W.E.B. Du Bois Fellowship Program
The W.E.B. Du Bois Fellowship places particular emphasis on crime, violence and the administration of justice in diverse cultural contexts within the United States. On this page learn:
Objective of the Program
This program furthers the Department’s mission by advancing knowledge regarding the confluence of crime, justice, and culture in various societal contexts. This year NIJ is growing the W.E.B. Du Bois Program to fund both scholars who are advanced in their careers and seek to conduct research which advances the study of race and crime, as well as fellows who are early in their careers and seek the opportunity to elevate their research ideas to the level of national discussion.
About W.E.B. Du Bois
W.E.B. Du Bois (1868-1963) was an early leader in the struggle for racial equality in the United States. As a social scientist, Du Bois used objective methods to challenge discriminatory ideologies and institutions to advocate for social change. His classic study "The Philadelphia Negro,"[1] published in 1899, was a groundbreaking sociological study of the city's black community, and one of the first research projects to combine urban ethnography, social history, and descriptive statistics.
Past and Present Fellows
| Year and Award Number | Fellow
(linked to biography if available) | Project Title
(links to description or final report if available) | Amount |
|---|
| 2015-IJ-CX-0003 |
Kevin H. Wozniak, University of Massachusetts Boston |
Racialized Cues and Support for Justice Reinvestment: A Mixed-Method Study of Public Opinion | $144,329 |
| ​2014-IJ-CX-0031 |
Kevin Drakulich,​Northeastern University | ​Implicit Racial Bias, Community Context, and Perceptions of Crime and Justice | ​$49,279 |
| 2013-IJ-CX-0021 |
Irshad Altheimer, Rochester Institute of Technology |
Enhancing Knowledge of Dispute-Related Violence | $99,727 |
| 2013-IJ-CX-0022 |
Callie Burt, Arizona State University |
Racial Discrimination, Racial Socialization, Gender, and Crime: Understanding Mechanisms and Developmental Pathways | $98,120 |
| 2013-IJ-CX-0020 |
Charles F. Klahm, IV, and
Yuning Wu, Wayne State University |
Victimization and Fear of Crime among Arab Americans in Metro-Detroit | $99,788 |
| 2012-IJ-CX-0004 |
Jana Arsovska, John Jay College, City University of New York |
Culture, Migration and Transnational Crime: Ethnic Albanian Organized Crime in New York City | $99,868 |
| 2012-IJ-CX-0003 |
Anthony A. Peguero, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University |
Social Bonds Across Immigration Generations and the Immigrant School Enclave | $99,122 |
| 2011-IJ-CX-0004 |
Ojmarrh Mitchell, University of South Florida |
Race and Drug Arrests: Specific Deterrence and Collateral Consequences | $93,553 |
| 2011-IJ-CX-0002 |
Bianca Bersani, University of Massachusetts, Boston
Stephanie DiPietro, University of Missouri, St. Louis |
An Examination of the "Marriage Effect" on Desistance from Crime Among U.S. Immigrants | $99,149 |
| 2010-IJ-CX-0005 |
Hung-En Sung, John Jay College of Criminal Justice |
The Forsaken "Out-Laws": Crime and Justice Among Undocumented Migrant Workers in Palisades Park, New Jersey | $99,843 |
| 2008-IJ-CX-0003 |
Chris Gibson, University of Florida
Holly Ventura Miller, University of Texas, San Antonio |
Crime and Victimization Among Hispanic Adolescents: A Multilevel Longitudinal Study of Acculturation and Segmented Assimilation | $74,934 |
| 2007-IJ-CX-0032 |
Cynthia Lum, George Mason University |
The Impact of Racial and Ethnic Composition on Police Decision Making Pathways in African, Asian, Hispanic and Immigrant Communities | $74,872 |
| 2006-IJ-CX-0009 |
Amy Farrell and Geoff Ward, Northeastern University |
The Contextual Significance of Courtroom Workgroup Racial Diversity to Crime Case Outcomes | $75,523 |
| 2005-IJ-CX-0035 |
Eric Stewart, University of Missouri, St. Louis |
The Impact of Race, Structure, Discrimination and Culture on Youth Violence: A Multilevel Longitudinal Investigation | $75,237 |
| 2004-IJ-CX-0043 |
Johnna Christian, Rutgers University |
Exploring the Factors Influencing Family Members' Connections to Prisoners | $78,767 |
| 2003-IJ-CX-1006 |
Ivory Toldson, Southern University |
Evaluating the Predictive and Structural Validity of an Actuarial Method for Screening Civil Liabilities Among Police Officer Candidates | $74,815 |
2003-IJ-
CX-0002 | Valli Kalei Kanuha, University of Hawaii |
Exploring the Construction of Violence Against Women and Children in an Indigenous Cultural Context: Applications of Alternative Justice Strategies in Contemporary Society | $76,488 |
| 2001-IJ-CX-0012 | Ramiro Martinez, Florida International University |
The Impact of Immigration in Ethnic-Specific Violence: Identifying Individual and Community Characteristics in Miami | $61,997 |
| 2000-IJ-CX-0032 | Becky Tatum, Georgia State University | The Role of Social Support on Adolescent Crime: Identifying Race, Class and Gender Variations | $45,343 |
[1] Du Bois, W. E. B. (1899).
The Philadelphia Negro: A Social Study. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania.
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