Jodie G. Roure, JD, PhD Curriculum Vitae 212-237-8672 (Office) • 212-237-8664 (Fax) • [email protected] • Skype: jodie.roure

EDUCATION

University of Buffalo, State University of New York, Buffalo, NY 2004 Ph.D. - 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 BA - English

CERTIFICATIONS/TRAINING

John Jay College, New York, NY 2011 1st Year Seminar & e-Portfolio Certification Training 2009 Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative Certification 2009 John Jay Writing Intensive Faculty Certification Workshop

Unión Nacional de Juristas de Cuba, University of Habana, Cuba. May. 2009 Certification in “Treatment of Domestic Violence by the American System of Justice”

New York University School of Law - New York State Defenders Association, New York, NY 2005 Deportation 101: Detention, Deportation and the Criminal Justice System Training

HONORS & AWARDS

2013 – 2015 Student Academic Support Program Honoree 2010 Honorary Guest of Mayor, of the National District of , Dominican Republic 2010 Faculty Certificate of Appreciation, Autonomous University of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 2010 Lehman College Appreciation Award, 2nd Annual Educational Summit 2009 School of the Arts and Sciences Appreciation Award, John Jay College of Criminal Justice 2008 Faculty Fellowship Publication Program Fellow, City University of New York, 2007 – 2015 Certificate of Appreciation, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, CUNY 2006 – 2015 Appreciation Award, Ronald H. Brown Law School Prep Program,

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2000 – Present John Jay College of Criminal Justice, CUNY, New York Outcomes/Assessment Coordinator, Latin American & Latina/o Studies Department, (2013 – Present) • Lead faculty team generating outcomes and assessments for College General Education Requirements (Pathways) and departmental major to ensure learning outcomes are being met. • Compile assessment reports for department and college’s administration. • Lead 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.

Associate Professor - Latin American & Latina/o Studies Department, (2010 – Present) • Possess an overall student evaluation score of 4.69 out of 5 within 2013 – 2014, and 2014 – 2015 school years. • Exceeded student evaluation return rate for Spring 2015 courses taught; resulted in a average return rate range of 94.27%. Surpassed school rating of 55.8% for the same semester. • Promoted and tenured in December 2010 • Served as Deputy Chairperson from 2009 – 2010 • Served as Acting Chairperson from June 2008 to June 2009 • Lead Departments’ Outcome Assessments for College General Education Courses and compile outcome assessment reports. • Lead the Adelante! Hispanic Serving Institution Retention Program funded by the Lumina • Foundation, the Hispanic Federation & US Department of Education Title V funds. • Serve on Departmental Committees including Personnel and Budget and Curriculum. • Serve as Faculty Senate Senator and Executive Committee Member. • Serve as College Council Member and Executive Committee Member. • Serve on College Diversity Committee and various Executive Search Committees.

Director, Ronald H. Brown Law School Prep Program, (2004 – Present) A collaboration between St. John’s University School of Law, John Jay College, St. John’s University Undergraduate, York College, Medger Evars College, and United Negro College Fund Schools. • Direct academic credit bearing 2-year law school prep program aimed at diversifying legal profession. • Connect 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 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 $3M+ per year in scholarships over past 4 years, 100% of students accepted to law school, and 100% of 2011 students accepted with scholarship, including 3 Dean Fellows. • 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 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 children of formerly incarcerated persons to provide direct support services and re-entry referral services to their parent(s).

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.

Assistant Professor - Latin American & Latina/o Studies Department, (2004 – 2010) • Served as Minor Advisor and Adjunct Mentor • Taught courses in Interdisciplinary Studies Program for 1 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, (2000 – 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 college’s first Supreme Court of the United States Internship.

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

2013 University of Puerto Rico, Center for Labor Studies, Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico Guest Lecturer and Researcher – Sabbatical License

• Supervised advanced undergraduate students participating in Research Methods course on domestic violence investigations. • Taught bilingual curriculum on domestic violence and its impact on global economy. • Trained students to create research instruments, data collection and interpretation of domestic violence crimes with a focus on Puerto Rico, but including Latin American and Caribbean. • Assisted students with human subject research certification and supervised translation projects.

