Artemesia F Stanberry

Artemesia Stanberry received her doctorate in political science from Howard University and her bachelor's degree from the University of South Alabama. She has several years of congressional experience. While obtaining her master's degree from the George Washington University, she began her congressional experience, which spanned from 1996–2004.

She has had the opportunity of working for five members of Congress, two of whom were members of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC). In addition, she served two terms as president of the Congressional Black Associates, a congressional staff organization dedicated to community service, education and networking for congressional staff and organizations on and off Capitol Hill. She also served two terms as second vice president of the Congressional Legislative Staff Association, the largest Capitol Hill staff organization devoted to planning intellectual, social and networking opportunities for congressional staff.

She is currently an associate professor at North Carolina Central University, where she teaches American Government, Black Politics, Contemporary Black Political Thought, the U.S. Congress, and special topic courses in the politics of race and crime, as well as the politics of race, class and gender in presidential elections. Dr. Stanberry's research interests include crime and punishment, particularly sentencing policies and how certain criminal justice-related items get onto the agenda of the U.S. Congress; the War on Drugs and the collateral damage that results; intersectionality (race, gender and class); and southern racial politics.

• Dr. Stanberry's research interests include crime and punishment, particularly sentencing policies and how certain criminal justice-related items get onto the agenda of the U.S. Congress; the War on Drugs and the collateral damage that results; intersectionality (race, gender and class); and southern racial politics.
• Co-principal investigator (principal investigator: Dr. Jarvis A. Hall) on a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant. The NSF grant will support a multi-campus project that examines the role of elites, organizations, and social movements in the policy-making process 2022–2025.