Shauntia D. White, LMSW, MLS, MS, LP-Candidate, is a clinician, legal paraprofessional, and scholar whose work bridges neuroscience with social work and criminal law. Drawing on her experience providing evidence-based behavioral health care to court-involved clients, she is building an ethical, trauma-informed, and neuro-informed practice dedicated to unlocking human potential within the legal system.
Shauntia serves on the Supreme Court of Arizona’s Board of Nonlawyer Legal Service Providers, helping shape innovative tiered legal services that expand access to justice. Her advocacy and policy work includes serving as a Legislative Advisor to Congressman Elijah Cummings and leading national initiatives to strengthen social work practice and policy, such as the Social Work Reinvestment Act, which has not yet been enacted federally.
A committed educator and researcher, Shauntia has taught social work and sociology at multiple universities, contributed to publications based in Ethiopia, China, and Kenya, and consulted with Black-owned businesses in South Africa through the Broad-Based Economic Empowerment initiative. She is guest editor for the forthcoming special issue “Neuro-Informed Narratives: Brain, Behavior, and the Legal System” in Reflections: Narratives of Professional Helping and the author of articles in the Maricopa Lawyer and Maryland State Bar Association journals. Shauntia has completed undergraduate studies in Family Science at University of Maryland, College Park, and advanced degrees in human development and family science, social work, and legal studies. Complementing her legal education, she has undertaken specialized training in Paralegal and Legal Assistant Training through the DC Bar Association. She is actively licensed as a Master Social Worker in Arizona, Maryland, and Washington, D.C., is completing her credentialing as an Arizona Legal Paraprofessional, and is beginning coursework and credentialing in Neuroscience. In addition to salsa dancing, competitive tennis and horseback riding, she has a soft spot for legal thrillers and psychological suspense—because nothing says “fun” like watching people navigate murder, mayhem, and bad decisions from the safety of my couch.
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