Dr. Thomas E. Keefe Email & Phone Number

Keefe holds a BA in History from St. Joseph’s University, an MA in Diplomacy from Norwich University, a MAT in Social Studies Education from Miami University, a certificate in Diversity and Inclusion from Cornell University, and an EdD in Organizational Leadership from Grand Canyon University.He has taught middle school, high school, and post-secondary at various public, private, and religiously-affiliated institutions in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Colorado.Keefe has also facilitated summer educational workshops in social justice for Catholic teachers. Programs have included Border Economics and Human Dignity in El Paso-Juarez and Homelessness and Human Dignity in San Francisco, CA. He is a former vice-chair of the national Regional Formation Board of the Christian Brothers Conference.Keefe’s current research focuses on pedagogy and leadership, genocide education, and identity construction. He is a member of the Colorado JD1 Judicial Performance Commission, and a past recipient of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Award for Congressional Interns. His recent publications include “Race, Identity, and Choice: Black Voices on Liberia and the American Colonization Society” in The African American Experience: From Slavery to Liberation, “Using Art to Trigger Memory, Intergenerational Learning, and Community” in the International Journal of Lifelong Learning in Art Education and “Not All ‘Fake News’ Is Equal: How Should Higher Education Respond to Fake News and in the post-Truth Era” in The Liminal: Interdisciplinary Journal of Technology in Education.Areas of Interest:My dissertation was on Catholic secondary school education, leadership, and organizational development.My graduate research at Norwich University focused on genocide, international war crimes and the effectiveness of sanctions.My independent research at St. Joseph's University focused on US Government Policy towards Native Americans.