The RDCJN is thrilled to announce the 2026 Summer Research Institute Fellows.
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Position: Assistant Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice Institution: University of Northern Colorado Project Title: The Paradox of Gang Crime: Declining Gang Activity, Police Presence, and the Endurance of Criminal Labels in a Latina/o Neighborhood |
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Christopher Chukwuedo |
Position: Assistant Professor of Criminology Institution: DePaul University Project Title: Brick City Children: The Early Roots of Legal Estrangement |
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Faith Deckard |
Position: Assistant Professor of Sociology Institution: University of California, Los Angeles Project Title: Bonding Together: Commercial Bail’s Dependence on Chosen Social Ties |
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Demar Lewis |
Position: Assistant Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice Institution: University of Maryland, College Park Project Title: Do We Need 911 for This Emergency? Experimental Evidence on the Effect of Information on Black Americans’ Preferences Regarding Crisis Response Alternatives |
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Shannon Malone Gonzalez |
Position: Assistant Professor of Sociology Institution: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Project Title: Investigating Invisible Encounters: Mapping the Margins of Police Violence Against Black Women |
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Caylin Louis Moore |
Position: Assistant Professor of Sociology and Criminology Institution: Pennsylvania State University Project Title: Beyond the Mark of a Criminal Record: Disaggregated Stigma, Prison Yard Classification, and Reentry |
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Taylor Reed-Jones |
Position: Assistant Professor of Social Work Institution: The Ohio State University Project Title: Housing and the Carceral State |
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Brian A. Wade |
Position: Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice Institution: State University of New York at Albany Project Title: "Either You’re Judged by Twelve or Carried by Six:"The Survival Imperative, Gun Carrying, and Risk Compensation in NYC's High-Violence Neighborhoods |







