TaLisa J. Carter, Ph.D., is a Nonresident Fellow in Governance Studies at The Brookings Institution. She is also an Assistant Professor in the Department of Justice, Law, and Criminology in the School of Public Affairs at American University and an Affiliate at the Urban Institute in Washington, D.C. Formerly, Dr. Carter worked as a Deputy Corrections Officer in Savannah, GA where she supervised male and female residents with diverse classification statuses. She received her Ph.D. and M.A. in Criminology from the University of Delaware and her B.A. in Criminology at the University of Pennsylvania.
Relying on both qualitative and quantitative methods, Dr. Carter’s research lies at the intersection of race/ethnicity, social institutions, and criminological theory. Her scholarship addresses the question: How does identity – specifically one’s race/ethnicity and gender – impact outcomes related to crime and justice? Currently, she is examining the impact of skin tone on student perceptions of justice. Other projects investigate how the race and gender of correctional officers impact carceral outcomes, including suicide committed by incarcerated persons. Further, her research examines systems of accountability within corrections to better understand how criminal justice institutions respond to misconduct among employees.
Dr. Carter’s research has been published in journals such as Sociological Forum, Race & Justice, and Deviant Behavior. She is on Twitter @talisajcarter.
TaLisa J. Carter, Ph.D., is a Nonresident Fellow in Governance Studies at The Brookings Institution. She is also an Assistant Professor in the Department of Justice, Law, and Criminology in the School of Public Affairs at American University and an Affiliate at the Urban Institute in Washington, D.C. Formerly, Dr. Carter worked as a Deputy Corrections Officer in Savannah, GA where she supervised male and female residents with diverse classification statuses. She received her Ph.D. and M.A. in Criminology from the University of Delaware and her B.A. in Criminology at the University of Pennsylvania.
Relying on both qualitative and quantitative methods, Dr. Carter’s research lies at the intersection of race/ethnicity, social institutions, and criminological theory. Her scholarship addresses the question: How does identity – specifically one’s race/ethnicity and gender – impact outcomes related to crime and justice? Currently, she is examining the impact of skin tone on student perceptions of justice. Other projects investigate how the race and gender of correctional officers impact carceral outcomes, including suicide committed by incarcerated persons. Further, her research examines systems of accountability within corrections to better understand how criminal justice institutions respond to misconduct among employees.
Dr. Carter’s research has been published in journals such as Sociological Forum, Race & Justice, and Deviant Behavior. She is on Twitter @talisajcarter.