Kishi Animashaun Ducre

Kishi Animashaun Ducre is an Associate Professor in the Department of African American Studies at Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences since 2005. Her scholarship merges frontline environmental justice advocacy with academic rigor, focusing on gendered dimensions of economic and environmental inequality. She also served as Associate Dean for Diversity and Inclusion (2018-2023).

• Ph.D. in Environmental Justice (University of Michigan, 2005)
• M.A. in Sociology (University of Maryland, 2002)
• M.P.A. in Public Administration (Baruch College, 1999)
• B.A. in Sociology (Tulane University, 1993)

Dr. Ducre’s research bridges Black feminist geographies and environmental sociology, emphasizing community-driven frameworks like Photovoice to analyze systemic issues such as racial residential segregation and the school-to-prison pipeline. Her work interrogates urban development policies and their disproportionate impacts on marginalized communities.

Her publications include case studies (e.g., A Place We Call Home) and edited volumes addressing environmental/food justice intersections. Notably, she co-edited Addressing Environmental and Food Justice (2016), which links ecological harms to youth criminalization.

• Scientific Awards
  • 400 Years of African American History Commission (2022)

Dr. Ducre’s teaching spans courses like Environmental Justice and Black Feminist Geographies, informed by Paulo Freire’s liberatory pedagogy. She has reviewed for journals like Environmental Justice and served on boards such as the Fair Housing Council of Central New York (2010-present).