“RJ has reoriented how I think about the end goals of my data collection as a researcher. Whether my more quantitative projects using administrative prison data, or my qualitative work speaking with family members of incarcerated individuals, I am more mindful of how the data I use and create can be a tool to bring healing, promote community, and bring awareness to the experiences of incarcerated individuals and their loved ones.”
hannah craig
I am a PhD student in Sociology at Harvard University. My larger research agenda focuses on the question of how the body and perceptions of individuals’ appearances, such as race/ethnicity, skin-tone, attractiveness, and other characteristics, are related to unequal punishment and experiences of incarceration, for both incarcerated individuals and their families. I employ both quantitative and qualitative methods in my research. I have spent the last five or so years residing at least part time in the Bay Area where my partner lives, but am originally from Michigan (Go Blue!). While an undergraduate, I worked for the Washtenaw County Public Defender’s Office, the Michigan Innocence Clinic, and on various research projects including one on public opinion surrounding the racial wealth gap. In my free time, I love to read, write, make pottery, practice yoga, and cook or bake with and for loved ones, and spend time in nature.