Anna Goldfarb Shabsin
Teaching Professor
Assistant Dean of the Master of Social Policy Program
Contact
Phone: 314-935-5772
Email: ashabsin@wustl.edu
Education
JD, Washington University School of Law
Areas of Focus
Social welfare policy
Advocacy and lobbying
Law and policy
Politics
Biography
A two-time recipient of the Brown School’s Excellence in Teaching Award, Anna Goldfarb Shabsin is passionate about issues related to social welfare and their interplay with politics, advocacy, and policy. She serves as the Assistant Dean for the Master of Social Policy degree program and as Chair of the Policy Specialization. She also teaches classes in law and policy in Washington University’s Prison Education Project.
Shabsin oversees the university’s dual-degree JD/MSW program and serves as a faculty advisor for both MSP, MSW, and dual JD/MSW students. She is the university’s Safe Zone trainer for all faculty and staff.
Shabsin is also an independent consultant, having designed and facilitated workshops for many notable clients including Twain Financial and Kaiser Permanente. Prior to joining the Brown School, she practiced law for ten years.
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