(Currently on Sabatical)

Research Interests
Death Penalty
Race
Social Movements
Social Change
Death, Dying, and Bereavement

Selected Publications
Kleinstuber, Ross, Sandra Joy, and Elizabeth A. Mansley. 2016. "Into the Abyss: The Unintended Consequences of Death Penalty Abolition." University of Pennsylvania Journal of Law and Social Change 19(3):185-206.

Joy, Sandra. 2016. "Socio-Psychological Challenges of 'Death Row families.'" Pp. 273-94 in Death Penalty and the Victims, edited by I. Simonovic. New York: United Nations.

Joy, Sandra. 2016. "Navigating Social Institutions and Policies as an Advocate and Ally." Pp. 240-50 in Handbook of Social Justice in Loss and Grief: Exploring Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, edited by D.L. Harris and T.C. Bordere. New York: Routledge.

Joy, Sandra. 2014. Grief, Loss, and Treatment for Death Row Families: Forgotten No More. Lanham, MD: Lexington.

Courses Taught
Social Problems
Senior Seminar: Loss, Grief, and Bereavement in Contemporary Society
Selected Topics: Sociology of Race and Crime
Selected Topics: Race and Social Change
Field Experience Seminar in Sociology
Death, Dying, and Bereavement