
Enrique Olivares-Pelayo
University Fellows Award Doctoral Student, University of Arizona
Enrique is pursuing a PhD in Geography as a recipient of the prestigious University Fellows award at the University of Arizona. In addition, he works as the lead organizer for Just Communities Arizona, where he maintains the outreach program for the Reclaim Your Future campaign of expungement for cannabis charges. Prior to his graduate education, Enrique worked with people who use drugs as a Harm Reduction Outreach Worker at Sonoran Prevention Works. Enrique’s background of opiate use disorder and his status as a formerly incarcerated person directly inform his commitment to making Arizona a safer, more equitable place for the most vulnerable and marginalized people in the state. His doctoral research focuses on the geographically bounded nature of punishment in Arizona and the different ways that incarceration marks individuals, creating carceral landscapes that they must navigate long after their imprisonment ends.
