Venezia Michalsen

Venezia Michalsen is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Justice Studies at Montclair State University. Dr. Michalsen received her B.A. from Barnard College, and her Ph.D. from the CUNY Graduate Center. She worked for six years at the Women’s Prison Association in New York City, a direct service organization serving women with involvement in the criminal justice system. Her research focuses on women’s imprisonment, reentry and desistance, and the children of incarcerated parents.