2012 – 2013 InterAmerican University of Puerto Rico School of Law San Juan, Puerto Rico Scholar-in-Residence – Sabbatical License

• Led research study of Puerto Rico Court’s handling of domestic violence cases under Law 54 with permission granted by the Puerto Rico Administrative Office of the Courts. • Co-supervised law students studying alternative sentencing program for first time aggressors of domestic violence entitled “Desvio”. • Observed monitoring systems utilized by Department of Corrections to track domestic violence aggressors. Interviewed Department of Correction’s CEO and other high level staff. • Gathered research information on monitoring systems and “Desvio” program. • Provided community trainings to Carolina/San Juan counties on domestic violence and international human rights law. • Conducted group interviews on domestic violence in Puerto Rico, police handling of domestic violence cases, and domestic violence protections for LGBTQ community. • Co-taught law school seminar to law students entitled Vulnerable Populations. • Led domestic violence research investigation, developed research instrument, and observed proceedings at specialized domestic violence courts around the island. • Conducted 150+ research interviews with jurists, scholars, victims, NGOs, local governmental office and law enforcement officials, and federal officials. • Engaged judges about cases observed, and followed cases from their initial filings to trial. • Participated in interviews with attorneys in special domestic violence cases and observed legal development of high profile domestic violence cases. • Conducted similar interviews with NGOs and community-based organizations as well as with prosecutors and defense attorneys. • Documented legal arguments and recorded outcomes of legislative proceedings. Participated in related academic conferences. • Supervised law/undergraduate students on promoting educational awareness campaigns to build tolerance in local communities. • Examined newly elected governor’s signing of bill into law which provided protection for same sex couples under Law 54, the existing domestic violence law in Puerto Rico. • Interviewed Head of Puerto Rico Police Department’s Domestic Violence Division and officers regarding Federal Police Monitor’s Case file by the US government against PRPD.

2012 – 2013 Administrative Office of the Courts, Director’s Office, San Juan, Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Judiciary Researcher - Sabbatical License

• Participated in Interagency Commission to oversee handling, prevention and processing of cases of domestic violence by governmental departments. • Discussed/defined issues in handling domestic violence cases, coordinated interagency communications, developed interagency communication best practices. • Supervised research interns in Puerto Rican judiciary’s processing of domestic violence cases.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

2014, 2015 Latina/os and Justice in New York City 2013, 2014 “So You Want to be a Lawyer:” A Comparative study of Latina/o Justice in the US 2013 Vulnerable Populations Seminar - InterAmerican University of Puerto Rico School of Law Seminar Course 2014 Domestic Violence and the Global Economy 2009, 2010 Comparative Perspectives on Crime in the Caribbean 2010 International Human Rights and Law in 2002, 2003 The Latina/o Experience in the United States: Gender, Race, Civil and Human Rights 2005, 2007 Race and Ethnicity in America 2009, 2010 Seminar in Latino/a Issues: Latinas/os and the Law 2009, 2010 Latino/a Experience: Gender, Race, Ethnicity, Class, and the Legal System 2002, 2004, 2005 Socio-Political Development of Contemporary Puerto Rico 2008, 2009, 2010 Puerto Rican/Latina/o Community Fieldwork 2007, 2008 Race & Ethnicity in America – Writing Intensive English Language Learner Learning 2009, 2011, 2012 Race & Ethnicity in America – First Year Seminar Course & Writing Intensive 2009-11, 2014 Transfer Student Seminar & First Year Student Seminar

RELATED PUBLICATIONS and AMICI CURIAE

Amici Curiae 2013 Contributor to the Amici Curiae Brief of the American Civil Liberties Union, American Civil Liberties Union of Puerto Rico, Movimiento Amplio de Mujeres de Puerto Rico, Coordinadora Paz Para la Mujer, The Latin American and the Caribbean Committee for the Defense of Women’s Rights (CLADEM), Pasos de las Mujeres, Feministas en Marcha, OPMT, Taller Salud, Et. al. United States of America, Plaintiff, versus The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and Puerto Rico Police Department, Defendants. Case 3:12-cv-02039-GAG Document 28. Filed April 1, 2013, US District Court of Puerto Rico.

