Shanell Bailey

Shanell Bailey is a 2021 Fulbright Scholar to Jamaica and is following the development of prison university education programs on the island. Her research examines the impact of university prison education on the social and economic mobility of formerly incarcerated people in Jamaica including deported migrants. Shanell graduated magna cum laude with a BA in Forensic Psychology at John Jay College of Criminal Justice. She has several years of experience working in reentry and reintegration providing direct services to currently and formerly incarcerated people, participating in research and consulting on various social justice projects.