Shannyn Snyder, MAIS

Shannyn Snyder received her Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, Master of Interdisciplinary Studies in Anthropology and Global Health, and Graduate Certificate in Women and Gender Studies, all through George Mason University. Her previous research includes the study of access to clean water and healthcare in vulnerable populations and illness and mortality due to inadequate sanitation, and inequality and women’s health, including focuses in disability and abortion and stigma, culture and STDs. 

Her current work focuses on sexual health, society and health literacy, as well as continued research on disproportionate environmental impact for women, particularly those with scaffolded social determinants of health. 

Snyder developed Water Health Educator as an education forum to connect college students and public health professionals, as well as the general public, with news of community, regional, and global issues concerning water. 

Select Publications

• Snyder, S. (2020). The Pro-Life Paradox of Pregnancy Termination and Disability Exclusion. Gynecology and Women’s Health Care, Vol 2: Issue 3. Available at doi.org/10.47485/2766-5879.1012.
• Snyder, S., Sharif, M., and Snyder, G. (2020). Need-Based Holistic Treatments for Endometriosis in Women. International Journal of Women’s Health Care, Vol 5: Issue 1. Available online.
• Snyder, S. (2019). On the Concept of Gender: A Critique of Processual and Postprocessual Mortuary Archaeological Theory. Sociology Insights 003:001.  
• Snyder, S. (2019). Native American Women, Marginalization, and Water: The Social Injustice of Environmental Racism. Women’s Health and Complications 1: 001-009.  
• Snyder, S. (2018). Health equity and intersectionality: Women as a special population. Journal of Public Health and General Medicine, 1(1).  
• Snyder, S. (2010). Access to Water, Sanitation, and Public Health Services among Urban Poor in Maceio, Brazil. Morrisville, NC: Lulu.com.

Honors and Awards

• Recipient, George Mason University Outstanding Achievement Award, Adjunct Faculty, 2024 
• Recipient, Seeds of Change Engaged Faculty Member Award, Social Action and Integrative Learning (SAIL), George Mason University, 2019 
• Recipient, Mason Core Teaching Recognition for GCH 465: Community Health Capstone, Mason Core Committee, George Mason University, 2019 
• Recipient, Green Community Individual Award, Green Guiding Committee for the Prince William County Government, 2019
• Recipient, George Mason University Adjunct Teaching Excellence Award, 2018 
• Recognition, Prince William County and Prince William Soil and Water Conservation District, Volunteer, 2018 
• Recipient, Master Teacher Adjunct Faculty Award, College of Public Health, George Mason University, 2016 
• Recipient, President’s Volunteer Service Award, Gold Medal, 2011

Affiliations

• Interim Adjunct Faculty Coordinator, Department of Global and Community Health, College of Public Health, Spring 2024 
• Faculty Mentor, Mason Impact Research Grant for Undergraduate Education, The Impact of Food Insecurity on College Students’ Academic Success and Mental Health in College Students in the Greater DC Area, Spring 2024 
• Member, Adjunct Mentorship Committee, College of Public Health, Fall 2023 to Present 
• Co-Chair and Member, Adjunct Faculty Committee, Office of the Provost and Executive Vice President, George Mason University, Fall 2019 to Summer 2023 (Committee Co-Chair, Fall 2021 to Summer 2023) 
• Judge, Learning Lab Case Challenge, Learning Laboratory for Community Health, College of Public Health, George Mason University, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024 
• Member, Adjunct Teaching Excellence Award Selection Committee (ATEA), Stearns Center for Teaching and Learning, George Mason University, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023 
• Member, Mason Environmental Alumni Network (MEAN), College of Science, George Mason University, Spring 2022  
• Portfolio Consultant, Online Teaching Excellence Award (OTEA), Stearns Center for Teaching and Learning, George Mason University, Spring 2022, Spring 2023 
• Portfolio Consultant, Adjunct Teaching Excellence Award (ATEA), Stearns Center for Teaching and Learning, George Mason University, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024 
• Panelist, Adjunct Faculty Committee Panel, “Lunch Panel Discussion: Insights from the Adjunct Faculty Committee,” New Faculty Success Workshop, Office of the Provost, George Mason University, Spring 2021, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023 
• Member, Institutional Membership for the National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity (NCFDD), February 2020 
• Committee Member, Innovations in Teaching and Learning Conference Proposal Review Committee, Stearns Center for Teaching and Learning, George Mason University, Spring 2020, Spring 2021 
• Committee Member, Selection Committee for the for the Community Engagement Medallion and Seeds of Change, George Mason University, Social Action and Integrative Learning, Mason's Center for Community Engagement, School of Integrative Studies, Spring 2019, Spring 2020 

Degrees

• Graduate Certificate,  Women and Gender Studies,  George Mason University 
• MA, Interdisciplinary Studies (Concentrations: Anthropology and Global Health),  George Mason University 
• BA, Political Science,  George Mason University