Karen S. Lischinsky

Dr. Karen Lischinsky joined Curry's Sociology and Criminal Justice Faculty as Assistant Professor in 2012, after teaching in the department since 1999. She earned her Ph.D. in Sociology from Northeastern University (2000), M.S.W. from Boston University (1990) and B.A. in Sociology from Suffolk (1988). In the community, Dr. Lischinsky has worked extensively with incarcerated men and women on issues of racism, classism, homophobia, domestic violence, re-entry, and mental health, and led diversity workshops for the Boston Police Academy. At Curry, she has brought numerous speakers to campus on topics including the death penalty, sexual assault, and restorative justice, and she has organized campus "sleep-ins" to focus student attention on the issue of homelessness.