Joanne Elizabeth Belknap is an American criminologist and Professor of Ethnic Studies at the University of Colorado Boulder.
Belknap was named a Fellow of the American Society of Criminology.
She trained at Temple University's Inside-Out Prison Exchange Program.
She studies jail-to-community reentry and implementing college courses in prisons.
She was awarded the 2009 Elizabeth D. Gee Memorial Lectureship Award, which recognizes efforts to advance women in academia, interdisciplinary scholarly contributions and distinguished teaching.