Dr. Gabriel Velez, Ph.D.

Gabriel Velez is an associate professor in Educational Policy and Leadership in the College of Education with a courtesy appointment at Marquette University. He is also the Editor of Qualitative Psychology. Dr. Velez studies identity development in adolescents, particularly in relation to citizenship, human rights, restorative justice, artificial intelligence, and peace. He also serves as the Faculty Director of the Black and Latino/a Ecosystem and Support Transition (BLEST) Hub at Marquette, and the Chair of the Faculty Research Team for the Center for Peacemaking. Dr. Velez has authored Making Meaning of Justice and Peace: A Developmental Lens to Restorative Justice and Peace Education and another manuscript on adolescent development, education, and artificial intelligence, both with Cambridge University Press. He received a BA in History and Literature from Harvard University, and an MA and PhD from the University of Chicago in Comparative Human Development.