Dr. Sarah Shannon
Sarah Shannon is a Meigs Distinguished Professor of Sociology and Director of the Criminal Justice Studies Program at the University of Georgia. She conducts high impact, policy-relevant research in criminal justice that is frequently cited by policy makers, the press, think tanks, and academics. Sarah’s teaching has been recognized with awards for excellence in undergraduate and graduate instruction, research mentoring, creative teaching, and service-learning. She proudly facilitates UGA’s first-ever Inside-Out Prison Exchange Program course in partnership with the Clarke County Jail (SOCI 4470S).
Email: sshannon@uga.edu
Dr. Rachel Roberts-Galbraith
Rachel is an assistant professor in the Department of Cellular Biology, in affiliation with the Regenerative Bioscience Center and the Neuroscience Program. Her scholarship focuses on understanding how animals regenerate after injury. As a teacher and mentor, Rachel strives to encourage holistic and individualized training of students in laboratory and classroom settings. Rachel first encountered prison education as a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. There, she participated in the Education Justice Project, where she had the opportunity to lead two multi-lesson cell biology workshops to incarcerated students at Danville Correctional Center.
Email: robertsgalbraith@uga.edu
Dr. Caroline Young
Car
oline Young is a lecturer in the UGA English department. She is also a Site Director for Common Good Atlanta’s higher education in prison program. She serves at Whitworth Women’s Facility in Hartwell, Georgia where students participate in the Bard College-accredited Clemente Course in the Humanities program. Interested humanities faculty should reach out to Dr. Young for more interest in the program at cyoung@uga.edu. Undergraduates interested in the program can enroll in Dr. Young’s UGA ENGL 3851S course, Writing for Social Justice or reach out to Dr. Young about internship opportunities at Whitworth.
Email: cyoung@uga.edu
Dr. John B. Meixner Jr.
John Meixner is an assistant professor at the University of Georgia School of Law. His current research focuses on how judges make sentencing decisions in criminal cases, and he also studies the relationship between neuroscience and the law. John teaches criminal law, evidence, and a seminar called law and the mind. Before coming to UGA, John worked as a federal prosecutor, where he focused on developing diversion programs designed to provide alternatives to incarceration and make criminal justice more equitable.
Email: john.meixner@uga.edu
Dr. Jean Martin-Williams
Jean Martin-Williams is Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professor in the Hugh Hodgson School of Music. Her specialization is horn performance and pedagogy. She is particularly active in increasing opportunities and access for female brass players. Jean is doing Inside Out training in July 2024, developing a music writing class. She has extensive experience with small cohorts, having directed the Lilly Teaching Fellows for eleven years and co-directed the Senior Teaching Fellows for four years. In her role of Associate Dean in the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences, she is working with Sarah Shannon to develop more pathways for Franklin faculty to teach in the corrections space.
Email: jfmartin@uga.edu