Peer Reviewed 2012 Rivera, J. and Roure, J.G. So You Want to be a Lawyer. Puerto Ricans and Their Journey into the Legal Profession: Overcoming Challenges. (El Centro Journal for Puerto Rican Studies Hunter College, CUNY) (March 2013).

Law Review Articles 2011 Roure, J.G. Gender Justice in Puerto Rico: Domestic Violence, Legal Reform and International Human Rights. Human Rights Quarterly (The John Hopkins University Press) (August 2011).

2009 Roure, J.G. Domestic Violence in Brazil: Examining Obstacles and Approaches to Promote Legislative Reform. Columbia Human Rights Law Review (Fall 2009).

2009 Roure, J.G. Achieving Education Equity and Access for Underrepresented Students in the Legal Profession. Temple Political and Civil Rights Law Review (Fall 2009).

Book Chapters

2009 Roure, J.G. (2009). The NCLB (No Child Left Behind), Race, Ethnicity, Class and Diversity: Creating a High School to Law/Graduate School Pipeline for Underrepresented Students. In M. Dyson. Ed. Our Promise: Achieving Educational Equity for America’s Children. Durham, North Carolina: Carolina Academic Press.

2003 DeLucia, R., Durfey, R. and Roure, J.G. (2003). Exploring and Understanding the College Community. In R. DeLucia. Ed. Urban Learners Serious About College Success. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Prentice Hall.

Book Review 2008 Roure, J.G. Book Review of C. R. Soltero. Latinos and American Law: Landmark Supreme Court Cases. Texas: University of Texas Press 2006. Centro: Journal of the Center for Puerto Rican Studies, Hunter College, CUNY XX (1): 249-52.

Peer Reviewer Harvard Health and Human Rights Journal, Latino Studies Journal, El Centro Journal, Center for Puerto Rican Studies at Hunter College

Works In Progress

Roure, J.G. Domestic Violence in Latin America: Implementing International Human Rights Law and Principles. (University of Pennsylvania Press Human Rights Series).

GRANT SUPPORT

2007 - Present John Jay College Ronald H. Brown Law School Prep Program Funding Source: Black Male Initiative Program, City University of New York Amount: $529,994* - *This grant has been renewed yearly.

2014 – 2015 John Jay College Ronald H. Brown Law School Prep Program Funding Source: CVS Health Amount: $10,000

2014 – 2015 Office of Academic Research Matching Program Purpose: Support research on Pipeline Education and Alternative Sentencing Opportunities. Amount: One course reassigned time (value $11,500)

2013 – 2014 Office of Academic Research Award for Faculty Research Purpose: Support research on Domestic Violence in Latin America. Amount: $1,500

2010 – 2011 PSC-CUNY 41 Research Award for Faculty Research Purpose: Support research on Domestic Violence in Latin America. Amount: $5,980

2010 J.G. Center for Puerto Rican Studies Research Grant Purpose: Research social conditions in stateside Puerto Rican communities. Puerto Ricans in the Legal Profession: The Long Journey to Equal Access. Funding Source: Center for Puerto Rican Studies, Hunter College Amount: $3,625

2009 – 2010 Faculty Research Award Funding Source: John Jay College of Criminal Justice Research Assistance Program Amount: $750

2008 – 2009 Center for Puerto Rican Studies Research Grant Funding Source: Center for Puerto Rican Studies, Hunter College Amount: $800.00

2008 – 2009 Faculty Research Award Funding Source: John Jay College of Criminal Justice Research Assistance Program Amount: $1,000

2006 – 2007 New York City Human Rights High School Curriculum Research Project Funding Source: New York City Board of Education Amount: $20,000

2004 – 2005 John Jay College Student Government Award, Purpose: Ronald H. Brown Law School Prep Program for College Students Research Project Funding Source: John Jay College Student Government Amount: $10,000

2002 Alfonso A. Schomburg Fellowship Program Funding Source: University of Buffalo Amount: $5,000

2001 – 2002 The Supreme Court of the United States Pilot Internship Program Funding Source: John Jay College Alumni Association and The Washington Center Amount: $12,000 Purpose: Established inaugural U.S. Supreme Court internship program at CUNY.

