Shakira Pleasant

Assistant Professor of Law @University Of Illinois Chicago School Of Law

Chicago, IL, US

Tenure track faculty member who also held an administrative appointment from August 2019 to July 2023- Served as Director of the law school’s Writing Resource Center and supervised an interdisciplinary team of professional writers, including JDs and PhDs- Provided supplemental writing instruction to enrolled students and recent alumni- Designed and led group workshops and developed content for diverse learners with varied learning styles- Principal investigator for an empirical study evaluating the efficacy of supplemental writing instruction and its impact on bar passage.