Keesha M. Middlemass, PhD., is an Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science at Howard University. Middlemass teaches courses in public policy and American Politics, and conducts research on race, institutions, public policy, and marginalized populations. Utilizing mixed methods, including ethnography, in-depth interviews, participant observation, and archival research, Middlemass focuses specifically on studying prisoner reentry, the politics of punishment, and racial justice. Her book, Convicted & Condemned: The Politics and Policies of Prisoner Reentry (NYU Press, 2017), is an interdisciplinary and multi-layered examination of prisoner reentry. Her analysis demonstrates how public policies create perverted incentives for men and women convicted of a felony and attempting to reenter society. Currently, Professor Middlemass is studying food insecurity in the returning prison population. Her work has been published in Public Health Nutrition, International Journal of Eating Disorders, Aggressive Behavior, Criminal Justice & Behavior, The Prison Journal, and Punishment & Society. Professor Middlemass is a member of the Racial Democracy, Crime and Justice Network (RDCJN), a former Andrew Mellon Post-Doctoral Fellow on Race, Crime and Justice at the Vera Institute of Justice in New York City, and a former American Political Science Association Congressional Fellow. Middlemass holds a M.A. (American Politics) and Ph.D. (Public Policy, American Politics & Public Administration) from The School of Public & International Affairs at the University of Georgia.