
In partnership with a dynamic group of local educators and community partners, Shah coordinates Husker Writers, a public writing collaborative of secondary and university teachers who link curricula to promote college access pathways and community action. She also supports the College Career Community Writers Program in Nebraska, which helps students learn to revise their thinking in response to new evidence, write nuanced claims, and enter public conversations with sources.

She has published two books about the Nebraska Unicameral Legislature and two political biographies as well as a number of journal articles about Nebraska history and politics.
“It was truly wonderful partnership that allowed Civic Nebraska to get civil discourse programming off the ground and working for Nebraskans,” said Amanda Barker, Civic Nebraska’s deputy executive director.