Doctoral Student
University of Chicago School of Social Work
Clarice J. Robinson (she/her) is an AM/PhD doctoral student at the University of Chicago School of Social Work, Policy, and Practice. Clarice research focuses on the mental, psychological, and physical impacts of incarceration and the ways that formerly incarcerated people heal post-confinement through yoga. She is an interdisciplinary scholar who draws from education, public health, and social work. Clarice's research is deeply informed by her experiences as a Teach for America (TFA) teacher in rural Arkansas and tutoring incarcerated individuals inside Riker’s Island Correctional Facility in New York City.
Clarice is a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) Health Policy Research Scholar (HPRS), and an Institute of Education Sciences (IES) Fellow. She holds an AM degree in Social Work (MSW equivalent) from the University of Chicago, a Master's degree in Educational Leadership, Politics, and Advocacy from New York University, and a Bachelor's degree in Government from Texas Woman's University.
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