Hadar Aviram
Thomas Miller '73 Professor of Law · UC Hastings College of the Law
Contacts: aviramh@uchastings.edu / 415-581-8890 / Office 328-200
Criminal Justice Criminology Criminal Law Constitutional Law Public Policy
Jill McCorkel, PhD
Professor of Sociology and Criminology | College of Liberal Arts and Sciences · Villanova University
Jill McCorkel, PhD, examines the social and political consequences of mass incarceration in the United States
#SayHerName Prison Education Programs Race, Class and Gender Inequality Prisons and Punishment Law and Criminal Justice Policy
Andrew Dilts
Associate Professor of Political Science and International Relations · Loyola Marymount University
Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts
Politcal Theory (Modern and Contemporary) Critical Race Theory Critical Theory Punishment Theory Critical Prison Studies
Vincent Lloyd, PhD
Associate Professor of Theology and Religious Studies | College of Liberal Arts and Studies · Villanova University
Vincent Lloyd, PhD, researches issues and trends related to religion in politics and race, and how these areas affect social change.
Religion The Role of Religion in Racial Justice Organizing Religion in Politics and Race Religion in Mass Incarceration Religious Ideas of Crime and Punishment
Michael Toma
Professor · Georgia Southern University
Professor Toma researches regional economics and public choice
Macro & Monetary Economics Regional Economics Public Choice
Ana Turner
Assistant Professor · University of Florida
Dr. Ana Turner's expertise is street psychiatry, treating those experiencing both homelessness and mental illness on the streets.
Street Psychiatry Homelessness Community Psychiatry
Tracie O. Afifi
Associate Professor, Community Health Sciences · University of Manitoba
Dr. Afifi's research interests are in the areas of child maltreatment and problem gambling.
Problem Gambling Domestic Violence Physical Punishment Child Maltreatment Sociology
Dr. Adey Nyamathi
Founding Dean and Distinguished Professor of Nursing · UC Irvine
Dr. Nyamathi conducts studies among vulnerable groups, including homeless, drug-addicted and incarcerated persons and gay/bisexual youth.
Vulnerable Populations Tuberculosis Role of Nursing Hiv/Aids Hepatitis
Ashlee R. Barnes-Lee
Assistant Professor of Social Work · Michigan State University
Her research aims to mitigate racial and ethnic disparities in the juvenile legal system and disparities in school-based discipline.
Juvenile Justice Reform Racial and Ethnic Disparities in School-Based Discipline Strengths-Based Risk Assessment and Treatment Community-Driven Research Methods Scale Development
Aaron Kupchik
Professor, Sociology and Criminal Justice · University of Delaware
Prof. Kupchik focuses on juvenile justice and the punishment and policing of youth in schools, courts, and correctional facilities.
Crime and Inequality in Schools Crime and Incarceration Crime Rates Juvenile Justice Correctional Facilities
Steve Metraux
Associate Professor, Biden School of Public Policy and Administration; Director Center for Community Research & Service · University of Delaware
Prof. Metraux has over two decades of experience with research and policy work on homelessness, affordable housing and eviction.
Homelessness Housing Affordabiilty Veteran Homelessness Affordable Housing Eviction
Kristal Brent Zook
Professor of Journalism, Media Studies, and Public Relations · Hofstra University
Author and award-winning journalist whose work on race, women, culture and social justice has appeared in dozens of media outlets.
Journalism Media Analysis Social Justice Issues Politics Race and Gender Relations
Angela Hattery
Professor, Women and Gender Studies; Co-Director, Center for Study & Prevention of GBV · University of Delaware
Prof. Hattery teaches courses on race and gender inequality, families, and methods.
Mass Incarceration Solitary Confinement Gender Inequalities Racial Inequality Domestic Violence
Petra Molnar
Associate Director · Refugee Law Lab, Osgoode Hall Law School
Refugee and migration issues; technology and human rights; immigration detention; and the relationship between law, society, and culture
Technology and human rights Anthropology of Migration Ethnography and Ethnographic Writing Women's Rights Refugee and Human Rights Issues
Toussaint Losier
Associate Professor in the W.E.B. Du Bois Department of Afro-American Studies · University of Massachusetts Amherst
Toussaint Losier's research focuses on grassroots responses to the postwar emergence of mass incarceration in Chicago and other areas
Mass Incarceration Grassroots Responses to Mass Incarceration Criminal Justice Policy Incarceration and Racial Disparity
Sandra Pavelka, Ph.D.
Expert in political science and justice · Florida Gulf Coast University
Sandra Pavelka is an expert in elections, law and public policy, and juvenile and restorative justice.
Campaigns Elections Public Policy Restorative Justice Voting
Maxine Bryant
Interim Associate Provost, Office of Faculty Development and Diversity · Georgia Southern University
Dr. Maxine Bryant holds a Doctor of Philosophy in Human Services Degree from Walden University.
Offender Reintegration Motivational Speaking Public Speaking Criminal Justice & Corrections Unaddressed Trauma and Incarceration
David J. Thomas, Ph.D., LMHC
Expert in policing in America · Florida Gulf Coast University
David Thomas is a veteran police officer specializing in mental health, police and minority relations, active shooters and mass casualties.
Psychology of School Shooters Law Enforcement Mental Health Policing in America Police Psychology Use of Force by Police
Erin Calipari
Associate Professor of Pharmacology · Vanderbilt University
Expert in the neuroscience of mental illness and addiction, including gender differences.
Opioids adaptive processes self-administered drugs Dopamine Addiction and Recovery
LeConté Dill
Associate Professor of African American and African Studies · Michigan State University
LeConté Dill's work focuses on the safety, resilience, and wellness strategies of urban Black girls and other youth of color.
Black Feminist Theory African Studies African American Studies Mindfulness