Sheila is the Scott K. Ginsburg Professor of Urban Law and Policy at Georgetown University. She holds a joint appointment with the Law Center and the McCourt School of Public Policy. During the 2021-2022 academic year, she served as the inaugural Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for the Law Center.
Sheila also co-directs LabGov, an international applied research project that has pioneered a new model of urban governance and a path toward more equitable management of a city's infrastructure and services. From 2017-2020, she served as the chair of the advisory committee for the Global Parliament of Mayors and is currently co-chair of the Equity Workgroup of the New York City Mayor's Panel on Climate Change.