Ayana Colvin, MSEd, MSW

Student, PhD in Social Welfare
Pronouns she/her/hers
Cohort 2024-2025
Advisor Dr. Demarcus Jenkins
Affiliation

Current PhD Students

Biography

Research Interest

  • The intersections of disability justice, the school-to-prison pipeline, and mass incarceration

Ayana Colvin is a PhD student at the School of Social Policy and Practice. Before joining SP2, she worked as a high school English and a New Language (ENL) and English Language Arts (ELA) teacher in the New York City public schools system for eight years, gaining valuable insights that propelled her toward a career in social work.

She holds a BA in Humanities with minors in French and film studies from Ohio Wesleyan University, a Master’s in TESOL Education from City College of New York, and a Master’s in Social Work from Columbia University.

Exploring Redevelopment and Police Presence in Bushwick, Brooklyn, Using Photovoice Methodology – https://orcid.org/0009-0004-7545-6552(opens in a new tab)