Laura Shaw
Associate Teaching Professor,
UC Work+Learn
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Mail code: 4203Campus: Tempe
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Long Bio
Laura L. Shaw, Ph.D., is an Associate Teaching Professor in the Explore program at Arizona State University, where she helps students build lives that reflect their values, strengths, and aspirations. With a background in social psychology, she designs and teaches courses that support students in navigating academic and career decisions with purpose and self-awareness. She is the creator of ASU 230: Life by Design, a foundational course that blends psychological research with design thinking to foster curiosity, resilience, and informed exploration.
Education
PhD Social Psychology, University of Kansas
MA Social Psychology, University of Kansas
BS Psychology, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Courses
2026 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| UNI 250 | Designing Your ASU Experience |
| UNI 250 | Designing Your ASU Experience |
| UNI 270 | Work by Design:Prep for Career |
| UNI 250 | Designing Your ASU Experience |
| UNI 250 | Designing Your ASU Experience |
2025 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| UNI 270 | Work by Design:Prep for Career |
| UNI 270 | Work by Design:Prep for Career |
2025 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| UNI 250 | Designing Your ASU Experience |
| UNI 270 | Work by Design:Prep for Career |
| UNI 270 | Work by Design:Prep for Career |
| UNI 250 | Designing Your ASU Experience |
| UNI 270 | Work by Design:Prep for Career |
| UNI 250 | Designing Your ASU Experience |
| UNI 394 | Special Topics |
| UNI 394 | Special Topics |
2024 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| UNI 270 | Work by Design:Prep for Career |
| UNI 270 | Work by Design:Prep for Career |
2024 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| UNI 270 | Work by Design:Prep for Career |
| UNI 250 | ASU by Design:Choosing a Major |
2023 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| UNI 270 | Work by Design:Prep for Career |
| UNI 270 | Work by Design:Prep for Career |
2023 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| UNI 150 | Future by Dsgn: Major & Career |
| ASU 230 | Life by Design |
| UNI 250 | ASU by Design:Choosing a Major |
| UNI 250 | ASU by Design:Choosing a Major |
| ASU 230 | Life by Design |
2022 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| ASU 230 | Life by Design |
| ASU 230 | Life by Design |
| ASU 230 | Life by Design |
2021 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| UNI 220 | Mindset Connections |
| UNI 220 | Mindset Connections |
| UNI 220 | Mindset Connections |
| UNI 220 | Mindset Connections |
| ASU 294-UC | Special Topics |
| ASU 294-UC | Special Topics |
2021 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| UNI 220 | Mindset Connections |
| UNI 220 | Mindset Connections |
| ASU 294-UC | Special Topics |
| ASU 294-UC | Special Topics |
| ASU 294-UC | Special Topics |
| ASU 294-UC | Special Topics |
2020 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| UNI 120 | Academic Success |
| ASU 294-UC | Special Topics |
| ASU 294-UC | Special Topics |