Rose Buckelew

Rose Buckelew is an Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Virginia's College of Arts & Sciences. She holds a Ph.D. from Duke University (2015) and a B.A. from California State University, Fullerton (2007). As a first-generation college student and former community college attendee, her work focuses on race, criminalization, and US Latinx communities.

• Education: Ph.D., Duke University (2015); B.A., California State University, Fullerton (2007)

Her research explores community responses to policing and equitable teaching practices. She studies how faculty support students after community violence and co-authored a chapter on bail fund organizers' roles in Queering Criminology (2022). Recent accolades include the 2022 All-University Teaching Award and 2023 I.M.P. Society Faculty Award. She teaches courses on racism, punishment, and Latinx studies.

• Awards: 2022 Teaching Award, 2023 I.M.P. Society Recognition, Seven Society Honor

Current projects emphasize social justice frameworks in academia and criminal legal system reform.