UNIVERSITY/PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

2001 – Present Member - Northeastern People of Color Legal Scholarship Committee (NEPOC)

2011 – 2012 The New Community College, City University of New York, New York Chair - Led Director of Student Engagement search, & complied with university hiring practices. Consultant - Consulted Provost Jose Luis Morin on the development of law/graduate school pipeline curriculum modules, law curriculum, and student program development.

ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERSHIPS

2004 – Present Board Member, Ronald H. Brown Law School Prep Program Advisory Board, St. John’s University School of Law. Queens, New York, 2004 – Present 2013 Board Member, Dean’s Advisory Council, University of Buffalo, SUNY 2009 – 2010 Board Member, New York City Local Early Intervention Coordinating Council, New York, NY

PANELS/TRAINING/CONSULTING/EXPERT TESTIMONY - LEGAL PROJECTS 2014 – Present New York City Consultant, Educational Curricular Coordinator, and Presenter to Por Amor en el Caserio, Inc., New York, NY, 2014 – Present 2010 – Present Expert Witness Testimony - Lucas Crispim Alves vs Aline Crispim, San Francisco, CA, 2016 Moderator & Presenter – Immigration Rights & Wrongs: Reversing the Deleterious Effects of Current Immigration Policies. Northeastern People of Color Legal Scholarship Conference. 2016 United Nations Presenter - Contextualizing the United Nations' sustainable development goals: Ending mass incarceration - The American civil liberties union of Puerto Rico’s prison project with a focus on gender and marginalized groups including the LGTBQ communities, The Hague, Netherlands. 2016 United Nations Panel Moderator - Strengthening normative legal and policy frameworks on Violence Against Women, New York, NY. 2016 Project Investigator & Consultant, American Civil Liberties Union, San Juan, PR. 2015 United Nations Presenter - Organized and spoke on Justice for My Sister Screening, New York, NY. 2013 – 2014 Consultant, United States Department of Housing & Urban Development, San Juan, PR. 2013 United Nations Panel Moderator - United Nations Special Rapporteur on Violence against Women, New York, NY. 2013 United Nations Trainer - Presented training to International Criminal Court on Approaches to Gender Based Prosecution: Human Rights, and Domestic Violence against Women & Girls in Latin America/Caribbean, The Hague, Netherlands. 2013 United Nations Presenter - Spoke to legal team, investigators and general staff on Latin America & the Caribbean - Prevention & Elimination of Violence against Women/Girls United Nations panel, The Hague, Netherlands. 2013 United Nations Presenter - Organized, coordinated and spoke on Latin America & the Caribbean - Prevention & Elimination of Violence against Women & Girls United Nations panel, Geneva, Switzerland. 2012 Consultant/Advisor, University of Maryland Pre-law Pipeline Program. 2010 Working Group Participant & International Scholarly Consultant, Dominican Government International Working Group on the Family Law Code, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. 2010 Case Consultant - Monica Burgos- the Beresford Redman homicide case. 2002 Working Group Participant & International Scholarly Consultant, Brazilian Government Working Group on Law, Brasilia, Brazil.

INVITED ACADEMIC PRESENTATIONS

2014 Roure, J.G. Latin@s and Justice in NYC" - First Year Seminar Programming for Hispanic Student Success, Hispanic Educational Technology Services (HETS), January 2014, Universidad del Sagrado Corazon, San Juan, Puerto Rico.

2013 Roure, J.G. Latin America & The Caribbean - Prevention & Elimination of Violence Against Women & Girls, United Nations Commission on the Status of Women 57, United Nations Headquarters, North Lawn Building, Room CR-7. New York, New York, 2013.

2012 Roure, J.G. The Importance of Human Rights Based Education in the Eradication of Violence Against Women in Latin America and the Caribbean and the Effect on Labor. Invited by Professor Ramon Nenadich Deglans, Department of Labor Studies, University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras. Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico, 2012.

