Prison pipeline and Poverty: Some Assembly Required!
Presentation will address the work of the African American Boys Academy and the history of macro-micro legislative actions that have prevented ascension of African American males into familial positions of husband, father and and economic provider. Results and the necessary legislative responses will be discussed. – Parris Baker, Ph.D.
Parris J. Baker, PhD., MSSA, Associate Professor and Director, Social Work, Mortuary Science, and Gerontology Programs, Department of Criminal Justice & Social Work, Gannon University. He received his undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral degrees in social work from Gannon University, Case Western Reserve University, Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, and the University of Pittsburgh, School of Social Work, respectively. In 2011, Dr. Baker became the first African American tenured professor at Gannon University. He most recently became a Jefferson Education Society Scholar-In-Residence and Harry T. Burleigh and Beyond Fellow.
