Alexandra Nur is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Criminal Justice at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. She earned her Ph.D. and M.A. in Criminology from The Pennsylvania State University and holds B.A. degrees in Criminology, Law & Society and Psychology & Social Behavior from the University of California, Irvine, where she graduated magna cum laude.

Nur's research examines the consequences of contact with the criminal legal system across the life course. Her scholarship focuses on two primary areas. First, she examines the experiences of people who are incarcerated in the United States, with particular attention to prison behavior, institutional sanctions, programming, visitation, and the interconnected nature of these experiences. Second, her work investigates the collateral consequences of criminal legal system contact, including its implications for employment and longitudinal career development, educational attainment, and physical and mental health. Broadly, Nur's research aims to advance understanding of how correctional institutions and criminal legal system involvement shape opportunities, well-being, and life outcomes for affected individuals and communities.

Nur’s research has been published in leading criminology and interdisciplinary journals,
including the Journal of Research in Crime & Delinquency, Justice Quarterly, Crime & Delinquency, Social Science Research, and Academic Pediatrics. Across this body of work, Nur has examined topics such as racial and ethnic disparities in prison misconduct processes, the effects of prison visitation on institutional and post-release outcomes, prison work and vocational programming, labor market consequences of criminal legal system contact, occupational attainment following legal system involvement, and the long-term health consequences of juvenile and adult system exposure.

Nur hopes to bridge her research with community outcomes through engagement with local, state, and national institutions. Nur has authored reports for jail and prison systems, local juvenile justice entities, and reentry programs within the state of Nevada and across the United States. Her work has been supported by research awards from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and recognized with the Greenspun College of Urban Affairs Excellence in Research Award.