Jiletta Kubena, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Applied Social and Cultural Sciences
College of Professional Studies

Academic Background

  • Ph.D.   Sam Houston State University, 2011

  • M.A.   Sam Houston State University, Criminal Justice and Criminology, 2005

  • B.S.   University of North Texas, Criminal Justice (Psychology), 1998

Professional Memberships

  • National Association of Community and Restorative Justice

  • Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (Regional President and Program Chair)

  • Southwestern Association of Criminal Justice

  • Alpha Phi Sigma (Criminal Justice Honor Society)

Intellectual Contributions

Chapters

Kubena, Jiletta. "The evolution of securing the American K-12." Critical Examinations of School Violence in K-12 Education. , 2015.

Kubena, Jiletta., & Lillemon, K. "Arraignment." The Encyclopedia of Criminology and Criminal Justice. Wiley-Blackwell, 2014.

Kubena, Jiletta. "Self-Report Surveys." The Encyclopedia of Criminology and Criminal Justice. Wiley-Blackwell, 2014.

Presentations of Refereed Papers

Watts, J.. Harrison., & Kubena, Jiletta. (2015). Evaluating the Need for Emergency Call Boxes. Academy of Criminal Justice Science Annual Meeting, Orlando, Florida.

Kubena, Jiletta. (2014). Faith Based Reentry: A Program Evaluation on Effectiveness. Academy of Criminal Justice Science Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Kubena, Jiletta. (2014). Faith Based Reentry: Differences between Males and Females. Poster Presentation. Southwestern Association of Criminal Justice Annual Meeting, South Padre Island, Texas.