I am an Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice at Endicott College. I received my Ph.D. in Criminal Justice from Rutgers University, Newark - School of Criminal Justice and my B.A. in Criminal Justice and Psychology from Quinnipiac University.
New and Noteworthy Features and Contributions
June 2025. Featured Scholars Strategy Network Member and Brief “Navigating Change and Sustaining High-Quality Higher Education in Prison Programs”
February 2025. Featured Story in Endicott News “Lessons From the System in a Classroom Near You”
July 2024. Featured on The Criminology Academy Podcast “Episode 103. The Summer Transition from Ph.D. Student to Assistant Professor”
About Me
As a first-generation college student, scholar, and educator, I utilize person-first approaches in both the classroom and my research. I create inclusive learning spaces that challenge assumptions and invite critical inquiry, while my research explores how contact with the criminal legal system shapes access to, and experiences within, higher education. I aim to foster trust, engagement, and transformation in my classrooms through a student-centered lens.
My research sits at the intersection of higher education and the criminal legal system and explores how the experience of incarceration affects educational access and outcomes, with a focus on person-centered, community-engaged, and equity-driven frameworks. My work draws on interviews and surveys, and includes policy analyses and public-facing reports, which seek to understand and explore how education inside and beyond prison can disrupt cycles of inequality and contribute to meaningful reentry.