Fellows

Laura Abrams, PhD

Active | Inducted in 2020

Current Position

Board Member, Vice President

Bio

Professor Abrams’ scholarship seeks to improve the well-being of youth and young adults with histories of incarceration and multiple systems involvement. Using multiple methods, her books and peer-reviewed articles have sought to understand the contexts in which youth are confined, how young people develop their identities within these contexts, and how formerly incarcerated youth reenter the community and navigate the transition to adulthood. Her recent work on specialized populations, including younger children, commercially and sexually exploited minors, and youth with life sentences has contributed to state and local policy reforms that emphasize diversion and alternatives to incarceration.

abrams@luskin.ucla.edu

https://luskin.ucla.edu/person/laura-abrams

Education

PhD, UC Berkeley School of Social Welfare