Megan Shockley is a historian of the twentieth-century American South whose work focuses on gender, race, and social movements. Prior to joining the Shockoe Institute, Megan was a full professor at Clemson University, where she developed and served as the coordinator of the public history program.

She is the author or co-author of several books, including "We, Too, Are Americans": African American Women in Detroit and Richmond, 1940-1954 and Changing History: Virginia Women Through Four Centuries. She has authored or co-authored two National Park Service Administrative Histories, including The Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site: An Administrative History.