In addition to being one of my favorite instructors, Dr. Erin Kerrison is an Assistant Professor at the UC Berkeley School of Social Welfare. Her mixed-method research approach investigates the impact that compounded structural disadvantage, concentrated poverty and state supervision has on service delivery, substance abuse, violence and other health outcomes for individuals and communities marked by criminal justice intervention. Kerrison discusses what it is like to be an Introvert in this field, and how she manages that with her love and boundaries.  Kerrison is currently working on a book project, Hustles and Hurdles: Law’s Impact on Desistance for Job-Seeking Former Prisoners, and has been published in Essence magazine.