Kelly Tabbutt

My research and teaching areas lie across carceral studies, critical criminology, sociology of law, settler colonialism, racialized structural inequalities, and Native sovereignty and Indigenous rights. My current research focuses on the overincarceration of Native individuals in the US prison system.

Academic Journal Publications

Tabbutt, Kelly, Erin Maher, and Diane Horm. 2021. “Foundations for Success: A Mixed-Methods Approach to Evaluating the Formative Stage of a Cross-Sector Early Childhood Care and Education Collaboration”. Child and Youth Care Forum.

Open Resource Publications (Abbreviated Selection)

Tabbutt, Kelly. 2022. “Using SciComm to Tackle Information Poverty and Digital Divides.” Fancy Comma Blog Page. https://fancycomma.com/2022/12/24/using-scicomm-to-tackle-information-poverty-and-digital-divides/.   

Tabbutt, Kelly. 2021. “Structural Racism and Health Disparities in COVID-19.” Fancy Comma Blog Page. https://fancycomma.com/2020/11/14/structural-racism-and-health-disparities-in-covid-19/.

Tabbutt, Kelly. 2021. “The Canary in the Coal Mine: COVID and Health in the Diné (Navajo) Nation.” Fancy Comma Blog Page. https://fancycomma.com/2021/02/28/covid-19-indian-country-navajo-nation/.

• Graduated Cum Laude (BA)

• Awarded the OKFutures PDG B-5 Cross-Sector Evaluation Research Assistantship through the University of Oklahoma, Department of Sociology (2019)

• Awarded the University of Oklahoma, Department of Sociology Grasmick/Riddle Summer Research Fellowship (2019)

• Elected as Student Representative of the American Sociological Association (ASA) Section on Indigenous Peoples and Native Nations (IPNN) (2021-2023)

• Elected as Chief Justice, University of Oklahoma Student Government Association Superior Court (2022-23)

• Nominated as Vice Chair of the ASA IPNN Section (2023)