2012 Roure, J.G. International Human Rights Law and Principles and Domestic Violence Reform in Puerto Rico, Brazil, and the Dominican Republic. Invited by Dr. Kattia Walters, Director of the Gender Studies Institute, Universidad de Puerto Rico-Carolina. Carolina, Puerto Rico, 2012.

2012 Roure, J.G. Students of Color: Applying to Graduate and Law School in the United States. Invited by Dr. Kattia Walters, Director of the Gender Studies Institute at Universidad de Puerto Rico-Carolina. Carolina, Puerto Rico, 2012.

2012 Roure, J.G. Violencia Domestica en Latino América: El Papel de Derechos Humanos en la Reforma de la Ley. Invited by Paz Para la Mujer. Conrad Hotel, Condado-San Juan, Puerto Rico, 2012.

2012 Roure, J.G. Violencia Domestica: Ley 54 de Puerto Rico y el Papel de Derechos Humanos en la Reforma de la Violencia Domestica. Jornada de la Ley 54, Invited by Paz Para la Mujer and el Municipio de Carolina, Puerto Rico. Carolina, Puerto Rico, 2012.

2012 Roure, J.G. Latin@s and Their Journey into the Legal Profession: Overcoming Challenges. Invited by Dean Camile Anderson to co-present to the Suffolk School of Law Faculty & Administrators. Boston, Massachusetts, 2012.

2012 Roure, J.G. Justicia de Genero, los Principios Internacionales de Derechos Humanos y la Ley: Un Estudio de la Violencia Domestica y de la Reforma en Brasil, Puerto Rico, y Republica Dominicana. Invited to serve as the keynote speaker by the National Association of Cuban Jurists at the International Conference on Women, Gender and the Law. Habana, Cuba, 2012.

2011 Roure, J.G. So You Want to be a Lawyer. Puerto Ricans and Their Journey into the Legal Profession: Overcoming Challenges. Invited by Associate Dean Penny Andrews to co-present to the CUNY Law School Faculty. Queens, New York, 2011.

2011 Roure, J.G. Domestic Violence, International Human Rights and Constitutional Law Protections: Developments, Practices, and Providing Culturally Sensitive Services. CUNY School of Law Domestic Violence Clinic. Queens, New York, 2011.

2011 Roure, J.G. Latinos/as in the Legal Pipeline: Challenges and Obstacles. Willkie, Farr, and Gallagher, LLP Diversity Committee. New York, New York, 2011.

2010 Roure, J.G. Género, Violencia y Derechos Humanos en República Dominicana, Plenary Speaker at the invitation of Dr. Margarita Cedeño de Fernández, First Lady of the Dominican Republic. XVI Congreso Internacional en Derecho Familiar, Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo. Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, 2010.

2010 Roure, J.G. Género, Violencia y Derechos Humanos en República Dominicana y Brazil. Universidad IberoAmericana (UNIBE). Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, 2010.

2010 Roure, J.G. Career Paths. Color of Law Roundtable Discussion Series. Western New England College School of Law. Springfield, Massachusetts, 2010.

2009 Roure, J.G. Género, Violencia y Derechos Humanos: Qué Dicen y Qué No Dicen las Estadísticas en República Dominicana. VIII Universidad IberoAmericana (UNIBE). Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, 2009.

2008 Roure, J.G. Domestic Violence Reform in Brazil: The Importance of Grassroots Organizing and International Human Rights Law. Muhlenberg College. Center for Ethics. Allentown, Pennsylvania, 2008.

ACADEMIC CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

2015 Roure, J.G. Diversifying the Legal Profession: Creating the New Wave of Social Justice Attorneys to Service Vulnerable Populations. Latinas and Justice in NYC" - First Year Seminar Programming for Hispanic Student Success, Inter-University Program for Latino Research (HETS), April 2015, University of Notre Dame, South Bend, Illinois.

2012 Roure, J.G. Co-Presenter. Empirical Analysis of Fisher’s Potential Effect on Lawyers of Color- Current and Future Challenges to Latino Law Student Enrollment. Northeastern People of Color Legal Scholarship Conference, Suffolk School of Law. Boston, Massachusetts.

