SHIRLEY LEYRO
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Criminal Justice Doctoral Program |
Cell: 646-244-1211 |
| EDUCATION | ||
| 2009 – Present | THE GRADUATE CENTER – CUNY Ph.D. student, Criminal Justice Areas of interest: immigration and crime, social disorganization, the Latino paradox |
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| DISSERTATION | Exploring the effects of deportation on immigration and crime (proposal currently under review) | |
| 2004 | JOHN JAY COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE M.A. in Criminal Justice Specialization: deviance and social control |
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| 1999-2004 | JOHN JAY COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE Degree: B.A. in Criminal Justice Minor: English Honors |
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| TEACHING EXPERIENCE | ||
| Fall 2005 – Present | JOHN JAY COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE – CUNY – 899 Tenth Avenue, NYC ADJUNCT LECTURER – SOCIOLOGY AND POLITICAL SCIENCE DEPTS. |
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| Spring 2011 – Present | HUNTER COLLEGE – CUNY – 695 Park Avenue, NYC ADJUNCT LECTURER – SOCIOLOGY DEPARTMENT |
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| Fall 2011 – Present | LEHMAN COLLEGE – CUNY – 250 Bedford Park Boulevard West – Bronx, NY ADJUNCT LECTURER – SOCIOLOGY DEPARTMENT |
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| April 2007 – Present | BERKELEY COLLEGE – 12 East 40th Street, New NYC ADJUNCT PROFESSOR |
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| September 2007 – Summer 2010 | MONROE COLLEGE – School of Criminal Justice – 2501 Jerome Avenue, Bronx, NY ADJUNCT PROFESSOR |
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| NON-ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE | ||
| February 2004 – Present | DEBEVOISE & PLIMPTON LLP – 919 Third Avenue, NYC PARALEGAL/LEGAL ADMINSTRATIVE ASSISTANT (International Arbitration) |
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| October 2003 – May 2004 | DEFENSE ADVOCACY SERVICES (DAS) – 37-30 73rd Street, Jackson Heights, NY SENTENCE ADVOCATE/MITIGATION SPECIALIST · Conduct interviews of detained and non-detained defendants, as well as collateral interviews necessary to prepare psychosocial and case-specific mitigation arguments to advance negotiations with the court and/or prosecutors in favor of reduced or alternative-to-incarceration sentences · Prepare written pre-pleading/pre-sentencing memoranda on behalf of client defendants |
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| AFFILIATIONS/ACTIVITIES | ||
| l MEMBER, Latina Researchers Network
l MANAGING FELLOW, Center for Race Crime and Justice, John Jay College of Criminal Justice l MEMBER, American Society of Criminology l MEMBER, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences l MEMBER, Immigration Working Group, Graduate Center, CUNY l MEMBER, AELLA (Asociacion de Estudiantes Latinos Y Latinoamericanos), Graduate Center, CUNY l MEMBER, Prison Studies Group, Graduate Center, CUNY |
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| HONORS, AWARDS, QUALIFICATIONS AND SERVICE | ||
| l Dean K. Harrison Award – Fall 2012 $3,250 l Dean K. Harrison Award – Spring 2013 l Dean K. Harrison Award – Fall 2011 l Dean K. Harrison Award – Spring 2012 l Accepted into elite BA/MA combined degree program l BA/MA Research Incentive Scholarship l Member Phi Eta Sigma National Honor Society l Deans List — 1999-00, 2000-01, and 2001-02 academic years. |
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| PUBLICATION(S) | ||
| 2012 | Spanish Translation: Shirley Leyro: Agency Report: The all in one guide report to ICE hold requests. | |
| Forthcoming 2013 |
Co-editor, edited volume: Outside Justice: Undocumented Immigrants and the Criminal Justice System. Springer Link Publishers | |
| Forthcoming 2013 |
Leyro, S., The effect of deportation on community social organization, to be published in edited volume, Outside Justice: Undocumented Immigrants and the Criminal Justice System. Springer Link Publishers | |
| CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS | ||
| 2012 | Leyro, S., The effect of deportation on community social organization, . Thematic Panel: “Social Justice.” Issues of Immigration and Criminal Justice Conference. New York, New York, 22 March, 2012 | |
| Leyro, S, The Latino Paradox and the impact of deportation, . Thematic Panel: “Mentoring Future Scholars. Academy for Criminal Justice Sciences Annual Meeting, New York, New York, 19-23 March, 2012 | ||
| 2011 | Leyro, S., Exploring the effects of deportation on immigration and crime, . Thematic Panel: “Immigrant Criminology.” American Society of Criminology Annual Conference. Washington DC, 16-19 Nov, 2011. | |
| Leyro, S. Immigration and its role in recent criminal justice policy and research, panel discussion held at Hostos Community College – CUNY “Studies & Developments in Criminal Justice” | ||
| 2010 | Leyro, S. Discussion of Arizona Law SB, panel discussion held at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, “The 4th Amendment in the 21st century: What does it mean? Who does it protect?” 19 September 2010 | |
| COLLEGE AND PROFESSIONAL SERVICE | ||
| April 2012 – present | Social Media Team Assistant, Latina Researchers Network | |
| April 27-28, 2012 | Conference Planning Committee, Student Member – “The Latina Researchers Conference,” John Jay College, New York Conference sponsored by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation |
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| March 23, 2012 | Conference Co-Chair – “Issues of Immigration in Criminal Justice,” John Jay College, New York Conference sponsored by Center on Race, Crime and Justice |
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| COURSES TAUGHT – 2005 – PRESENT | ||
| JOHN JAY COLLEGE | l Soc 101 – Introduction to Sociology l Soc 202 – The Family l Soc 203 – Criminology l Soc 240 – Social Deviance l ICJ 101 – Introduction to International Criminal Justice |
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| HUNTER COLLEGE | l Soc 101 – Introduction to Sociology l Soc 211 – Urban Sociology l Soc 253 – Social Deviance l Soc 319 – Criminology |
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| LEHMAN COLLEGE | l Soc 230 – Criminology | |
| BERKELEY COLLEGE | l Jus 100 – Introduction to Criminal Justice l Jus 200 – Community Relations and Policing l Jus 210 – Police and Community l Soc 220 – Criminology l Bus 292 – Internship |
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| MONROE COLLEGE | l CJS 101 – Introduction to Criminal Justice l Cor 101 – Corrections l Cor 233 – Correctional Research l Soc 101– Introduction to Sociology l Soc 202 – Criminology |
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