Jennifer Musto

I am an Associate Professor of Women’s and Gender Studies at Wellesley College where I also direct the Knapp Social Science Center and co-direct with Laura Grattan (Political Science) the Anti-Carceral Co+Laboratory (ACC).

An interdisciplinary scholar

My research examines the sociolegal dimensions and intersectional effects of policing and punishment in the United States, particularly carceral protectionist strategies to address human trafficking, sex work, and labor exploitation in the United States.