Research:
Robyn Moore is a Doctoral candidate in the Sociology Department at the University of Maryland – College Park, where her areas of expertise are Sociology of Law and Structural Racism. She uses theory and historical analysis to interrogate legal and political institutions to uncover how they create and reinforce barriers that reproduce racial hierarchies. She is the lead research assistant on a Russell Sage Foundation Grant that seeks to examine the relationship between protest and police reform. However, her work examines a wide range of social phenomena related to how law and policy shape social outcomes. 

Departmental Involvement:
Robyn is the Editorial Assistant for the Journal of Marriage and Family and a member of the JMF working group. Robyn is a graduate student affiliate of the Critical Race Initiative and the Maryland Population Research Center. She is an advocate for public sociology and an active contributor to Contexts (a quarterly magazine of the American Sociological Association aimed at making social science research accessible to the general public) and a supporter of  SocArXiv project, which provides a free, non-profit, open access platform for social scientists to upload working papers, preprints, and published papers for public consumption.

Professional Experience:
Prior to attending the University of Maryland, Robyn graduated Summa Cum Laude from Temple University with a degree in Sociology and Political Science. Robyn went on to work for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania as a Legislative Fellow to the Secretary of the Democratic Caucus, Rosita C. Youngblood. There, she drafted and presented House Bill 1092, the Pretrial Justice and Bail Reform Act. Robyn also worked on the development of a criminal justice reform bill package that included legislation related to police reform, prosecutorial power, prisoner conditions, carceral transparency and prisoner re-entry. She then became a Legislative Liaison for 198th district in Philadelphia, where she was involved in community outreach and constituent services.

Teaching/Mentoring:
Robyn is a first-generation college student and firmly believes in advocating for public and university policies that would eliminate barriers for students from marginalized backgrounds. Robyn has teaches Introduction to Sociology and has assisted in teaching Social Theory, Human Societies, Statistics for Sociology and Sociology of Race and Racism. She has sat on the Undergraduate Committee responsible for reforming departmental educational goals, outcomes and policies. She has worked with several students and welcomes meetings with any undergraduate seeking advice or guidance.