Felon Disfranchisement | Race | Incarceration

Keesha Middlemass' research and writing is at the intersection of race, institutions and public policy. She is currently working on a book project examining the consequences of a felony conviction in five public policy areas - political, housing, education, employment and health care - and the role institutions play in confining former felons to the margins of society. Keesha is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at Rutgers University-Newark where she teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in American Politics and Public Policy. She is a member of the Editorial Advisory Board for SOULS: A Critical Journal of Black Politics, Culture, and Society and is a board member of Change the Cycle a non-profit focused on teaching financial literacy to student-athletes. Keesha was a Mellon Post Doctoral Fellow on Race, Crime and Justice at the Vera Institute of Justice and is a former APSA Congressional Fellow. She holds a B.A. from Wichita State University and M.A. (American Politics) and Ph.D. (Public Policy and American Politics) from the University of Georgia.

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