Born in the rural mountain city of Mandeville, Jamaica and raised in Queens, New York, Geniece Crawford Mondé is the first in her family to earn a college degree in the United States. A scholar of race, crime, gender, and culture, her research and teaching interests include mass incarceration, Black cultural identity, Black feminist theory, and deliberative justice. Her expertise on race, culture and crime has made her a sought after expert, both locally and nationally.

She is the author of This is Our Freedom: Motherhood in the Shadow of the American Prison System (University of California Press), which chronicles the experiences of formerly incarcerated mothers. She is also the co-editor of Spaces for Resistance: Black Feminist Theory and Praxis in Academia and Beyond, (Bloomsbury), which explores how Black feminism shapes the intellectual and cultural spaces where Black women live, love and work. Her scholarship has also appeared in several peer-reviewed articles, book chapters and public-facing outlets.

Dr. Mondé enjoys teaching and mentoring students from all walks of life, who are seeking ways to stretch their understanding of the social world. Guiding Dr. Mondé's approach to teaching, research and service is the unyielding belief that integrity and authenticity far outlast intellect and power. A sociological praxis void of empathy and respect for the powerless holds no value.

Honors & Awards

• Herman N. Hipp Associate Professorship
• Research and Professional Grant (Furman)
• Martin Luther King, Jr. Faculty Recognition Award (Wingate University)
• Teaching Innovation Grant (Wingate University)
• The Center for Culture, Immigration and Youth Violence Prevention, University of California-Berkeley (Grant)
• Rappaport Institute for Greater Boston Research Grant

Education

• Ph.D., Harvard University
• A.M., Harvard University
• B.A., State University of New York at Binghamton