Bringing the work directly to your audience.
Lisette B. Hughes is a nationally recognized educator, researcher, and practitioner whose work bridges higher education, reentry, and community-based leadership. She has presented at national conferences, facilitated workshops for communities impacted by the legal system, and delivered professional development for educators, and service providers.
Her approach integrates research, practice, and lived experience to engage audiences in meaningful dialogue and meaningful change.
Areas of Focus
- Higher Education in Prison (HEP) and postsecondary access
- Reentry, education, and career pathways
- Women, incarceration, and leadership
- Maternal incarceration and intergenerational impact
- Educational equity, DEI, and culturally responsive pedagogy
- Faculty development and teaching in carceral settings
- Civic engagement, advocacy, and narrative change
Offerings
Keynotes & Conference Presentations
Engaging, research-informed talks that challenge dominant narratives and reframe education as a tool for liberation and mobility.
Panels & Moderation
Skilled facilitation of complex conversations across sectors, centering diverse voices and lived expertise.
Workshops & Interactive Sessions
Hands-on, participatory learning experiences designed to move audiences from awareness to action.
Workshops for Directly Impacted Communities
Lisette also facilitates workshops specifically designed for:
- Incarcerated and formerly incarcerated learners
- Women impacted by the legal system
- Youth and communities navigating systemic inequities
Sample workshop topics include:
- College readiness and academic identity development
- Navigating education during reentry
- Career pathway exploration and professional development
- Leadership development and civic engagement
- Transforming lived experience into advocacy and policy impact
Selected Engagements
Lisette has presented and facilitated sessions for:
- National conferences in criminology, justice, and education
- Higher education institutions and prison education programs
- Community-based organizations and reentry initiatives
- Policy and advocacy spaces focused on reform and equity
Co-facilitated HEP Research Symposium
Moderated talkback at Teaching in Prison Conference
Discussed re-entry planning with incarcerated women
Co-led workshop at the Beyond the Bars Conference
Education changes everything. Let’s build something that lasts.
The need is real, and the work cannot wait. If you’re ready to expand access, develop your people, or build something that serves your community, we invite you to connect with us.
