My research examines the collateral consequences of incarceration for Black young adults, focusing on how policies shape their re-entry experiences from a life-course perspective. I explore the socioeconomic environments in which these individuals were raised, using both quantitative and qualitative methods to address diverse questions. My goal is to help policymakers, researchers, and stakeholders understand how the carceral system deeply impacts Black lives. I aim to identify vulnerable areas for intervention to reduce recidivism and incarceration rates. Ultimately, I seek to design and scale effective policies that equip Black young adults and their communities with the tools to overcome re-entry challenges.
1. Reed, T. A., Abrams, L. S., Bondoc, C., & Barnert, E. S. (2024). “We’re not the first and we’re not going to be the last”: Perspectives of System-Involved Black and Latinx Young Adults on Racial Injustice During The 2020 Black Lives Matter Protests. Punishment & Society, 26(2), 325-344. https://doi.org/10.1177/14624745231213622
2. Wilf, S., Reed, T., Millet, V., Ortiz, S. M., & Wray-Lake, L. (2024). "We been dying, and you got me on a call helping you stay alive": Black and Latinx Youth Organizers' Experiences of Racism in Gun Violence Prevention Organizations. Journal of Research on Adolescence: The Official Journal of the Society for Research on Adolescence, 34(1), 4–20. https://doi.org/10.1111/jora.12889
3. Abrams L, Reed T.A., Bondoc C, Acosta D, Murillo M, Barnert E. (2023) "It was there when I came home:" Young Adults and Jail Reentry in the Context of COVID-19. American Journal of Criminal Justice. 48, 767–785. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12103-022-09683-8
4. Karey E., Reed T., Katsigeorgis M., Farrell K., Hess J., Gibbon G., Weitzman M., Gordon T. (2022). Exhalation of Alternative Tobacco Product Aerosols Differs from Cigarette Smoke—And May Lead to Alternative Health Risks. Tobacco Use Insights. 15, 1179173X221078200. https://doi.org/10.1177/1179173X221078200
5. Karey E., Hess J., Shearston J., Lee L., Reed T., Eazor J., Gibbon G., Katsigeorgis M., Edid A., Maherally S., Shetty A., Rebuli ME., Jaspers I., Weitzman ML., Gordon T. (2022). The Nose Knows: Sniffing out the Immunological Effects of Alternative Tobacco Products in Habitual Users. American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology. 66(4), 461–464. https://doi.org/10.1165/rcmb.2021-0368LE
6. Shearston J., Eazor J., Lee L., Reed T., Ruzmyn V., Ort D., Weitzman ML., Gordon T. (2023) Effects of Electronic Cigarettes and Hookah Water Pipe Use on Home Air Quality. Tobacco Control. 32(1), 36–41. https://doi.org/10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2020-056437
