TJ Reed, PhD
GROUP MEMBER
Lukwe’tiyó, Oneida for “He is a Good Man”
About Thomas James “TJ” Reed, PhD
Wakenyâhtâ niwaki?taló•tâ, I am Turtle Clan. Ukwehu•wé ní?i, I am Oneida. Onâyote?a•ká ni?i, I am People of the Standing Stone. Lukwe'tiyó ní yúkyats, He is a Good Man is my name in Oneida. My English name is Thomas James Reed. I have a PhD in Leadership Studies from the University of San Diego and did my dissertation on Oneida college lacrosse players’ perspectives of the sacred game of lacrosse using talking circles. I have a Master’s in Public Administration and a Certificate in American Indian Studies from California State University, Long Beach and a Bachelor's in Communication with an emphasis in Rhetoric and Leadership from Pepperdine University.
I am a Restorative Practices consultant and practitioner. I am a tenure track professor in American Indian Studies at California State University of Long Beach, and an Adjunct Professor teaching Restorative Justice in Indigenous Communities at Vermont Law School. I am the program manager for the Haudenosaunee Nationals Development Teams. I have a heart for public service and leaving this world a better place for seven generations to come.
Areas of Specialization
Starting Restorative Justice on a Campus, Organization, or Community, & Indigenous Roots & Practice of Restorative Justice