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Academic Excellence Giona Picheco Associate Lecturer
Criminal Justice and Sociology
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860 Brush Hill Road Milton, MA 02186
Giona Picheco Associate Lecturer
Criminal Justice and Sociology
M.A., Applied Sociology, University of Massachusetts Boston, 2025
B.A., Sociology and Political Science, University of Rhode Island, 2023
A.A., General Studies, Community College of Rhode Island, 2020
Giona is a first-generation scholar who joined the Sociology and Criminal Justice department at Curry College as an adjunct instructor in 2026. He previously served in the U.S. Navy for six years and then pursued undergraduate studies after his military service to earn a degree in Sociology and Political Science at the University of Rhode Island with a minor in French. He went on to a graduate program at the University of Massachusetts Boston, earned an M.A. in Applied Sociology in 2025, and is currently working towards a PhD in Sociology.
Giona has been recognized with awards for Academic Excellence in Sociology at both his undergraduate and graduate level institutions. His research interests focus on topics related to sports, gender and masculinity, sexuality, culture, race and ethnicity, and health. He has additional teaching experience at UMass Boston with Intro courses and Sociology of Culture.