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Jodie G. Roure, JD, PhD Curriculum Vitae 212-237-8672 (Office) • 212-237-8664 (Fax) • [email protected] • Skype: jodie.roure http://www.jjay.cuny.edu/faculty/jodie-roure EDUCATION University of Buffalo, State University of New York, Buffalo, NY 2004 Ph.D. in Transnational Studies, Intercultural Studies & International Human Rights Dissertation: International Human Rights Law as a Resource in Combating Domestic Violence: Transcending Legal, Social and Cultural Obstacles in Brasil and the United States. Western New England University School of Law, Springfield, MA 1997 Juris Doctorate Douglass College, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ 1994 Bachelors of Arts in English, Minor in Spanish PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 1999 – Present John Jay College of Criminal Justice, CUNY, New York Associate Professor - Latin American & Latina/o Studies Department, (2010 – Present) Organized and led student brigade to provide humanitarian relief to Puerto Rico post hurricanes Irma and Maria during 2017 spring break. https://jjayhurricanemariabrigade.weebly.com/ Promoted and tenured in December 2010 Served as Deputy Chairperson from 2009 – 2010 Served as Acting Chairperson from June 2008 to June 2009 Led Departments’ Outcome Assessments for College General Education Courses and compile outcome assessment reports. Co-founder and Faculty Leader of the Adelante! Hispanic Serving Institution Retention Program funded by the Lumina Foundation, the Hispanic Federation & US Department of Education Title V funds. 2012 - 2017 Serve on Departmental Committees including Personnel and Budget and Curriculum. Serve on College Diversity Committee and various Executive Search Committees. Served as Faculty Senate Senator and Executive Committee Member. Served as College Council Member and Executive Committee Member. Director, Co-Founder, & Project Investigator, Ronald H. Brown Law School Prep Program, (2004 – Present), https://jjcronaldhbrown.wordpress.com A collaboration between St. John’s University School of Law, Department of Latin American and Latinx Studies Department at John Jay College, St. John’s University Undergraduate, York College, and United Negro College Fund Schools. Direct, research, and teach for an academic credit bearing 3-year law school prep program aimed at diversifying legal profession. Teach in the law school summer portion of the program. Develop internships for students with ACLU, NYS Attorney General, District Attorney and Unified Court System, to name some partners, for internship/research opportunities related to social justice issues. Supervise college and law students interested in human & civil rights and prison pipeline prevention. Create, direct, and teach law classes at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, CUNY to first generation and low income and/or underrepresented students in the program. Yielded approximately $6-8M+ per year in scholarships over past 7 years, 100% of students who took the LSAT accepted to law school, and 100% of 2017 students accepted with scholarship, including multiple Dean Fellows and joint degree candidates. Conduct research on pipeline education, compile data, write grants and grant reports, and produce related scholarship publications and national presentations. Provide consultation services to governments and universities across US and Caribbean interested in creating legal pipeline education programs. 1 Create national/international, academic internships, experiential learning, and fieldwork opportunities for students at all levels of pipeline and assist with supervision of Programs’ internship sites. Develop students’ critical thinking skills via first year seminars, independent studies, learning communities, and expose students to deeper understanding of the law and legal education. Work with CASES program and supervise CASES interns to assist with integration in to college academic setting. Work with LGBTQ and undocumented students to provide direct support services and referral services. Work with children of formerly incarcerated persons to provide direct support services and re-entry referral services to their parent(s). Director, University of Houston Law Center Prelaw Pipeline Program (2015 – Present) A collaboration between University of Houston Law Center and Department of Latin American and Latinx Studies Department at John Jay College. Direct and teach for an academic credit bearing 3-year law school prep program aimed at diversifying legal profession. Teach in the law school summer portion of the program. Develop internships for students with ACLU, NYS Attorney General, District Attorney, and Unified Court System, to name some partners, for internship/research opportunities related to social