Renaud Morieux is Professor of European History at the University of Cambridge and Fellow of Pembroke College. His research explores borders between Britain, France, and the wider world since the 18th century, with focus on migration, oceans, incarceration, and the social history of war. He holds editorial responsibilities for journals including Past & Present and Revue d'Histoire Moderne et Contemporaine . Research Interests: Morieux investigates maritime borders through interdisciplinary lenses combining legal history, family studies, and global perspectives. His projects examine political deportation in the Indian Ocean and a reflexive history of European statelessness. His award-winning publications analyze cross-Channel relations, war captivity, and oceanic governance. Article Analysis: Morieux's scholarship demonstrates consistent focus on transnational networks, legal pluralism, and subaltern agency. Recent work explores colonial knowledge systems, penal transportation, and epistolary communities, reflecting innovative methodological approaches to reconstructing marginalized histories across imperial spaces. Awards and Honors: Philip Leverhulme Prize for History (2014) Leo Gershoy Award for The Channel: England, France and the Construction of a Maritime Border (2017) Mémoires de la Mer book prize (2009) Advising and Grants: Morieux has supervised 10+ PhD students on topics ranging from naval mutinies to famine philanthropy. Current doctoral candidates explore Sir Joseph Banks' networks, WWI prisoner repatriation, and oral culture in the French Atlantic. His research receives international funding including EU and UK research council support.
Maria Fitzpatrick is Professor in Cornell University's Department of Policy Analysis and Management and Director of the Cornell Institute for Public Affairs. A Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research, she holds a Ph.D. from the University of Virginia (2008) and specializes in child/family policy and education economics. Research examines early childhood education impacts, teacher compensation and retirement systems, child maltreatment reporting, and incarceration effects on families. Notable studies analyze universal pre-kindergarten programs, teacher pension reforms, and maternal incarceration's impact on birth outcomes. Current projects investigate child welfare decision-making algorithms and prison visitation policies. Fellowships include the Henry Luce Foundation/ACLS Early Career Fellowship and postdoctoral positions at Stanford's Institute for Economic Policy Research. She has advised government agencies including the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority and Queensland Rail.
Andrea Armstrong is the Dr. Norman C. Francis Distinguished Professor of Law at Loyola University New Orleans College of Law and a 2023 MacArthur Fellow. She joined the faculty in 2010 and is a leading expert on prison and jail conditions, certified by the U.S. Department of Justice as a Prison Rape Elimination Act auditor. J.D., Yale Law School, 2007 M.P.A., Princeton University School of Public and International Affairs, 2001 B.A., New York University, 1996 Her scholarship focuses on the constitutional dimensions of prisons and jails, particularly prison labor practices, the intersection of race and incarceration, public oversight of detention facilities, and healthcare disparities. She integrates law with history, public policy, and the arts to highlight the human costs of incarceration, advocating for systemic reforms through environmental justice and anti-discrimination frameworks. Andrea’s research includes 15 recent articles, spanning public health in prisons, constitutional challenges to labor practices, and environmental justice analyses of death row conditions. Her work emphasizes transparency, government accountability, and the systemic failures in carceral healthcare. Scientific Awards: 2023 MacArthur Fellow 2019 Interdisciplinary Research Leader, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Armstrong has testified before Congress on prison labor and deaths in custody, served on Louisiana legislative committees, and collaborated with museums and foundations to make incarceration law accessible. She founded IncarcerationTransparency.org and leads grant-funded projects requiring IRB approval.
