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Shirley P. Leyro, Ph.D.
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Born and raised in The Bronx, Shirley Leyro, Ph.D. is an award-winning scholar, educator, critical criminologist, and Associate Professor of Criminal Justice at Borough of Manhattan Community College–CUNY. Her research focuses on immigration, deportation, immigration enforcement, crimmigration, and the mental health impact of deportation vulnerability on immigrant communities.
Dr. Leyro also conducted the CUNY Belonging Study and received the Barbara R. Walters Community College Faculty Award for her published research stemming from that work. She has also received the Teaching Award from the American Society of Criminology's Division of People of Color and Crime and a Faculty Fellowship with the Center for Place, Culture, and Politics.
A sought-after public voice, Dr. Leyro has shared her expertise through public-policy panels, television, radio, podcasts, and print media.
Criminal Justice Professor Shirley P. Leyro Receives Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Grant for Latina/O/X Researchers Support Network
Dr. Leyro is available for keynote presentations, conferences, university lectures, media interviews, podcasts, and collaborative research opportunities. If you're seeking an experienced scholar and engaging speaker on immigration, education, equity, or community leadership, we'd love to hear from you.
Borough of Manhattan Community College (BMCC/CUNY) Criminal Justice Professor Shirley Leyro has secured $284,940 in funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) to create a Latina/O/X Researchers Support Network (LRSN).
The one-year grant will fund research and preliminary planning to form a nationwide professional and emotional capacity-building support space for Latina/o/x researchers across disciplines that will facilitate a commitment to research and to alternative methodologies in the pursuit of health equity for the U.S. Latina/o/x population.
CUNY Belonging Study
Barbara R. Walters Award
Immigration/Deportation Scholarship
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