Biography

Alexandra Nur is a criminologist with expertise in prisons, jails, community sanctions, and prisoner reentry.

Her research examines the consequences of arrest, conviction, and incarceration. Nur's studies have focused the experiences of people who are incarcerated in the United States, such as prison behavior and punishment, prison work and labor, prison programming, and visits from friends and family. Her work also investigates those people who reenter society after incarceration and the consequences of legal contact, such as employment struggles, education, and physical and mental health. Finally, Nur’s early work considers how contact with juvenile systems impacts adolescent social, educational, and health outcomes in childhood and beyond.

Nur is currently working on a handful of projects. These include an assessment of how Nevada employers would respond to record sealing and expungement laws, how employers perceive job applicants with a criminal record, and how unique prison facilities may process prison misbehavior through different means. 

Nur's scholarly works have been published in a number of leading professional outlets during her career, including the Journal of Research in Crime & Delinquency, Justice Quarterly, and Academic Pediatrics. Nur has also authored reports for local and state entities, such as juvenile justice systems and local jails.