Ana Paulina Lee is an Assistant Professor of Writing and Digital Humanities in the Comparative Literature, English, and Creative Writing Department at the American University of Paris. She joined AUP in 2025 after teaching Latin American literature and culture at Columbia University for eight years and serving as a Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow at Tulane University. Her interdisciplinary scholarship bridges literature, history, law, and urban studies with particular focus on marginalized narratives in the Americas. Ph.D. from University of Southern California M.A. from New York University B.A. from Binghamton University Professor Lee's research examines how stories—archival, fictional, oral—shape legal imagination, social life, and urban experience in the Americas. She specializes in the intersections of magic, law, and literature in Latin America, with particular focus on Asian and African diasporas in Brazil. Her work traces how narrative functions as both historical record and catalyst for social transformation, exploring themes of slavery, emancipation, colonial legacies, and urban memory. She approaches these topics through interdisciplinary lenses combining literary analysis with histories of labor, migration, and performance. Lee's recent publications reveal a consistent focus on marginalized narratives and their impact on social structures. Her scholarship connects legal history with cultural production, showing how magical thinking and narrative practices shape urban spaces and social relations. Works like 'Urban Sorcery, Segregation, and Spectacle in Twentieth-Century Rio de Janeiro' and 'Black Magic City' demonstrate her innovative approach to understanding the relationship between occult logics and legal frameworks in Brazilian contexts. Her research on diasporic communities, particularly Chinese and Japanese experiences in Latin America, contributes significantly to transnational and comparative race studies. David B. Larson Fellowship in Health and Spirituality, Kluge Center, United States Library of Congress (2025-2026) National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship (2025) Social Sciences Research Council, Inaugural Recipient of Interdisciplinary Projects in the Social Sciences (2020-2023) Institute for Ideas and Imagination Fellowship, Columbia University in Paris, France (2021-2022) Provost's Tsunoda Senior Fellowship, Visiting Scholar, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan (2019) Heyman Center Fellow, The Heyman Center for the Humanities, Columbia University (2017-2018) Fulbright, Lisbon, Portugal (2013-2014) Professor Lee's scholarly activities have been generously supported by major research grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Social Sciences Research Council, and the Library of Congress. Her work demonstrates a commitment to interdisciplinary approaches that bridge humanities and social sciences, particularly through projects examining intersections of race, migration, and cultural production in the Americas. Her publication 'Socially Engaged Oral History Pedagogy Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic' indicates a strong commitment to innovative teaching methods and community-based research. While specific details about current advisees aren't provided, her research program suggests engagement with graduate students interested in diaspora studies, urban history, and literary-cultural analysis. Though not explicitly mentioned in the available information, Professor Lee's research on urban spaces, magic, and law in Brazil likely involves collaborative work with scholars across disciplines. Her participation in centers like the Institute for Ideas and Imagination at Columbia University suggests engagement with interdisciplinary research communities focused on global cultural production and social transformation. Her work contributes to ongoing conversations about how narrative practices shape legal frameworks and social structures in the Americas, particularly regarding racial formation and diasporic experiences.
Professor John Piggott AO FASSA is Scientia Professor of Economics at the University of New South Wales, where he serves as Director of the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Population Ageing Research (CEPAR). He has held significant leadership roles at UNSW including three terms as Head of School of Economics, Associate Dean Research for the Business Faculty for 7 years, and Interim Dean of the Faculty. His expertise spans retirement economics, pension systems, and population ageing issues, with particular focus on Asia-Pacific region. His educational background includes: BA from University of Sydney MSc from London School of Economics PhD from University of London Professor Piggott's research focuses on retirement and pension economics, population ageing, and public finance. His work examines pension system designs across different countries, with particular emphasis on emerging Asian economies. He has conducted extensive research on retirement income systems, long-term care financing, and the economic implications of demographic change. His research has significant policy relevance, having informed government reviews and international organizations' work on ageing populations. He has published widely in leading international economics