Dr. Dana Greene

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Biography

Dana Greene is a Visiting Associate Professor at Yale Law School with a specialization in restorative community justice and penal history. She also serves as a Membership Director for the Justice Collaboratory. Greene has over a decade of experience in research, teaching, and organizing, having worked in a variety of educational settings, including Bedford Hills Correctional Facility and Rikers Island. At New Mexico State University, she worked as an Associate Professor in the Department of Criminal Justice, where she focused on juvenile justice reform and environmental justice. Greene's expertise extends to social change movements, and her initiatives aim to foster a justice-minded scholarly community. She earned her Ph.D. in Criminal Justice from the Graduate Center of the City University of New York.

Research Interests

Experience

Visiting Associate Professor

2021-09-01 — Present

Yale Law School • New Haven

Visiting Associate Professor of Law during fall term, Associate Research Scholar of Law, Membership Director at Justice Collaboratory.

Associate Professor

— Present

New Mexico State University •

Worked in the Department of Criminal Justice focusing on dismantling disproportionate minority contact in juvenile justice, organizing environmental justice initiatives.

Courses

Law & Community Vitality

Requirements for Yale Law School

Master Program
Requirements
TOEFL
Total
Required:100
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree
Application Checklist
  • LSAC LLM CAS registration
  • TOEFL scores
  • Two to four letters of recommendation
  • Official transcripts
  • Two required essays (1,000 words and 250 words)
  • Curriculum vitae
Specialization Notes

Department of Law offers the Master of Laws (LL.M.) program.