Beverly Frazier

Beverly Frazier is an Assistant Professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, part of the City University of New York (CUNY). Her expertise spans race, urban criminal justice systems, religion's role in criminal justice, ethnicity studies, ethnographic research methods, corrections, and qualitative methodologies. She holds a PhD from the University of Pennsylvania, an MDiv from Princeton Theological Seminary, an MBA from Brenau University, and a BBA from Georgia State University.

Dr. Frazier’s research focuses on intersections of race, religion, and urban criminal justice institutions. Her work employs ethnographic approaches to explore systemic issues in corrections and the sociocultural dimensions of criminal justice policies. She is particularly interested in how ethnic communities interact with urban justice systems and the transformative potential of qualitative research methods in this field.

No academic awards or grants are explicitly listed in the provided materials. Her advising record and laboratory affiliations are not detailed here, though her CV indicates ongoing research activities in criminal justice ethnography.