Assata Richards is a native of Houston, Texas and received much of her education in County Line, which is small close-knit community in East Texas. After receiving a Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Houston, she earned her Master’s and Ph.D. from Pennsylvania State University in Sociology with a concentration on political and community participation,... Learn More
Carmen Leonor Solis is an Associate Professor in the Percy Ellis Sutton SEEK Department and the NYPD Graduate Leadership Program at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, The City University of New York. During her 27 years at John Jay College she has also served as Counseling Coordinator in the SEEK Department and as the... Learn More
TYRELL CONNOR received his B.A. in psychology from Hampton University and his Ph.D. in sociology (2015) from Purdue University. He is an assistant professor in the Department of Sociology at State University of New York – New Paltz, where he is Director of the department’s Criminology Concentration. Tyrell’s research investigates the influence of race within... Learn More
RASHAAN DESHAY is as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of Texas at Arlington (UTA). Focusing largely on qualitative methodology, she is currently conducting research exploring aspects of the criminal career. She is also working on research that aims to gain better insight into the experiences of... Learn More
JACQUELYNN (JACKIE) DURON is an Assistant Professor in the Rutgers School of Social Work. She conducts research on issues related to children, youth, and families with emphasis on the intersection of family and justice systems. Her research focuses on child welfare, trauma, child well-being, and juvenile justice; she pursues work that seeks to prevent child... Learn More
APRIL FERNANDES is an assistant professor of sociology at North Carolina State University. Her work explores the consequences that result from low-level criminal justice contact. In particular, she focuses on how employment, health, and housing are compromised after an arrest, misdemeanor conviction or jail stay. Prior to her position at NCSU, April was a post-doctoral... Learn More
SHYTIERRA GASTON earned a Ph.D. in Criminology and Criminal Justice from the University of Missouri-St. Louis and is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Criminal Justice at Indiana University-Bloomington. Shytierra uses quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methodologies to investigate research topics related to two broad lines of inquiry. The first centers on the intersection of... Learn More
JANICE A. IWAMA is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Massachusetts in Boston. She earned her Ph.D. in Criminology from Northeastern University. Her research primarily focuses on examining local conditions and social processes that influence hate crimes and racial profiling, particularly against Latino and immigrant populations. Dr. Iwama is... Learn More
BRANDEN A. MCLEOD is an Assistant Professor at Jane Addams College of Social Work at University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC). Branden’s research relates to the well-being of African American (Black) males and their families and the experiences and outcomes of Black males who have had contact with the criminal justice system, with particular attention... Learn More
Ericka B. Adams, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at North Central College. She was born and raised in the beautiful twin-island Republic of Trinidad and Tobago and migrated to the United States when she was 18 years old. Professor Adams has published in the areas of crime and... Learn More
