Dr. Jé Judson PhD, MPH

About Me

I am a social & behavioral scientist committed to ending the public health crisis of police violence while creating a world where Black people thrive. Although I’m a U.S. nomad, New Orleans has been my chosen home for most of my adult life. I have worked as an evaluator and analyst in governmental, nonprofit, and academic settings, as well as in community organizing spaces. 

My research applies critical qualitative and historical methods of inquiry to interrogate cultural support for policing and punishment, particularly how the discourses of anti-Blackness and misogynoir forecast and sustain racist policies and practices. Through person-centered storytelling, I hope to demonstrate how policing negatively impacts individuals and communities across the lifecourse, while elucidating new modalities for creating safe communities without the carceral state.

At CARHE, I am fortunate to work with like minded individuals committed to naming and dismantling structural violence and racism. As part of our team, I am currently working on two projects that explore how structural racism impacts the health of Black birthing people, one funded by the NIH and one funded by the Commonwealth fund. 

In 2016, I was the inaugural recipient of the Louisiana Board of Regents Violence Prevention Fellowship, which funded my doctoral studies. In 2021, results from my dissertation were recognized by the APHA Women's Caucus as the Highest Scoring Student Abstract, Honorable Mention.

I earned my BA in Africana Studies from Oberlin College, and both my MPH and my PhD from Tulane University School of Public Health.

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