and actuarial academic journals, with recent work analyzing pension reforms in Indonesia, Thailand, and China. His recent publications demonstrate a strong focus on population ageing in the Asia-Pacific region, particularly examining pension systems and long-term care in emerging economies. His work bridges economics, public policy, and health services research, with increasing attention to the interconnections between demographic change, economic development, and social policy in aging societies. His research has directly influenced policy discussions through participation in the Henry Tax Review and Australian Ministerial Superannuation Advisory Committee. Professor Piggott has received numerous prestigious awards and honors: Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia (1992) Scientia Professor at UNSW (2011-present) ARC Australian Professorial Fellow (2011-2015) UNSW Business School's Staff Excellence Global Impact Award (2020) Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) (2020) Professor Piggott has supervised numerous PhD students including Rafal Chomik, Hoang Hoyen, and T Le Trang. He has secured substantial research funding including multiple ARC grants totaling over $27 million for the CEPAR Centre, Japan Economic and Social Research Institute projects, and Rockefeller Foundation support. His research has directly informed policy discussions through participation in the Henry Tax Review and Australian Ministerial Superannuation Advisory Committee, and he was appointed co-chair of the Think20 Task Force on Aging Population during Japan's G20 Presidency. As Director of CEPAR, Professor Piggott leads a major research center focused on population ageing research, bringing together interdisciplinary expertise to address the challenges of aging societies. The center collaborates with international partners including the US National Academy of Medicine and OECD, and has played a key role in establishing the International Pension Research Association. His work has significant real-world impact, with his research on JobKeeper transition proposals during the COVID-19 pandemic receiving widespread media attention.
David Anderson is a Professor in African History at the University of Warwick's Faculty of Arts. His academic career spans over four decades, including roles as Professor in African Politics at the University of Oxford (2006-12) and Senior Lecturer in History at SOAS, University of London (1991-2002). His research focuses on colonial history, counter-insurgency, decolonization, and environmental politics. Anderson holds a Ph.D. in History from the University of Cambridge (1978-82) and a B.A. in History from the University of Sussex (1975-78). His notable works include Histories of the Hanged (2005), examining British counter-insurgency in Kenya, and Eroding the Commons (2002), analyzing colonial environmental policies. He has been honored with the 2025 Award for Research Communications, Fellow of the British Academy (2022–), and the Guggenheim Distinguished Scholar (2021–23). Anderson has supervised over 20 doctoral students, many of whom now hold academic positions globally. His research extends to public engagement, including documentaries on colonial history and Mau Mau rebellion. He is affiliated with the Global History & Culture Centre at Warwick and collaborates internationally on projects like the Stellenbosch-Warwick Partnership. Key themes in his work include colonial violence, environmental change, and postcolonial governance, reflected in his lectures and publications on topics such as Kenya’s detention camps, climate-driven conflicts, and the 'Migrated Archive' controversy.
Sharon Dolovich is a Professor of Law at the UCLA School of Law and Faculty Director of the UCLA Prison Law & Policy Program. She also directs the UCLA Law Behind Bars Data Project, focusing on prison conditions and the Eighth Amendment. Her work addresses systemic issues in corrections, including pandemic impacts on incarcerated populations and sleep deprivation among prisoners and staff. Dolovich has held visiting roles at NYU, Harvard, and Georgetown, and was a Radcliffe Institute fellow. She has authored influential articles on prison law, including Cruelty, Prison Conditions, and the Eighth Amendment (2009). Education: B.A., Queen's University; Ph.D., Cambridge University; J.D., Harvard Law School (UCLA Faculty Since 2000). Research focuses on carceral systems, Eighth Amendment jurisprudence, and social justice advocacy. Her projects include landmark analyses of racial disparities in prison mortality during the pandemic and ongoing studies on sleep deprivation in corrections. She teaches courses on constitutional prison law and criminal law. Her articles consistently examine systemic failures in prison oversight and the human rights implications of mass incarceration. Recent work highlights racial inequities in carceral health outcomes and the impact of overwork on correctional officers' sleep deprivation. Awards: UCLA Distinguished Teaching Award (2021), UCLA Public Impact Research Award (2023), Young Scholar Award (2005). Advising: Hosts Prison Law JD, a listserv for law students advocating for incarcerated individuals. Teams: Directs UCLA’s Behind Bars Data Project and co-leads Criminal Justice Program, fostering collaborative research on policy reforms.