2012 Roure, J.G. Co-Presenter. So You Want to be a Lawyer. Puerto Ricans and Their Journey into the Legal Profession: Overcoming Challenges. Siglo XXI: Forging the Future of Latinos in a Time of Crisis Conference at John Jay College. New York, New York.

2011 Roure, J.G. Co-Presenter and Panel Moderator. Current Enrollment Trends of Latinas/os in Law School. CUNY BMI Sixth Annual Conference, Hunter College. New York, New York.

2010 Society of American Law Professors Conference, Bi-Annual Teaching Conference. Teaching in a Transformative Age: The Law School of the Future, University of Hawaii School of Law, Honolulu, Hawaii. December.

2010 Roure, J.G. Chair. Leaks in the Pipeline: Latina/o Invisibility and Underrepresentation in Higher Education. 38th Annual National Association of Ethnic Studies Conference. Washington, DC.

2010 Roure, J.G. Understanding Underrepresentation Higher Education. Second Annual Educational Summit: Taking Your Education to the Next Level. CUNitY - Lehman College. Bronx, New York.

2009 Roure, J.G. Género, Violencia y Derechos Humanos: Qué Dicen y Qué No Dicen las Estadísticas en República Dominicana. VIII Curso Internacional de Criminología. Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo. Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

2009 Roure, J.G. Underrepresented People and the Law: Approaching Law School Admissions for People of Color and First Generation Students. Educational Opportunity Fund Program: Rutgers University School of Arts and Sciences. New Brunswick, New Jersey.

2009 Roure, J.G. Contemporary Domestic Violence Reform in Brazil. Fifth International Conference on Family Law: Towards a Harmonization of Family Law. Havana, Cuba.

2009 Roure, J.G. Chair. Borders of Social Exclusion Among People of Color: Addressing Issues of Education, Civil and Political Rights, and Immigration. 37th Annual National Association of Ethnic Studies Conference. San Diego, California.

2009 Roure, J.G. Overcoming Boundaries and Reaching the Road to Educational Access Via Law School Pipeline Education: Realities, Struggles, and Stories of the Disadvantaged and Underrepresented in New York City. 37th Annual National Association of Ethnic Studies Conference. San Diego, California.

2009 Roure, J.G. Plenary speaker. Mid-Atlantic People of Color Legal Scholarship Conference, Temple University School of Law. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

2008 Roure, J.G. Creating a Space for Gender Justice: A Comparative Look at Puerto Rico and Brazil and Methods to Achieve the Eradication of Violence through Domestic Reform & International Human Rights Law. Eighth Annual Conference of the Puerto Rican Studies Association. San Juan, Puerto Rico.

2008 Roure, J.G. Chair. Puerto Ricans and the Presumption of Rights, Citizenship and Expression: Creating Spaces for Liberation and Justice. Eighth Annual Conference of the Puerto Rican Studies Association. San Juan, Puerto Rico.

2008 Roure, J.G. Chair. Violence Against Women in Puerto Rico: Law 54, the Utility of Grassroots Organizing and International Human Rights Workshop. John Jay College of Criminal Justice International Conference: Justice and Policing in Diverse Societies. San Juan, Puerto Rico.

2008 Roure. J.G. Domestic Violence Reform in Brasil: The Importance of Grassroots Organizing and International Human Rights Law. John Jay College of Criminal Justice International Conference: Justice and Policing in Diverse Societies. San Juan, Puerto Rico,.

2008 Roure, J.G. Learning Communities and the Achievement Gap: Innovative Teaching Approaches for English Language Learners. Fourth Annual CUNY General Education Conference. Baruch College. New York City, New York.

2008 Roure, J.G. Closing the Achievement Gap: Race, Ethnicity, Class, Gender, and the Promotion of Pipeline Education for Underrepresented Students. Sixth Annual Educational Equity, Policy and Transformation in the Americas Conference. Teachers College, Columbia University. New York City, New York.

