Our Staff

Rob Scott is the Groos Family Director of the Cornell Prison Education Program (CPEP) at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. He is also Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Ashley …

Keisha Burrow is the Deputy Director of the Cornell Prison Education Program (CPEP).  She holds a MA in International Affairs from American University and a BA in Criminal Justice from …

Tess Pendergrast is a sociologist of inequality who studies civil and human rights, politics of economic development, and social movements. She uses mixed methods in sociology and prioritizes community-based participatory …

Jenna LaPietra is CPEP’s Director of Strategic Initiatives managing a broad range of projects and contributing to the overall sustainability of our program.  Jenna came to CPEP after retiring from …

Raul Armenta is a PhD student in Sociology at Cornell University, studying the intersections of education and the criminal legal system. Before Cornell, he worked as a research analyst, leading …

Mariam Botana de Armas is a program assistant at Cornell Prison Education Program (CPEP). Concurrently, she is an undergraduate student at Cornell’s Charles H. Dyson School, pursuing a concentration in …

Almer Yu is a program assistant with the Cornell Prison Education Program (CPEP). She is an undergraduate student at Cornell’s Brooks School of Public Policy pursuing a B.S. in Health …