JODI CARR, PH.D.C.
Institutional Research Specialist and Adjunct Faculty Member
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Jodi Carr, PH D.C. serves Daniel Morgan Graduate School (DMGS) as our Institutional Research Specialist and as a member of our adjunct faculty.
Carr has worked tirelessly to bring the field of law enforcement and education together in collaborative efforts. She has enjoyed working on other projects and positions outside of her field of expertise, including Russian organized crime, inequality, law enforcement, and the evaluation of threat assessments. Her cross-functional abilities enrich her class perspectives and enhance the way that she develops her students.
Passionate in her quest to improve learning environments, Carr has over seven years of experience in education policy research, synthesis, analysis; seven years of applied experience in mixed, qualitative, and quantitative methods; and Hill experience writing legislation for the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee, Legislative Counsel. In addition, she has ten years teaching experience which has included developing lesson plans, assessments, and professional development sessions as well as curriculum and instructional design.
Carr is an expert in postsecondary education with additional experience in governance structures, performance-based funding, effective leadership, strategic planning, grant management, access and affordability, value-added education, and the structure and impact of higher education mission and vision statements on institutional constituents and outcomes. She is a firm supporter of multidisciplinary research as the field of education is a practical partner with many disciplines.
Carr is currently a doctoral candidate at George Mason University majoring in education policy. She received her M.Ed. in secondary education from Marymount University and completed master’s coursework in political science at Temple University. She received her B.A. from St. Joseph’s University majoring in politics and minoring in international relations.
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Apr 4, 2017 The Poor Get Prison: The Alarming Spread of the Criminalization of Poverty
This report by Karen Dolan and Jodi L. Carr summarizes the “criminalization of poverty,” filling out the true breadth and depth of this national crisis
May 2, 2015 5 ways it’s a crime to be poor in America (Salon)
The criminalization of America’s poor has been quietly gaining steam for years, but a recent study, “The Poor Get Prison,” co-authored by Karen Dolan and Jodi L. Carr, reveals the startling extent to which American municipalities are fining and jailing the country’s most vulnerable people, not just punishing them for being poor, but driving them deeper into poverty.
RECENT
MEDIA
Apr 4, 2017 The Poor Get Prison: The Alarming Spread of the Criminalization of Poverty
This report by Karen Dolan and Jodi L. Carr summarizes the “criminalization of poverty,” filling out the true breadth and depth of this national crisis
May 2, 2015 5 ways it’s a crime to be poor in America (Salon)
The criminalization of America’s poor has been quietly gaining steam for years, but a recent study, “The Poor Get Prison,” co-authored by Karen Dolan and Jodi L. Carr, reveals the startling extent to which American municipalities are fining and jailing the country’s most vulnerable people, not just punishing them for being poor, but driving them deeper into poverty.