justice issues. Supervise college and law students interested in human & civil rights and prison pipeline prevention. Create, direct, and teach law classes at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, CUNY to first generation and low income and/or underrepresented students in the program. Yielded approximately $1M+ per year in scholarships over past two years, 100% of students who took the LSAT accepted to law school, and 100% of 2017 students accepted with scholarship, including multiple Dean Fellows and joint degree candidates. Conduct research on pipeline education, compile data, write grants and grant reports, and produce related scholarship publications and national presentations. Provide consultation services to governments and universities across US and Caribbean interested in creating legal pipeline education programs. Create national/international, academic internships, experiential learning, and fieldwork opportunities for students at all levels of pipeline and assist with supervision of Programs’ internship sites. Develop students’ critical thinking skills via first year seminars, independent studies, learning communities, and expose students to deeper understanding of the law and legal education. Work with students that are homeless and suffer from food insecurity to assist with integration in to college academic setting. Work with LGBTQ students to provide direct support services and referral services. Co-Director, John Jay College Study Abroad Program in the Dominican Republic, (2009 – 2010) Co-supervised and instructed over 28 undergraduate and graduate students conducting border conflict fieldwork investigations on the Dominican-Haitian border. Taught Comparative Perspectives on Crime in the Caribbean course. Provided co-supervision to John Jay College’s Comparative Law Internship in the Office of the Attorney General of the Dominican Republic. Assisted in organizing and supervising fieldtrips including, but not limited to “La Victoria” super-max, other model prisons, and governmental and non-governmental organizations. Conducted fieldwork observations and interviews with all aspects of law enforcement and judiciary throughout island, including Haitian-Dominican border. Provided support to local NGOs dedicated to assist in providing re-entry support to formerly U.S. incarcerated deported Dominican citizens. Outcomes/Assessment Coordinator, Latin American & Latina/o Studies Department, (2013 – 2017) Led faculty team generating outcomes and assessments for College General Education Requirements (Pathways) and departmental major to ensure learning outcomes were being met. Compiled assessment reports for department and college’s administration. Led Adelante! Program - aimed at retention of Latina/o and low income students at our Hispanic Serving Institution and gather related data on comparative Latina/o student retention. 2 Assistant Professor - Latin American & Latina/o Studies Department, (2004 – 2010) Served as Minor Advisor and Adjunct Mentor Taught courses in Interdisciplinary Studies Program for one year Coordinator, Supreme Court of the United States Internship, (2002 – 2005) Created and directed inaugural CUNY Supreme Court of the United States Internship. Advocated for expansion and institutional support of program. Fundraised to support student participation and provided student site supervision in Washington DC and New York. Instructor - Latin American & Latina/o Studies Department, (2002 – 2003) Taught various courses within department. Instructor - SEEK Department, (1999 – 2002) Advised caseload of 300+ first generation and diverse undergraduate students. Supervised CUNY CAPS and federal work study students. Developed and implemented academic prelaw initiatives for SEEK Department Dean. Assisted Department of Latin American Studies with the Palenque Youth Violence Reduction and Alternative Sentencing Project in Washington Heights. Developed peer mentoring program populated with SEEK students. Created the College’s first Supreme Court of the United States Internship. 2017 – Present Founder, President and CEO of the Hurricane Maria Assistance & Relief Institutional Alliance, Inc. (H-MARIA), Hurricane MARIA, Inc., (formerly known as an effort named Doctors for Maria Relief) A non-profit 501c3, incorporated for the charitable purpose of aiding persons who are victims of natural disasters occurring in Puerto Rico or elsewhere in the Caribbean. Provided humanitarian aid medical relief efforts post hurricane Maria throughout Puerto Rico with over 25 doctors, nurses, and other volunteers from across the United States. https://hurricanemariainc.weebly.com/ Director, American College of Surgeons Operation Giving Back Puerto Rico (2019 – Present) Created the first free surgical program for the uninsured in the United States