Kelli E. Canada, PhD, LCSW, is an Associate Professor at the University of Missouri, School of Social Work and the Marie M. and Harry L. Smith Endowed Professor. She received her PhD from the University of Chicago and worked more than 25 years in social work in direct services and administration. Dr. Canada's research focuses on interventions for people with mental illnesses who become involved in the criminal-legal system including community interventions, alternative sentencing, and programming within institutions using mixed methods and community-engaged approaches. She also examines the policies and practices impacting recidivism and quality of life of people formerly incarcerated. Dr. Canada is an alumnus of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Interdisciplinary Research Leader program and has active research projects funded through the National Institute of Mental Health, Arnold Ventures, and the Health Resources and Services Administration. She is an editor of the book Community-engaged research for resilience and health, Vol. 4. She currently serves on the board for the Society of Social Work and Research and is the co-Director of the Integrative Behavioral Health Clinic in Columbia, MO.