Background
Mow, Shirley Lau Daughter of Allen High School and Stella (Chan) Lau.
Mow, Shirley Lau Daughter of Allen High School and Stella (Chan) Lau.
Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry, Hunter College, 1955. Master of Arts in Education, Columbia University, 1958. Master in Public Health, Columbia University, 1986.
Doctor of Philosophy in Education, Columbia University, 1988. Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), Lingnan University, Hong Kong, 2008.
Research assistant Rockefeller University, New York City, 1955-1957. Teacher mathematics Spring Valley Junior High School, 1966-1967. Adjunct mathematics instructor Rockland Community College, Suffern, 1970-1974.
Assistant dean Pace University, Pleasantville, 1974-1977, associate dean, 1977-1981. Executive assistant to president Hunter College, New York City, 1982—1988. Executive director Westchester Education Coalition, White Plains, 1990—1998.
Associate director Education Partnership Ctr, U California,, Santa Cruz, 2000—2002. Project director National Science Foundation funded women and science project Feminist Press, City University of New York, New York City, since 2005. Fellow American Council on Education, 1980-1981.
Consultant Ford Foundation, 1983-1984. Postdoctoral fellow, Education Testig Service, Princeton, New Jersey, 1988-1990.
Board directors United Neighborhood Houses, New York City, 1988-1991. Advisory committee New York State Citizen Bee, 1990. Board directors Feminist Press City University of New York, since 1994, Westchester County Youth Board, 1995-1998, Westchester 2000, 1995-1997.
Chair Westchester County Urban Youth Council, 1993-1994. Board directors Young Women’s Christian Association Westchester, 1997-2000. Board trustees Lingnan Foundation, 2000-2009, National Society Gifted and Talented, 2007-2009.
Member The Feminist Press (chair board directors since 1994), American Association for the Advancement of Science, New York Academy of Sciences.
Children: Douglas, Christopher.