Katherine R. Jolluck is a Senior Lecturer in Modern East European History at the Department of History, Stanford University. She specializes in twentieth-century Eastern Europe and Russia, focusing on women and war, women in communist societies, the Soviet Gulag, nationalism, anti-Semitism, and human trafficking. Ph.D., Stanford University, East European and Russian History (1995) M.A., Stanford University, East European and Russian History (1990) B.A., Harvard University, Russian and Soviet Studies (1985) Her research integrates cultural history, gender and sexuality, race and ethnicity, and war studies. She has authored two seminal books: Gulag Voices (2010), analyzing Soviet incarceration through oral histories, and Exile and Identity (2002), exploring Polish women's experiences under Soviet occupation during WWII. Her work intersects with themes of forced migration, nationalism, and women's resilience. Katherine is actively engaged in public service, offering service-learning courses and collaborating with the Bay Area anti-trafficking community. Her teaching spans Stanford, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and the Naval Post-Graduate School in Monterey.
Dr. Tony Gaskew is a Professor of Criminal Justice and Associate Dean of Academic Affairs at the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford (UPB), where he has served since 2006. He holds a Ph.D. in Conflict Analysis from Nova Southeastern University and is a faculty affiliate at the Center on Race and Social Problems (CRSP) in the School of Social Work. His research focuses on counterinsurgency (COIN), Black Male Studies, and Killology, with a strong emphasis on police abolition, African American resistance, and prison education reform. Ph.D. Conflict Analysis, Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Nova Southeastern University M.S. Criminal Justice, Criminal Justice Institute, Nova Southeastern University B.L.S. Behavioral Science, Barry University Dr. Gaskew’s academic work explores intersections of systemic oppression, white supremacy, and transformative justice. His ethnographic research spans Africa, Israel, and the Palestinian Territories, with a notable focus on post-9/11 policing of Muslim American communities. He created the FBI-COINTELPRO-Pittsburgh Collection, a digital archive documenting FBI counterintelligence operations targeting the 1960s Black Power Movement, and has authored over 50 publications, including his 2020 book Stop Trying to Fix Policing . His 2025 awards include The Chancellor’s Distinguished Public Service Award and The Dr. Larry E. Davis Excellence in Community Engaged Scholarship Award, reflecting his commitment to social justice and community partnerships. He founded the nationally recognized UPB Prison Education Program, pioneering post-secondary initiatives at federal and state correctional facilities. Chancellor’s Distinguished Public Service Award (2025) Dr. Larry E. Davis Excellence in Community Engaged Scholarship Award (2025) Dr. Gaskew’s 15 most recent publications highlight his expertise in critical race theory, counterinsurgency, and prison reform. His work spans from 2023 analyses of Black Liberation Army strategies to foundational 2007 studies on post-9/11 policing. Common themes include systemic racism, social justice, and the psychological impacts of policing and incarceration. As a Fulbright Hays Scholar and military combat veteran, Dr. Gaskew brings interdisciplinary rigor to his roles. He teaches courses on Killology, examining the lived experience of deadly force in policing and military contexts, and advocates for transformative educational practices in correctional settings.
