At our most recent meeting, the Rotary Club of New Orleans was pleased to induct Ashraf Esmail as a new member of the club. Please join us in extending a warm Rotary welcome to Ashraf!
Ashraf Esmail is an Associate Professor of Criminal Justice and manages The Center for Racial Justice at Dillard University. His research has focused on cultural diversity, racial and social justice and violence. He is the senior editor of the Journal of Education and Social Justice and Chief Editor of the International Journal of Leadership, Education and Business Studies. He is the Associate Editor of the International Journal of Contemporary Islamic Studies. He is the co-editor for the Journal of Contemporary Issues in Higher Education. He has served on the Board for the National Association for Multicultural Education, National Association of Peace Education, World Association of Academic Doctors, Court Watch Nola among others. He served as President of the National Association for Peace Education in 2010-2011. He served as state chapter president for the National Association for Multicultural Education from 2004-2014.
Dr. Esmail has published several articles and books. Some of the books include Youth Violence in American Schools: How Can it Be Alleviated, “Oh, It’s like CSI..” Qualitative Study of Job Satisfaction Experiences of Forensic Scientists, Racial Disparity in Sentencing Outcomes: A Study of Sentencing Decisions Under Arizona’s Perspective Sentencing Structure, Internet Identity Theft: An Insight into Victimology and Law Enforcement Response, Alleviating Bullying: Conquering the Challenge of Violent Crimes, Professional Development in Community Corrections: A Case Study, A Critical Assessment of Technical Violations in Criminal Justice: A Probationer’s Perspective, Gun Violence in American Society: Crime, Justice, and Public Policy, On These Mean Streets… People are Dying: Police and Citizen Brutality in America, Old Problem, New Paradigms: The Tragedies of Human Trafficking and Exploitation, Quis Custodiet Ipsos Custodes? National Security: Evaluating the Equilibrium between Secrecy, Transparency, and Individual Freedoms, and Terrorism Inside America’s Borders.
Dr Esmail has worked and presented at conferences at the national, regional, and university levels since early in graduate school. He has presented at conferences including the National Association of Multicultural Education, National Association of Peace Education, The World Association of Academic Doctors, Race, Gender, Class Conference, Southern Sociological Society, Midwest Sociological Society, MidSouth Sociological Society and the American Sociological Association.