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Faculty Profile

Linda Denise Keena

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Criminal Justice & Legal Studies
Associate Professor of Criminal Justice & Legal Studies
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M306 Mayes Hall
University, MS 38677
(662) 915-7902
Joined UM: August 20, 2009

Brief Bio

Dr. Linda Keena is an Associate Professor of Legal Studies at the University of Mississippi. She is a former State of Missouri Adult Probation and Parole officer and for over twenty-seven years has taught various criminal justice courses and facilitated faith-based, restorative justice, and entrepreneurship programs to maximum security prisoners, nationally and internationally. She has a record of scholarly publications which reflects a variety of restorative justice, corrections, and servant leadership topics. She is co-author and project director for Meth Education for Elementary Students (MEDFELS), a nationally recognized methamphetamine education program for third and fourth graders. She is a member of the American Corrections Association's Professional Education Council and Delegate Assembly, representing Institutions of Higher Learning and a life member of the National Association of Community and Restorative Justice. Dr. Keena is a 2012 graduate of the Delta Leadership Executive Academy and a 2014 graduate of Harvard School of Executive Education. Finally, Dr. Keena currently serves as the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences' Restorative and Community Justice Section 2nd Executive Counselor.

Degrees

BS
Criminal Justice
Southeast Missouri State University (1984)
MS
Administration
Southeast Missouri State University (1991)
EdD
Educational Leadership
University of Missouri-Columbia (2006)

Awards

School of Applied Sciences - Thomas A. Crowe Award
2012