Abbreviated CV
Tracking the Journey
Education
August 2021 - Present
Southern Methodist University
PhD Student, Religious Ethics
Studying the ethic of resistance and the ethic of control in oppressed and privileged cultures along with the theologies that support or oppose them.
August 2018 - May 2021
Perkins School of Theology, Southern Methodist University
M.Div.
Graduated Summa Cum Laude
August 2010 - May 2012
Johns Hopkins University
M.S. Biotechnology Enterprise
Graduated Cum Laude
August 2004 - May 2009
Minnesota State University Moorhead
B.A. Biology and Chemistry (double major) with emphasis in Biotechnology and Biochemistry
Graduated Summa Cum Laude
Minor in Communication Studies
Research Experience
Expected Start 2023
Southern Methodist University
Dissertation
Advisor(s): Rebekah Miles, Karen Baker-Fletcher, Steve Long
Spring 2022 - Fall 2022
Southern Methodist University
Research Assistant
Advisor: Karen Baker-Fletcher
- Researching for Dr. Baker-Fletcher’s upcoming book project on black women activists who are survivors of unjust violence and exemplars of spiritual resilience.
Scholarly Publications & Presentations
Journal Papers in Progress
Klein, Shandon, “The Value of Personhood: Creative Use of an Ethic of Resistance and Ethic of Control within the life of Pauli Murray” (tentative title)
Conference Presentations
Salcedo, Abbie and Klein, Shandon, “Theological Virtues in the Anti-Black Racism Discourse of Religious Studies Professors.” American Association for Adult and Continuing Education Conference, October 14, 2022.
Colloquy Presentations
Response to Asian Americans and the Spirit of Racial Capitalism. Graduate Program of Religious Studies Ethics Colloquy for Tate Willson Lecture, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX, March 9, 2022.
- Invited to respond to guest lecturer Jonathan Tran in colloquy
Awards & Fellowships
- 2022 Angella P. Current-Felder Women of Color Scholars, General Board of Higher Education and Ministry, United Methodist Church
- 2022 - 2024 Doctoral Fellowship, Louisville Institute
- 2022 Honorable Mention, Ford Foundation Predoctoral Fellowship, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
- 2021 - 2026 Mustang Fellowship, Southern Methodist University
- 2021 The Dr. and Mrs. Glenn Flinn Senior Award, Southern Methodist University, Perkins School of Theology
- 2021 The Charley T. and Jesse James Bible Award, Southern Methodist University, Perkins School of Theology
- 2021 The Robert Weatherford Prize for Internship Preaching, Southern Methodist University, Perkins School of Theology
- 2020 B’nai B’rith Award in Social Ethics, Harold M. Kaufman Memorial Foundation
Public Leadership & Service
2019 - Present
Southern Methodist UniversityStudent Member, Fall Convocation Advisory Board
2019 - Present
United Methodist ChurchLay Delegate to 2020 General Conference, Rescheduled to 2024
Lay Delegate to 2020 South Central Jurisdictional Conference, Rescheduled to Oct 2022
2018 - Present
North Texas Annual ConferenceLay Member, 2019 – Present
Certified Candidate for the order of Elder, 2018 – Present
Black Church Task Force, Participant, 2020 – 2021
Genesis Church Planting Cohort, 2020 - 2021
2016 - Present
First United Methodist Church RichardsonMinistry Associate, 2020 – Present
Circle Leader, United Women in Faith, 2019 - Present
Assistant Director of Welcoming Ministries, 2016 - 2020
Research Interests
Comparative study of oppressed and privileged cultures in regard to both ethics and lived theology
Ethic of Resistance
Ethic of Control
Pneumatology
Hermeneutics
Professional Affiliations
American Academy of Religion, 2021 - Present
Society of Christian Ethics, 2021 – Present
- Nominated as a Student Member of the Board of Directors, 2022 (Elections to be held January 2023)
Society of Biblical Literature, 2021 – Present
American Association for Adult and Continuing Education, 2022 – Present