The Hidden
Curriculum
Fellowship
Due January 31, 2026
Researcher Development Institute
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About us
The Center for Justice Research Development and Training Institute (DTI) was established to address the of lack of culturally- responsive research training and professional development opportunities for doctoral students and tenure-track faculty.
The DTI offers opportunities for training in fundamental research principles and strategies with an emphasis in team and project- based learning with clearly defined, research-oriented deliverables. Aligned with the DTI’s mission to increase the availability of culturally relevant researcher development opportunities for doctoral students and faculty, we have launched a new initiative in partnership with the Thurgood Marshall College Fund to provide a 12-month researcher development program.
Meet the Team
JASMINE DRAKE, PH.D
Research Fellow and
Associate Professor
KANDACE HURST, PH.D
Postdoctoral Fellow
Previous Cohort
DR. TRI KEAH S. HENRY
Dr. Tri Keah S. Henry is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Criminal Justice at Indiana University – Bloomington.
She is an Alumni of Baylor University and earned her PhD in Criminal Justice and Criminology from Sam Houston State University. Dr. Henry’s research examines the effects of extralegal factors on discretionary decision-making during case processing. Specifically, her work highlights procedural processes in policing and distributive outcomes in sentencing, giving special attention to the influence of race and gender in these contexts. Her work has appeared in Crime & Delinquency, Criminal Justice Policy Review, American Journal of Criminal Justice, Violence Against Women, and Feminist Criminology. Recently, Dr. Henry has served as principal investigator on a series of funded research projects examining the prosecutorial discretion, policy setting, and disparate treatment in urban and suburban counties.
DR. EMMANUEL BEN-EDET
Dr. Ben-Edet’s areas of expertise include but are not limited to terrorism, criminology, corrections, probation and parole, criminal justice policy and planning, and intelligence analysis. His work experience includes several years in private and commercial banking in Nigeria, public safety service with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, United States of America, with regular and special clients (returning citizens formerly affiliated with gangs) portfolio focused on their successful reentry into their various communities, Adjunct Professor of Criminal Justice with the Texas Southern University, Houston, Texas, and as an Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice at the Department of Criminal Justice at Bethune-Cookman University, Daytona Beach, Florida. He is currently involved in several collaborative university-wide research programs, publications, and the capacity to articulate a vision of global Criminal Justice studies’ future in the United States Academy.
Dr. Ben-Edet’s academic set consists of a Doctor of Philosophy in Administration of Justice (Ph.D.) from Texas Southern University, a Master of Social Work (MSW), and a Certification in Mediation both from the University of Houston, Texas, a Master of Public Administration (MPA) University of Cross River State (Now, University of Uyo), a Master of Political Science (MSc) from the University of Lagos, and a Bachelor of Political Science/Public Administration (BSc) University of Cross River State (Now, University of Uyo).
Dr. Abiodun Raufu
He obtained his Ph.D. in Administration of Justice at Texas Southern University, Houston, Texas. A 2019 Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (ACJS) Doctoral Summit Scholar, A prodigious writer, Raufu worked as a journalist for almost three decades winning national and international awards. His works have appeared in journals such as Criminal Justice and Behavior, The Journal of Black Studies, International Journal of Law, Crime, and Justice, Theory in Action, African Journal of Criminology and Justice Studies. He is the lead author of a fast-selling book – Gender Violence, Law and African Society which was published by Rowman and Littlefield last October. He has two other books scheduled to be released onto the market later in the year. His research interests encompass a broad spectrum which includes violent victimization, terrorism, policing, correctional administration, juvenile justice, etc.
A recipient of the 2024 HBCU Cybersecurity Fellowship, Raufu was recently invited by the state of Louisiana along with four other scholars to write an Open Educational Resources (OER) textbook on Corrections for Louisiana college students.