Dr. Stanley Andrisse
From Prison Cells to PhD - SLU Alumnus
Dr. Stanley Andrisse is a formerly incarcerated person with 3 felony convictions, sentenced to 10-years in prison. He was once told he had NO hope for change. He is now an endocrinologist & professor with an MBA & PhD at Johns Hopkins Medicine and Howard University College of Medicine.
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Endocrinologist Scientist. His biomedical research investigates the intersecting pathways of insulin resistance. The pandemic of obesity & diabetes is highly associated with insulin resistance.
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Assistant Professor. He teaches reproductive endocrinology, metabolism, and women's health to medical, dental, PhD, and allied health students at Howard & Johns Hopkins Medicine. Nonprofit Executive Director/Mentor. Their mission is to help inspire others with similar backgrounds to excel beyond what society have set to be the norm by providing mentoring & educational counseling to individuals returning from incarceration and from disadvantaged backgrounds. Community Organizer. He is a local and national advocate for ban the box.
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About his program:
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Program: The goal is to help people with criminal convictions obtain college education. Our scholars receive college/loan application assistance, SAT/GRE prep, an individual development plan (IDP), college readiness workshops, leadership training, paid mini-internship, sitting in on college courses (before enrolling), access to tutors, scholarship opportunities, community building experiences, access to national meetings, and 2-yrs of mentoring. Formerly incarcerated college graduates serve as mentors. Master’s level professionals with combined 30+ years’ experience serve as workshop facilitators. Website: http://fromprisoncellstophd.org/
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Our Mission: To help inspire others with similar backgrounds to excel beyond what society and life circumstances have set to be the norm. To provide mentoring and educational counseling to individuals returning from incarceration and individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds so that they may position themselves to start building their career as opposed to obtaining temporary employment.
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Our Vision: To reach, touch, and change the lives of individuals with disadvantaged backgrounds through advocacy, mentoring, and policy change.
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Advocacy: Ban the Box on College Applications (locally & nationally). The veto override of the MD Fair Access to Education Act was SUCCESSFUL in Jan 2018 and goes into law Feb 2018. We are linked to a coalition of forces to address this issue at the national level.