Shannon Scabora is a 2019 Law and Public Policy Scholar, a Beasley Scholar, and a Barrack Scholar at Temple University Beasley School of Law. She graduated from Temple University, where she studied political science and English, with honors in 2018.
Prior to law school, Ms. Scabora served as a team leader for Jumpstart, an AmeriCorps organization that promotes quality early childhood education by implementing literacy, language, and social-emotional programming in Pre-K classrooms. At Temple Law, she serves as Co-President of Temple’s chapter of If/When/How: Lawyering for Reproductive Justice, Community Service Chair of the Student Public Interest Network (SPIN), and Co-Chair of the National Lawyers Guild Gender Justice Committee. Beyond the law school, she serves as a legal advocate at the Medical-Legal-Community Partnership (MLCP), where she helps patients at community health centers in Philadelphia navigate Medicaid, Social Security, and issues involving access to safe and healthy housing by providing on-site legal advice, assistance, and referrals. She also volunteers at Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania as a clinic escort.
In Washington, Ms. Scabora is working as a legal fellow at the Center for Health and Gender Equity (CHANGE), a nonprofit organization that advocates for international sexual and reproductive health and rights. Her primary policy interests are in reproductive health and justice.