Kenneth S. Alyass is a PhD Candidate in History at Harvard University, where he studies the intersection of law, society, and politics in the modern United States. His dissertation focuses on how the rise of punitive police and criminal justice policy influenced the late twentieth-century urban crisis. Beyond his research, he has volunteered extensively with local and national political campaigns, served as a Shop Steward for HGSU-UAW Local 5118, worked as an administrator at the Gilder-Lehrman Institute of American History, and currently teaches courses and advises students at Harvard. He also consults with the RAND Corporation as a Policy Analyst, specializing in the intersection of artificial intelligence and the law.
He holds a BA from Wayne State University and an MA from Harvard University, and is originally from Michigan. You can reach him at kalyass@g.harvard.edu for professional purposes or kennyalyass@gmail.com for personal reasons.
Research Interests: the intersection of law, society, and politics in the modern United States