Assistant Professor

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Bio: Dr. Felicia A. Henry is an artivist-scholar whose research expertise includes race, ethnicity, gender, class, carceral studies, arts-based activism, critical criminology, disasters and the environment, and social vulnerability. An alum of the University of Delaware, her work has been funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF), University of Delaware, and Arnold Ventures Foundation and published in various journals, such as Corrections: Policy, Practice, and Research, Critical Criminology, Social Science and Humanities Open, Journal of Community Psychology, Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency, and Environmental Justice. She has also published on public-facing platforms such as WHYY and Medium. Additionally, Dr. Henry is the Founder of Behind the Walls, Between the Lines (BTWBTL), a movement to deepen the awareness of the legacy of racial inequity in America, particularly within the criminal legal system, and inspire activism aimed at its dismantlement. Overall, her work challenges systems of power that fuel anti-Blackness and advances creative solutions to promote the well-being of Black communities.

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