Deinya Phenix

Deinya Phenix leads the Advancing Data in Corrections portfolio, using data to improve operations by enhancing data literacy and analytic capabilities of corrections departments nationwide to further data-informed planning and decision-making. Before joining the CSG Justice Center, Deinya Phenix was associate director for research for the Ending Girls’ Incarceration initiative at the Vera Institute of Justice, where she led mixed-methods research investigating criminalization and gendered pathways to system involvement and life course impact for young people. She was the principal investigator of a collaborative evaluation of a gender-responsive, trauma-informed diversion program; several studies aimed toward advancing the freedom of girls and gender-expansive young people; and studies of prison culture and restorative practices for young adults. Deinya has been a quantitative behavioral scientist, researcher, and consultant in urban education, public health, and criminal justice, as well as an award-winning college professor. Deinya is a member of Statistics Without Borders, the American Evaluation Association, the American Criminological Society, and other professional and charitable organizations. She holds a PhD in sociology from New York University, an MA in sociology from the University of New Mexico, and a BA from Williams College.