ANAT KIMCHI

Anat Kimchi was a doctoral candidate in the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of Maryland. In Anat’s doctoral and master’s work, she studied a substantial and largely overlooked contributing factor to the mass incarceration of non-violent people: the population of individuals who entered prison after having their community supervision sentences revoked. Her quantitative analyses revealed significant differences in the severity of parole requirements for offenders of different races and ethnicities, affecting the feasibility of compliance and potentially setting some parolees up to fail.

 

Prior to her doctoral studies, which were completed under the prestigious Flagship Fellowship, Anat double-majored in Psychology and Criminology & Criminal Justice, graduating magna cum laude from the University of Maryland.

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In both her personal and academic endeavors, Anat cared deeply about making a difference in the lives of those who needed support.

Anat was murdered in a random sidewalk attack on June 19, 2021, and she was awarded her Ph.D. a few weeks after her death.