Judy Pryor-Ramirez

Judy Pryor-Ramirez is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Public Service and the Director of the Executive Master of Public Administration Program at NYU Wagner Graduate School of Public Service. Her teaching and research examine the leadership of nonprofits, social justice movement-building, and public leaders using race, gender, and class analyses. She engages in qualitative methodologies and specializes in community-based participatory action research. Dedicated to enabling transformative possibilities, Judy centers justice and equity in her teaching, practice, and research because of her social identity as a Black-Latina first-generation college graduate. She has also contributed essays to Public Seminar, a journal of ideas, politics, and culture, and has co-authored digital curriculum projects for Brooklyn Historical Society, Emerson College, and Drew University on topics related to race/ethnicity, Black women's contributions to the arts and media, and community-based participatory action research respectively. Judy holds an MA in Sociology and Education from Teachers College, Columbia University, and a BA in Communication from George Mason University. Born in Richmond, Virginia, she proudly calls The Bronx home where she resides with her son Diego and her life partner, Fernando.