include links to some of his publications and other writing.
