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TaLisa Carter Associate Professor Justice, Law & Criminology

Degrees
Ph.D., University of Delaware, Criminology, 2018
M.A., University of Delaware, Criminology, 2015
B.A., University of Pennsylvania, Criminology, 2010

Bio
Dr. TaLisa J. Carter has dedicated her life to understanding the interactions of deviance, social organizations, colorism, and race/ethnicity. She is an Associate Professor in the Department of Justice, Law & Criminology at Â鶹Æƽâ°æ in Washington, D.C., an Affiliated Scholar at Urban Institute, a nonresident fellow at the Brookings Institute, and an Affiliate with the Center for Advancing Correctional Excellence! at George Mason University. She is also the CEO of Towards Just Change, LLC, a consulting company specializing in inclusion, equity, race, justice, criminology, and criminal justice. Previously, she worked as a Deputy Corrections Officer in Savannah, GA where she supervised male and female residents with diverse classification statuses. Ongoing research examines theoretical explanations of accountability in the Criminal Justice System, the role of identity in criminal justice professions, and the impact of colorism on criminal justice outcomes. She holds a B.A. in Criminology from the University of Pennsylvania, as well as a M.A. and Ph.D in Criminology from the University of Delaware. 
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Teaching

Fall 2024

  • JLC-638 Race & Justice in America

  • JLC-710 Proseminar in Justice

Spring 2025

  • JLC-609 Criminological Theory

  • JLC-899 Doctoral Dissertation