Korey Tillman

Korey Tillman is an Assistant Professor in both the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice and the Africana Studies Program at Northeastern University. His work interrogates the intersections of race, policing, and empire through an abolitionist lens, drawing from Black feminist and radical traditions to challenge systems of criminalization.

• Academic Affiliation: School of Criminology and Criminal Justice & Africana Studies Program
• Location: Boston, MA (Churchill Hall office)
• Professional Status: Full-time faculty member

His research focuses on how historical processes like racial slavery and colonialism shape modern policing practices and anti-Black violence. He examines how these systems exclude Blackness from human categorization while advocating for care-based alternatives.

Korey Tillman's publications in journals like Social Problems and Sociology Compass reveal disciplinary patterns in carceral systems and urban inequality. His ethnographic work emphasizes structural analysis, cultural critique, and decolonizing methodologies.

• 2024: Kimberlé Crenshaw Outstanding Article Award
• 2022-2023: U.S. Fulbright Scholar to South Africa
• 2019-2022: National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship

As co-editor of Neglected Social Theorists of Color, he amplifies marginalized scholarly voices. His professional affiliations include the American Sociological Association, American Society of Criminologists, and Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity.