Community

Our team is an ever-growing one filled with teachers and learners inside and outside of Bay Area jails. Here are just a few of the folks stewarding our efforts in the 2024-2025 academic year.

FACULTY SPONSORS

SARAH BRAYNE is an Associate Professor of Sociology at Stanford University. Prior to joining the faculty at Stanford, she was an Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Texas at Austin and Founding Director of the Texas Prison Education Initiative. She is a Faculty Co-Sponsor of SJPEP.

LERONE A. MARTIN is the Martin Luther King, Jr. Centennial Professor in Religious Studies and
Director of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Research and Education Institute at Stanford University.
He is a Faculty Co-Sponsor of SJPEP.

CARLIE WARE HORNE is the Clinical Supervising Attorney in the Stanford Law School's
Criminal Defense Clinic. She is a Faculty Co-Sponsor of SJPEP.

ADVISORY BOARD

LUKE TERRA is the Associate Director of Community Engaged Learning and Research
at the Haas Center for Public Service. He is a member of the SJPEP Advisory Board.

DEBBIE MUKAMAL is the Executive Director of the Stanford Criminal Justice Center
at Stanford Law School. She is a member of the SJPEP Advisory Board.

GRADUATE STUDENT LEADERSHIP TEAM

MADDIE ANDERSON is a Ph.D. candidate in Sociology
and the Outreach and Accreditation Chair for SJPEP.

CLARA MARÍA BACMEISTER is a Ph.D. student in Neuroscience
and the Funding Chair in SJPEP.

JEN CO is a Ph.D. student in Chemical Biology
and the Recruitment and Student Relations chair for SJPEP.

MIKE O'KEY is a Ph.D. student in Race Inequality and Language in Education
and the Teacher Mentorship chair for SJPEP.

GUGLIELMO PANELLI is a Ph.D. candidate in Physics
and facilitates Jail Administration and Liaison roles for SJPEP.

EMILY RUSSELL is a Ph.D. candidate in Political Science
and the Community Building and Pedagogy chairperson in SJPEP.

We thank our 40+ Stanford graduate students who teach with us in the courses we provide inside.