Omara Rivera-Vazquez Director of the Institute for Equity & Justice
About
Omara Rivera-Vazquez is the inaugural Director of the Institute for Equity and Justice at 麻豆视频 Michael鈥檚 College. She is a former Executive Director for The Community Restorative Justice Center, Inc. Dr. Rivera-V谩zquez is also an Instructor in the Criminology Program. She has published several peer-reviewed articles on social justice-related topics such as juvenile justice, domestic violence, and cancer literacy.
Dr. Rivera-V谩zquez has been devoted to issues of diversity, equity and inclusion throughout her career. At the national level, she serves on the Board of Directors for the National Criminal Justice Association Equity in Criminal Justice Funding Committee. This committee seeks 鈥渢o create meaningful relationships with community organizations, impacted communities and funders to leverage resources aimed at reducing inequity in the criminal justice system.鈥 At the state level, she is a member of the leadership team for the Statewide Equity thru Data, Justice, Inclusion and Education Initiative (EDJIE). The EDJIE Initiative seeks to take action to address the ways Vermont鈥檚 restorative justice programs perpetuate the prevailing inequities in the criminal legal system. In addition, she was awarded a grant from the VT Department of Health and additional support from Dartmouth-Hitchcock Clinic to conduct language access training and planning with all Community Justice Centers in Vermont.
Recent News
Omara Rivera-Vazquez, PhD Director of the Institute for Equity & Justice was featured on the National Criminal Justice Association (NCJA) podcast .