Richard Silberglitt is a Senior Physical Scientist at RAND and Professor of Policy Analysis at the RAND School of Public Policy, where he conducts interdisciplinary research at the nexus of science, technology, and public policy. With over 50 years of experience across academia, government, and industry, he is a leading expert in technology foresight, energy systems, and R&D portfolio management. His research focuses on emerging technologies , science and innovation policy , energy security , and nanotechnology . He has developed influential methodologies such as an energy scenario analysis framework and the PortMan portfolio management system, both widely applied in U.S. and international contexts. His work supports strategic planning in defense, public safety, and economic development. His recent publications reflect a strong trend toward technology foresight , critical materials supply chains , quantum technology assessment , and public sector innovation . These works often employ scenario planning, Delphi methods, and data-driven analytics to inform high-stakes policy decisions. Member, American Physical Society Member, Materials Research Society Member, American Ceramic Society As a subject matter expert, Silberglitt has advised the United Nations, U.S. Department of Defense, National Security Agency, and multiple federal agencies. He has chaired the International Advisory Board of the APEC Center for Technology Foresight and delivered testimony to U.S. Congressional committees on critical materials and technology policy. His research has been supported by grants and contracts from the U.S. Army, Navy, CDC, and National Institute of Justice. He has led major initiatives on law enforcement technology, transportation safety ( The Road to Zero ), and international technology foresight. His work often involves collaborative teams and cross-sector partnerships to address complex technological and policy challenges.
Professor Frank Rudy Cooper is the William S. Boyd Professor of Law and Director of the Program on Race, Gender, and Policing at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Boyd School of Law. He graduated from Duke University Law School (J.D., 1995) and Amherst College (B.A. in Political Science & English, 1991). A former clerk for Judge Solomon Oliver, Jr. (N.D. Ohio) and Boston practitioner, he has taught at six law schools including Boston University and Suffolk University. Education : J.D. (Duke Law School, 1995), B.A. (Amherst College, Political Science & English, 1991) His scholarship focuses on Criminal Procedure , Masculinities Studies , and Critical Theory , co-editing Masculinities and the Law: A Multidimensional Approach (NYU Press 2012). He examines policing through intersectional lenses of race, gender, and class, with recent work on Blue Lives Matter and Cop Fragility . His 2024 article in California Law Review proposes criminal procedure futurism to address systemic inequities. Scientific Awards include the AALS Minority Section's C. Clyde Ferguson, Jr. Award (2024) and three Derek Bok Center teaching awards from Harvard. He has co-founded academic initiatives like the SALT-LatCrit Junior Faculty Development Workshop and John Mercer Langston Writing Workshop , and participated in panels addressing polarized legal education and Terry doctrine's legacy. His work appears in top journals like George Washington Law Review , Nevada Law Journal , and California Law Review .
Yasser Arafat Payne is a Professor of Sociology & Criminal Justice at the University of Delaware's College of Arts & Sciences, with a joint appointment as an associate professor in the Department of Africana Studies. His academic work focuses on street ethnographic research examining policing and reentry, economic well-being and educational inequality, and gun violence with street-identified Black Americans through the innovative Street Participatory Action Research (Street PAR) framework. Payne earned his Ph.D. and M.Phil. from the City University of New York Graduate Center, an M.A. from Seton Hall University, and a B.A. from Wagner College. His educational background has informed his distinctive approach to studying marginalized communities through the lens of those who live within them. Payne's research program challenges dominant arguments in the literature by asserting that all of the streets of Black and Brown America are resilient. His work focuses on racial identity, street identity, school violence, physical violence, Gangster Rap music and culture, and the methodology of street participatory action research. He has developed Street PAR as a framework that includes three essential features: research orientation, intervention for Street PAR members, and a vehicle for action and activism in local communities. His recent publications reveal a consistent focus on violence exposure, police-community relations, reentry challenges, and resilience among street-identified Black populations. Payne's work spans multiple disciplines including criminology, sociology, public health, and urban studies, with particular attention to the intersection of structural inequality and individual experience. Payne actively engages with media on issues of policing and structural violence, as evidenced by his July 2024 commentary on stop-and-frisk policies for NBC News and his August 2023 presentation to the Wilmington Reparations Task Force. He co-authored the book 'Murder Town, USA: Homicide, Structural Violence and Activism in Wilmington' (Rutgers University Press, 2023), which has become a key resource for understanding gun violence in urban communities. As an educator, Payne teaches specialized courses on street ethnography, Gangster Rap Music and Culture, Racial Stratification, and core courses on Race, Class & Gender and Race, Gender & Poverty. His teaching philosophy centers on bringing the lived experiences of street-identified populations into academic discourse through innovative pedagogical approaches. Payne leads a research lab focused on Street PAR methodology, training community members to document experiences of street-identified Black populations through surveys, interviews, and dual interviews. His approach emphasizes community ownership of research and the transformative potential of participatory methodologies in addressing structural violence.
