Mika’il DeVeaux, Ph.D., M.Phil., M.A., M.P.S., C.A.M.F.
Professor DeVeaux is a tenured assistant professor at Nassau Community College (SUNY). He is the co/founder and Executive Director of Citizens Against Recidivism, Inc., directs Citizens’ Muslim Re-entry Initiative, and is a certified anger management facilitator. Dr. DeVeaux is also the founder and principal at DeVeaux Association, a consulting firm that provides evaluation, monitoring, and other services for nonprofits.
Dr. DeVeaux has over three decades of experience working with men and women impacted by the criminal justice system. His research interests include hyper-incarceration's impact on the African America community, Black male incarceration, community reintegration of Black male incarcerates, incarceration policy, and class/racial inequality. His most recent research relates to the components of success post-prison as defined by formerly incarcerated Black men who have lived productive lives in their communities.
Professor DeVeaux has published papers in the Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, Harvard Civil-Rights Civil Liberties Law Review, Journal of Law and Criminal Justice, New Directions in Evaluation: A Publication of the American Evaluation Association, Crescent International, Journal of Social Issues (co-authored), and others.
He is the recipient of several fellowships related to his doctoral studies in social welfare including Anne Nora Dissertation Award (2016-2017), Dean K. Harrison Fellowship, CUNY Graduate Center (2015 – 2016), Doctoral Student Research Grant, CUNY Graduate Center (2014-2015), Dean K. Harrison Fellowship, CUNY Graduate Center (2011 – 2013), Advance Research College Student Fellowship, CUNY Graduate Center (2012), University Fellowship, CUNY Graduate Center (2011 – 2016), Sunshine Scholarship (2011-2016), and the recipient of a Soros Justice Fellowship (2006 – 2007) for advocacy that focused on policy and program development within the Muslim community around justice involvement and re-entry issues. His dissertation was an honorable mention for the 2018 Society for Social Work and Research Outstanding Social Work Dissertation Award. He has also received recognition from public officials for his advocacy around issues related to incarceration, re-entry and civic engagement.
Professor DeVeaux is a tenured assistant professor at Nassau Community College (SUNY). He is the co/founder and Executive Director of Citizens Against Recidivism, Inc., directs Citizens’ Muslim Re-entry Initiative, and is a certified anger management facilitator. Dr. DeVeaux is also the founder and principal at DeVeaux Association, a consulting firm that provides evaluation, monitoring, and other services for nonprofits.
Dr. DeVeaux has over three decades of experience working with men and women impacted by the criminal justice system. His research interests include hyper-incarceration's impact on the African America community, Black male incarceration, community reintegration of Black male incarcerates, incarceration policy, and class/racial inequality. His most recent research relates to the components of success post-prison as defined by formerly incarcerated Black men who have lived productive lives in their communities.
Professor DeVeaux has published papers in the Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, Harvard Civil-Rights Civil Liberties Law Review, Journal of Law and Criminal Justice, New Directions in Evaluation: A Publication of the American Evaluation Association, Crescent International, Journal of Social Issues (co-authored), and others.
He is the recipient of several fellowships related to his doctoral studies in social welfare including Anne Nora Dissertation Award (2016-2017), Dean K. Harrison Fellowship, CUNY Graduate Center (2015 – 2016), Doctoral Student Research Grant, CUNY Graduate Center (2014-2015), Dean K. Harrison Fellowship, CUNY Graduate Center (2011 – 2013), Advance Research College Student Fellowship, CUNY Graduate Center (2012), University Fellowship, CUNY Graduate Center (2011 – 2016), Sunshine Scholarship (2011-2016), and the recipient of a Soros Justice Fellowship (2006 – 2007) for advocacy that focused on policy and program development within the Muslim community around justice involvement and re-entry issues. His dissertation was an honorable mention for the 2018 Society for Social Work and Research Outstanding Social Work Dissertation Award. He has also received recognition from public officials for his advocacy around issues related to incarceration, re-entry and civic engagement.