Sandhya Kajeepeta

Senior researcher @NAACP_LDF. Plz read tweets in (grating) Michigan accent. Views my own

[Inquest @_inquest_]

"Domestic violence survivors are often the first to be failed—and punished—by the criminal legal system." @SandhyaKaj explores the evidence that domestic violence policing worsens rather than helps—yet remains popular with "tough on crime" politicians. https://t.co/QKz8L8Hdob

[Sandhya Kajeepeta @SandhyaKaj]

@sglockett Could you share the precinct location where this happened? Thank you!

[Sandhya Kajeepeta @SandhyaKaj]

@DorothyERoberts Congratulations, Dorothy!! So well deserved

[Columbia Epidemiology @CUEpidemiology]

ICYMI: New @CUEpidemiology & colleagues' study shows an urgent need to critically re-evaluate the current police-centric response to #IPV, incl the widespread use of mandatory arrest laws. 👇+ @SandhyaKaj @s_j_prins @epi_kerrykeyes @em_bruze @mel_askari https://t.co/eK4tkuJcGN

[Sandhya Kajeepeta @SandhyaKaj]

@whatcandicesays Need to come to Columbus just to take a class 🤠

[ColumbiaPublicHealth @ColumbiaMSPH]

New @CUEpidemiology study shows an urgent need to critically re-evaluate the current police-centric response to #IPV, including the widespread use of mandatory arrest laws. @SandhyaKaj @s_j_prins
https://t.co/feuCoGnAdC

[Sandhya Kajeepeta @SandhyaKaj]

@whatcandicesays @osusoc So happy to see you being recognized for how much you put into teaching! 🥹

[Silvia Martins @ssm2183]

Research led by SAEPT T32 postdoc @em_bruze: “laws that criminalize or punish drug use during pregnancy are more likely to worsen rather than improve health outcomes” @IJDP with co-authors @mel_askari @s_j_prins @SandhyaKaj, Lisa Bates, Marian Jarlenski & Kristen Underhill

[Thurgood Marshall Institute @TMI_LDF]

In our latest brief, Senior Researcher @SandhyaKaj explores how state officials usurping local control, after years of neglecting Black-majority cities, threatens local Black political power.

Read the full brief: https://t.co/Xn9Vn5AVq0

[Legal Defense Fund @NAACP_LDF]

"The concerning reality is that many New York renters live in their homes at the whim of their landlords,and they can be evicted for reasons that are no fault of their own." - Dr. Sandhya Kajeepeta, Senior Researcher at @TMI_LDF testified in support of #goodcause. @housing4allNY

[Sandhya Kajeepeta @SandhyaKaj]

@nrookie @oni_blackstock Congratulations, Prof Rooks! I can’t wait to read it

[Sandhya Kajeepeta @SandhyaKaj]

@epi_kerrykeyes @Columbia Congratulations, Kerry! I’m so excited to follow the work of the center!

[Legal Defense Fund @NAACP_LDF]

"Beyond Learning Loss," @TMI_LDF's latest report examines the disruption and upheaval caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and underscores the need to prioritize Black students and eliminate structural barriers to educational equity.

Read the full report: https://t.co/pLswPWwaIX

[The NYS Tenant Bloc @TenantBloc]

TONIGHT: Rent control may come to Newburgh.

Our state refused pass #GoodCause and act on the housing crisis last leg session. Now upstate tenants are taking the fight for rent regulation to the local level.

Read more in @CityAndStateNY from @AJeffNY. https://t.co/lyYsaxW3Pt

[Sandhya Kajeepeta @SandhyaKaj]

@shaunabreu With stop-and-frisk on the rise, gaining real transparency of NYPD street stops and consent searches thru the #HowManyStopsAct is more urgent than ever. As your constituent, I ask that you help get both HMSA bills (intros 586 & 538) passed before the end of 2023!

[Legal Defense Fund @NAACP_LDF]

The latest episode of #JusticeAboveAll comes out tomorrow morning.

Join @SandhyaKaj and guests as they explore the evolution of School Board elections/meetings.

Available wherever you get podcasts!

[Regina Davis Moss @Dr4equity]

Black womens’ bodily autonomy has been criminalized long before Dobbs. I spoke with @SandhyaKaj for @NAACP_LDF’s podcast Justice Above All on how abortion bans will disproportionately harm Black communities. Listen here ➡️https://t.co/OQVi3uMMFr

[Legal Defense Fund @NAACP_LDF]

Listen to @SandhyaKaj, Senior Researcher for @TMI_LDF, discuss her research on racialized inequities in police enforcement of COVID mandates.

[Sandhya Kajeepeta @SandhyaKaj]

Happy to join @celinegounder on today's episode of Epidemic!

We talked about how pandemic policing (with parallels to coercion during the smallpox eradication campaign) erodes trust in public institutions and brings us further from the goal of safeguarding public health

[KFF Health News @KFFHealthNews]

The people who wiped smallpox off the planet are older and grayer today, but you can hear their energy still in our latest episode of “Epidemic: Eradicating Smallpox” — “Zero Pox!” Hosted by @celinegounder. 🧵

[Sandhya Kajeepeta @SandhyaKaj]

Really proud of our latest episode - out today!

Tune in to hear from our brilliant guests Pilar Whitaker, Dr. Joia Crear Perry @doccrearperry, and Dr. Regina Davis Moss @Dr4equity

[Legal Defense Fund @NAACP_LDF]

In the latest episode of season 2 of #JusticeAboveAll, the @TMI_LDF team explores he history of how pregnant Black people have been criminalized and the far-reaching consequences after the reversal of Roe v. Wade (1973).

Listen now: https://t.co/wMfTHyZmYl