2007 Roure, J.G. International Human Rights Law as a Resource in Combating Domestic Violence: Comparative Studies in Transcending Legal, Social, and Cultural Obstacles. Criminal Justice and Immigration in the 21st Century at the Northeast People of Color Legal Scholarship Conference. Presented work-in-progress. Southern New England School of Law. North Dartmouth, Massachusetts.

MEDIA PRESENTATIONS

Newspaper

2010 Listin Diario, Brides against Violence: Women in Wedding Dresses Reject Gender Violence by Wanda Mendez October 22, 2010; Front Page and Page 2.

2010 Primerahora.com, Women in Wedding Dresses March in Santo Domingo against Domestic Violence October 22, 2010, Agencia EFE. http://www.primerahora.com/mujeresvestidasdenoviamarchanensantodomingocontraviolenciadomestica- 436667.html

2010 El Nuevo Diario, Women in Wedding Dresses March in Santo Domingo against Domestic Violence October 22, 2010, Agencia EFE. http://elnuevodiario.com.do/app/article.aspx?id=217961

2010 Cristalycolores.com, DR becomes the first Latin American country that organizes the March of the Brides October 22, 2010 http://cristalycolores.blogspot.com/2010/10/rd-se-convierte-en-el-primer-pais.html

2010 DiarioLibre.com, Dressed in Bride Gowns Against Violence, October 22, 2010 http://www.diariolibre.com/noticias_det.php?id=265534

2010 Primicias.com, "March of the Brides” performed in UASD, October 22, 2010 http://www.primicias.com.do/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4316:r ealizan- en-la-uasd-la-marcha-de-las-novias&catid=109:nacionales&Itemid=466

2010 Spanish.China.Org.CN, Dominicans Perform for the first time the ‘March of Brides’, October 22, 2010, Editor Rui, Xinhua http://spanish.china.org.cn/international/txt/2010-10/22/content_21176871.htm

2010 Noticias Telemicro, Brides March against Gender Violence, October 21, 2010 https://noticiastelemicro.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=21296: novias- marchan-contra-la-violencia-de-genero&catid=2:nacionales&Itemid=6

2010 El Siglo 21, Dressed as Brides, they Parade against Violence, October 21, 2010 http://www.elsiglo21.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=5915:&catid=36&Itemid=112

2010 El Dia, Women March in Wedding Dresses in Memory of Dominican Killed by her Ex-Boyfriend, October 21, 2010 http://www.eldia.com.do/nacionales/2010/10/21/36971/Mujeres-marchan-vestidas-de- novias-en-memoria- dedominicana-asesinada-por

2010 Z101digital.com, Brides March against the Rising Trend of Murders of Women and Gender Violence, October 21, 2010 by Crisleydi Durán Mateo http://z101digital.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=9435:novias-marchan-contra-la-creciente-ola- de-feminicidios-y-violencia-de-genero&catid=107:organizaciones&Itemid=488

2010 Hoy Digital, Brides March will be Held starting at UASD, October 20, 2010 http://www.hoy.com.do/el-pais/2010/10/20/346935/print

Radio

2010 Roure, J.G. Gender, Violence and Human Rights: What the Statistics say and do not say in the Dominican Republic. Z101.3 Broadcasting Station. Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. October.

2009 Roure, J.G. Gender, Violence and Human Rights: What the Statistics say and do not say in the Dominican Republic. Essence of a Woman. Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. October.

Television

2010 Roure, J.G. Domestic Violence. Tema Libre. Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. October.

2009 Roure, J.G. Gender, Violence and Human Rights: What the Statistics say and do not say in the Dominican Republic. Tele Antillas Network. Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. October.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

2008 – Present Society of American Law Teachers 2001 – Present Puerto Rican Studies Association 2001 – Present American Association of University Professors 2001 – Present National Association for Ethnic Studies 1997 – Present American Studies Association 1994 – Present Hispanic National Bar Association 1994 – Present Puerto Rican Bar Association

LANGUAGES

Fluent in Spanish; Basic comprehension of Portuguese (Brazilian)

VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE

Volunteer, Humane Society of North Texas, 2016