Arizona Advocacy Network

Dr. Doris Marie Provine (Marie) is a Professor in the School of Justice and Social Inquiry at Arizona State University. She came to ASU after a long tenure at Syracuse University and a two-year post as Director of the Law and Social Sciences Program at the National Science Foundation. Her areas of interest reflect her background in law and political science. Most of her research has focused on courts and policies related to them, most recently the role racism has played in the war on drugs.  Currently, Provine is studying policies around unauthorized immigration.  A year-long Fulbright research grant (2007-2008) allowed her to examine the issue from a cross-national perspective. With generous support from the National Science Foundation, she is studying how local police are responding to opportunities to collaborate with federal officials in the enforcement of federal immigration law. Dr. Provine serves on the Executive committee and Board of Trustees for the Law & Society Association and ACLU, she is the president of La Voz de Oro, a bilingual Toastmasters, and is active with the Promise Arizona (PAZ), Mi Familia Vota and Lutheran Social Services.