Amazing Women

Dr. Lisa Chowdhury Bio- Is a scholar activist and yogi with several year's of experience working in the field of community corrections a d teaching in higher education. During her career as a "Probation Officer" her passion was working with justice involved youth and partnering withocal school's to create positive outcomes for the young people she supervised. After her departure from the "New Jersey" "Judiciary", she continued her passion of working with youth into her career as academic by continuing to advocate for innovation, evidence based, trauma informed community based solutions and safe spaces for youth. She also is a certified "Yoga Instruction" and utilizes wellness practices in her work with the community and her students. As an expert in this "Field", she regularly volunteers with youth focused community organizations, consults with organizations that work with families, advocates for social justice and partners with "Credible Messenger " to develop innovative interventions for youth that are justice involved. Her main goal in life is to continue utilizing community partnerships, academic research, activism, healing practices and education to fight against inequality and injustice. Presently, she teaches at "Borough of Manhattan Community College (CUNY)" within the "Social Science ""Human Services " and "Criminal Justice Department " prios to her current appointment she taught at "Fairleigh Dickinson University and Rutgers University" She had experience in teaching both graduate and undergraduate courses that include research methods, corrections, Gender Crime, and Justice, Gangs and Street Crimes, Introduction to Criminal Justice, Contemporary Issues, Community Resources Management, Advanced Corrections,  Race and Crime and Juveniles and Violence. She loves her students and believes that their achievements are her greatest rewards in life. 1 of her most meaningful experiences in teaching has been teaching students for the "NJ Step Program " inside Correctional Facilities around the country. Dr Chowdhury research interest's are interventions. In 2017, she Co-Founded a non-profit entitled "Reimagining Justice " .Her partners and her providing training, motivational speaking, transformative mentoring, narrative therapy, consultation, resilience circles and support for organizations and community members that are looking to develop innovative solutions for youth in schools and the community. "Reimagining Justice " had partnered with organizations in "Belize, Illinois, Virginia, NJ and Ny in the first year of it's incorporation. The goalof this organization is to "Reimagining A Justice System " that provides love, empathy, equality and opportunities for our communities.  "I AM NO LONGER ACCEPTING THE THING'S, I CANNOT CHANGE, I'M CHANGING THE THING'S, I CANNOT ACCEPT " BY Angela Davis