Jorja Leap is an American anthropologist and adjunct professor in the social welfare department at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). She is also Director of the Health and Social Justice Partnership at UCLA and is a nationally recognized gang expert. In 2011, Leap was named one of Los Angeles Magazine's Action Heroes for her policy work and gang intervention efforts in the Los Angeles area.Los Angeles Magazine named her as one of the "50 Most Influential Women in Los Angeles" in 2012,and in the same year she won the Joseph Nunn Alumna of the Year award at UCLA.