Mr. Devon Tyrone Wade
Louisiana State University
State: LA
Majors: Sociology with concentration in Criminology, African & African American Studies
Degree Sought: M.A. and Ph.D.
Career Goal: Education, Urban Sociology, Criminology
Email: dwade5@tigers.lsu.edu
Devon attends Louisiana State University where he serves as Chair of the campus chapter of the NAACP and is involved with the LSU College Democrats. He is double majoring in Sociology/Criminology and African & African-American Studies. Devon’s passion is youth advocacy, and he travels across the country speaking at prisons and conferences on the effects of parental incarceration. A Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Scholar, he focuses his research on parental incarceration and its effects on a child's educational aspirations. In his spare time, Devon enjoys playing basketball and watching reality shows like “Real World” and “College Hill.”