Caleb Sabatka
Armchair Anthropologist & Higher Education Specialist
Dr. Caleb Sabatka (he/him) is the Program Chair and Assistant Professor of Human Services at Urban College of Boston. He is graduate of Georgetown University, where he completed a Doctor of Liberal Studies with a focus on anthropology of religion and carceral studies. He also holds a M.A. in Restorative Justice from Vermont Law School and a B.A. in Cross-Cultural Relations and Literary Translation from Bard College at Simon’s Rock.
Current Work
Urban College of Boston, April 2021 – PresentAsst. Professor & Program Chair, Human ServicesThe Human Services Administration – Faculty and Program Chair is responsible for teaching, advising a caseload of students, serving on committees in the Office of Academic Affairs, developing curriculum, supervising adjunct faculty, assessing program outcomes, and overseeing internships for students.Dr. Sabatka is currently researching elder care workforce solutions and promoting his poetry chapbook about going to college at 16.
Research Interests
Human Services, Critical Prison Studies, Carceral Studies, Restorative Justice, Prison Abolition, Religious Studies, Anthropology of Religion, Monasticism, Humanistic Anthropology, Mass Incarceration, Theopoetics, Poetry Translation, Memoir.
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Select Publications
Elegy for Simon’s Rock
This debut poetry chapbook is an autoethnographic project of memory and mourning for a place and an institution that no longer exists in its original form.Applying Anthropology to Criminal Legal Culture and Stakeholder Concerns
This chapter outlines how anthropological knowledge can advocate for justice-involved people at various stages of the carceral process: the courtroom, the prison, and when reintegrating to home communities.