Expertise: Carceral State, Correctional Education, and Public Policy
Ann Arbor, MI
Joined January 2017
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Aaron T. Kinzel retweeted
JLUSA Research Fellow Dr. Aaron Kinzel @atkinzel writes, “We need a broader reimagining of what justice looks like—one that places human well-being at its center …”
Read more: jlusa.org/2026/06/10/justice…
#Justice250 #Next250 #CriminalJusticeReform #Michigan #JLUSAstrong
Starting a post doctoral fellowship today due to my lived experience and my exemplary academic training at the University of Michigan. I will work with JustLeadershipUSA and Yale University to plan and conduct research. – at Dundee, MI
I am excited to finally announce and invite the public to my doctoral dissertation defense in education titled: Carceral Conciousness in Theory in Practice at the University of Michigan-Dearborn.
Join Zoom Meeting
umich.zoom.us/j/95728345472
Meeting ID: 957 2834 5472 – at Dundee, MI
William Freeman III and myself from EdTrust.
Please contact your Congressional Representatives/Senators about stopping the attacks on the U.S. Department of Education and the programs that help people like myself.
edtrust.org/blog/how-dismant… – at Dundee, MI
Honored to share that I was chosen as a Justice Fellow with EdTrust after a nationwide search and a few hundred applications. I hope to work on advancing policies surrounding higher education, particularly programs offered within correctional facilities.
edtrust.org/staff/aaron-t-ki… – at Dundee, MI
Aaron T. Kinzel retweeted
Dr. @Meghan__ONeil played a role in this special!
Dr. O’Neil was an invited speaker for the Youth Justice Fund Trauma Camp. She delivered an interactive workshop for people in reentry in Northern Michigan who had become justice involved as children, tackle trauma and reentry.
We're excited to announce we've earned a @NETA_Tweets Public Media Award.
#OneDetroit placed first in the News and Public Affairs category for our reporting on prison reentry and Michigan's formerly incarcerated population.
View our award-winning work: OneDetroitPBS.org/ReturningC…
Aaron T. Kinzel retweeted
We're excited to announce we've earned a @NETA_Tweets Public Media Award.
#OneDetroit placed first in the News and Public Affairs category for our reporting on prison reentry and Michigan's formerly incarcerated population.
View our award-winning work: OneDetroitPBS.org/ReturningC…
Aaron T. Kinzel retweeted
UM-Dearborn Criminology and Criminal Justice Lecturer Aaron Kinzel shares how higher education helped break a cycle of incarceration that spanned nearly a century in his family. Read now ➡️ myumi.ch/7Prjx
ALT Lecturer Aaron Kinzel says his family immigrated from Germany more than a century ago — and the American dream wasn't in their grasp. The poverty they found themselves in led to a history of family incarceration. This is a photo Kinzel found on his grandparents' farm. Photo/courtesy Aaron Kinzel
Aaron T. Kinzel retweeted
#WrongfulConvictionDay is coming up soon! Planning an event to commemorate? Submit the details at bit.ly/WCD2024events to be added to the map at wrongfulconvictionday.org!
Aaron T. Kinzel retweeted
At Trauma Camp in Northern Michigan, #returningcitizens are learning how to adjust to life outside of prison.
The annual gathering was started in 2020 by Aaron Kinzel, a faculty member in @UM_Dearborn's Criminology and Criminal Justice program.
onedetroitpbs.org/american-b…
I am humbled and honored to be chosen. I have very much enjoyed working with University of Michigan students for nearly a decade as of next year. It is important to take our students to real-life locations such as local prisons, police headquarters, and courts. – at Dundee, MI
Please share this paid ($175) research opportunity for returning citizens from a colleague at Wayne State University.
They also mentioned that if you did close to just 10 years you may be eligible too. – at Dundee, MI
Aaron T. Kinzel retweeted
DEPC @OSU_Law Research Scholar @Meghan__ONeil was recently interviewed by @detroitpublictv for their docuseries, One Detroit. Meghan spoke about her research and field work with people in reentry, including her involvement with Trauma Camp.
Watch: bit.ly/3tKz9zU
ALT Screenshot of video linked in tweet. Shows Meghan O'Neil, Research Scholar, Drug Enforcement and Policy Center, The Ohio State University and the logo for One Detroit.
Aaron T. Kinzel retweeted
Excited to announce 📣 after celebrating the news quietly with family over the holidays & connecting with my awesome
mentors…I will be joining MSU School of Criminal Justice @msu_scj as an Assistant Professor 24’ Go Green Go White @michiganstateu
