Dr. Ebonie Cunningham Stringer comes to BeYViP as a criminal justice faculty member at Penn State Berks with experience in program evaluation and community organizing. She is a sociologist committed to research and service to families, youth and communities impacted by the justice system. Her research and teaching centers the intersections of gender, race and justice with emphasis on the roles that social institutions like the family and religion play in human experiences within criminal-legal systems and contexts. Dr. Stringer is a justice advocate for returning and incarcerated citizens, and partners with several local and national organizations engaged in this work. She also offers community education for churches and other civic organization that want to become engaged in justice work. Dr. Stringer is a committed scholar-activist who works to empower others and through education and community engagement.
Dr. Stringer completed her Doctoral studies in Sociology at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana in 2006 with concentrations in Law and Society, Criminal Justice, and the Family. As an educator, her objective is to teach in ways that inspire students to transgress intellectual boundaries and become civically engaged. Dr. Stringer works side by side with her students in teaching, research, and justice advocacy, holding her faith as foundational to her work professionally and in the community.