Dr. Heath Grant is a founding trustee of the Passion Project Foundation and its Centre of Excellence (PPFCOE). He is also a member of faculty at John Jay College of Criminal Justice (JJCCJ) in NYC, an international speaker, a recognized Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) expert and author.
His new book entitled “Building a Culture of Lawfulness: An Interdisciplinary Approach to the Rule of Law” is set to be published by Springer in March 2022 and covers topics highlighting the need for cultural approaches involving all sectors and institutions in rule of law promotion and crime prevention – including formal education.
Heath is currently working alongside other academics in the PPFCOE to help demonstrate the importance of incorporating positive human development considerations into the delivery of public services and helping to establish of a new socio-economic index.
He is the author of five other books and numerous articles in the field of criminal justice and criminology.


