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Areas of Expertise
Criminal Justice Policy
Education
- Journal Paper in Review Barnes, T.L., "Yet Again: Lack of Diversity & Accountability of Police Conduct in Correlation to Black Deaths," Submitted to Academia.edu.
Course
- 47452 Smart Decarceration
Job Experience
- Recognized higher education leader and educator with 14+ years of experience in student services, recruitment, and academic affairs.
- As an undergrad, worked as a community advocate with state representatives and researchers in aid of passing IL NARCAN legistation in response to the opiod overdose epidemic.
Fields of Special Interest
- Identifying the impacts of the criminal justice system and its effects on access to higher education for black and brown students in urban cities.
- Higher education equity, particularly for individuals of underrepresented populations and first-generation college students.