Paul T. Shattuck

About Paul T. Shattuck

I\'m a writer and consultant helping people stay human and strategic under authoritarian and extractive systems engineered to drain us.I write Stay Human - Shape Tomorrow on Substack, where readers visit each month to learn about civic resilience—practical tools for staying grounded, connected, and effective when conditions are designed to break you. I also write Writing for Social Impact, helping progressive writers and thought leaders develop craft, use tools effectively, and build sustainable thought leadership.I consult selectively with university research leaders, nonprofit executives, and foundation leaders navigating institutional disruption while protecting mission and vital expertise. My work focuses on strategic clarity when traditional approaches fall short—helping leaders and organizations find paths forward through complexity, uncertainty, and hostile conditions.My earlier career established me as a pioneer in autism research from a public health systems perspective—two decades of federally funded work,$40M+ raised, research centers built, and publications cited tens of thousands of times. That work taught me how to build infrastructure, secure resources, and create change through systems thinking and coalition building.Find my writing at https://paultshattuck.substack.com/ and learn more about ways to work with me as a consultant or speaker at Stay human. Stay strategic. Shape tomorrow.

Experience

1. Social Entrepreneur

   Volunteer

   Jan 1980 — Present

   Founder, initiator, board member and leader of numerous nonprofit organizations and community-based programs working on a wide range of social issues.

Education

• Portland State University

  Master of Science - MS, Sociology

  1996 — 1998

• University of Wisconsin-Madison

  MSSW, Social Work

  1999 — 2001

• University of Wisconsin-Madison

  NIH Postdoctoral Fellowship, Public Health

  2005 — 2007

• University of Wisconsin-Madison

  Ph.D., Social Welfare

  1999 — 2005