Christiane Schwarz

Christiane Schwarz is a criminologist who conducted qualitative research on the criminal and secondary stigmatization of formerly incarcerated persons and their loved ones in the UK and USA. Most recently, she explored learning programs inside Austrian prisons for her doctoral thesis, for which she was inspired by her teaching and tutoring experiences inside NYDOC jails. Christiane demonstrated her passion for equitable access to education as a program assistant for a higher prison education program at Guilford College, North Carolina. Christiane is curious to explore technological enhancements inside the prison realm and continues to engage in comparative and international research.