Ash Stephens

Ash Stephens (he/they) is an incoming assistant professor in the Department of Criminology, Law and Justice (CLJ) at the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC). His research focuses on trans, nonbinary and gender nonconforming people’s experiences of policing and surveillance, while highlighting their resistance strategies from an abolitionist feminist framework. He’s been a part of numerous groups to support people who are incarcerated and their loved ones, such as Love and Protect, the Chicago Community Bond Fund, Survived and Punished, Transformative Justice Law Project, and most recently, as an instructor with Prison Neighborhood Arts Project (PNAP), where he teaches a course on sports and feminism.