Steffen Bo Jensen is a Professor at the Department of Politics and Society, Aalborg University, affiliated with the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities. He leads the Global Refugee Studies (GRS) Centre, MIX – Center for Displacement, Migration and Integration, and the Center for the Study of Coercion and Accountability. His research focuses on human rights, urban violence, gangs, radicalization, policing, and development policy. He advocates for a shift in criminal justice away from punitive approaches and emphasizes understanding everyday violence in urban contexts as significant in itself. Key projects include RUV: Rethinking Urban Violence (2025–2028) funded by the European Research Council (ERC), which explores mechanisms of confinement, marginalization, and migration. Jensen’s work combines ethnographic methods with global comparative research, examining cases in South Africa, Nicaragua, France, Uganda, and Tunisia. He has secured €2.3 million in ERC funding for a project analyzing intersections of urban marginality, displacement, and incarceration. Jensen’s media engagements include commentaries on police violence in the Philippines, gang dynamics in Marseille, and the implications of urban policies. His research has been featured in Current Anthropology , European Journal of Sociology , and The Conversation . He actively participates in policy dialogues and academic networks, emphasizing interdisciplinary collaboration to address systemic violence and inequality.
Brandon R. Davis is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science and the Murphy Institute at Tulane University. His research focuses on American Politics, Law and Society, and Race and Ethnic Politics, with an emphasis on institutions, representation, and criminal justice. He holds an MSW from Alabama A&M University, MA in Gender and Race Studies from the University of Alabama, and PhD in Political Science from the same institution. Previously, he was a postdoctoral research associate at Brown University. His work has been recognized with the prestigious National Science Foundation CAREER Award (2022) for his project on voting rights enforcement through legal mechanisms. Davis's scholarship bridges empirical analysis and normative theory, addressing issues like carceral system impacts on political participation, racial inequality in policy feedback, and structural violence in state systems. His articles explore themes ranging from policing ethics to voting rights, reflecting a commitment to intersectional approaches to political economy and justice. Grants include NSF funding for integrated research and teaching initiatives. Davis has advised no listed students but is affiliated with Tulane's Murphy Institute, contributing to interdisciplinary work on political economy and social justice. His research agenda emphasizes the political use of law in marginalized communities and the ethical dimensions of state power, with ongoing projects addressing incarceration policy, racial predation in governance, and faith-based influences on immigration attitudes.
Judith Pallot is a Visiting Professor at the University of Helsinki’s Aleksanteri Institute - Finnish Centre for Russian and East European Studies. Her research focuses on post-Soviet penal systems, prison sociology, and the historical legacies of Soviet-era policies on contemporary institutions. She holds a PhD from the University of London and has conducted extensive fieldwork in Eastern European prisons. Pallot leads the ERC-funded project 'Gulag Echoes in the Multicultural Prison' (2018-2023), examining ethnic and religious dynamics in Russian penal institutions. Her academic work spans studies of prison officer roles, epidemic management in carceral settings, and the impact of Soviet architecture on modern penitentiaries. She has published widely in journals like Incarceration and Journal of the History of Medicine , and contributed to edited volumes on topics ranging from post-Soviet studies to Gulag historiography. Pallot also actively engages in policy debates, notably on academic cooperation during the Russia-Ukraine war. Notable awards include the European Research Council (ERC) Grant for her groundbreaking work on Gulag legacies. She has organized conferences on Eastern European penal systems and collaborated with institutions across Europe. Her research bridges historical analysis with contemporary issues, offering critical insights into the intersection of ethnicity, power, and punishment in post-Soviet states.
