Chezem is a professor at Purdue University in the Department of Youth Development and Agriculture Education. She also holds an adjunct appointment at the IU School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, IUPUI.

She teaches the following courses:
Public Health Law and Policy,
Forensic Ethics,
Selected Issues in Juvenile and Youth Law, and
Alcohol Science and Law
Animal and Agricultural Production Law
Animal Use and Ownership Law
Conduct of Responsible Research

Linda L. Chezem, J.D.
Professor,
Dept of Youth Development and Agriculture Education,
College of Agriculture at Purdue University
Adjunct Professor,
Dept of Medicine at Indiana University School of Medicine

http://www.medicine.iupui.edu/IARC/legal/

Cell: 317-409-5050
Fax: 310 774 3600
Preferred E-mail: Lchezem@aol.com

Honors and Awards
Governor’s Exemplary Project Award for the Lawrence County Juvenile Casework Program March 27, 1986
Sagamore of the Wabash given by Governor Robert D. Orr June 15, 1988
Robert J. Kinsey Award for Outstanding Judicial Service and Support to the Children and Youth of Indiana June 15, 1988
Governor’s Exemplary Project Award for the Lawrence County Life Skills Program August 26, 1988
Distinguished Hoosier Award given by Governor Robert D. Orr January 3, 1989
1990 Community Service Award from the Bedford Area Chamber of Commerce April 2, 1990
1990 Girls, Inc. Forum Series
Hoosier Hero, Award from the Honorable Dan Coats, United States Senator from Indiana November 26, 1991
Indiana Friend of Extension Award, Lambda Chi Chapter of the Epsilon Sigma Phi October 20, 1993
National Friend of Extension Award, Epsilon Sigma Phi, National Honorary Extension Fraternity December 11, 1993
National 4-H Alumni Award, given for Outstanding Service to the 4-H Program September 12, 1994
Sagamore of the Wabash, given by Governor Evan Bayh January 1997
Sagamore of the Wabash, given by Governor Frank O’Bannon January 1998
Joint Resolution of Recognition and Honor by Indiana General Assembly on unanimous vote in the Indiana House of Representatives and the Indiana Senate January 1998
Distinguished Alumni Award, Indiana State University, October 2000
Pacesetter, 2005, Women of Excellence, Lawrence County, Indiana March, 2005
Indiana University Academy of Law Alumni Fellows, Bloomington, IN, April, 2007
2008 Circle of Hope Award, Fairbanks Institute, Indianapolis. IN, May 5, 2008 (The Richard M. Fairbanks Circle of Hope Award recognizes outstanding contributions related to research, education or treatment of drug and alcohol abuse and addiction.)
Distinguished Barrister award from The Indiana Lawyer, Indianapolis, Indiana May 7, 2008
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Award for Public Service, Nashville Tennessee, March 30, 2009
Publications
The Status of Homemakers, written under contract to the Commission on International Women’s Year. Published, 1977.
Wills (Chapter 23), Indiana Pattern Civil Instructions. Published, 1988.
Indiana Court of Appeals Uses Automation to Meet Its Needs, Interface, Search Group, Sacramento, CA 1991.
The Improvement of the Adjudication of DUI, (Instructor and Student Manuals), Transportation Safety Institute, Oklahoma City, OK, 1995.
Stakeholders in the Judiciary, Res Gestae, Indiana State Bar Assn, Indianapolis, IN, September 1995.
Chezem, L. and Nagy, S., Judicial Abrogation of a Husband’s Paternity: Can a Third Party Seek to Establish Paternity Over a Child Born into a Marriage While That Marriage Remains Intact? Indiana Law Review, Vol. 30 No.2, 1997.
Getting Together to Get Things Done, Indiana Higher Education Telecommunication System and Indiana College Network, at http://www.ihets.org or http://www.icn.org March, 2001.
Legal Issues, Juvenile Holdovers: An Implementation Guide, August 2001. American Parole and Probation Association, Lexington Kentucky.
Legal Issues in Lay Language, Purdue University, 2003.
A Judge’s Thoughts on Sanity, The Grapevine, NY, NY February, 2003.
Impaired Driving on Trial, DVD, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN. January 2004.
Enforcement and Prosecution of Drugged-Driving Law, Symposium Report: Developing Global Strategies for Identifying, Prosecuting, and Treating Drug-Impaired Drivers, The Counterdrug Technology Assessment Center at the Office of the National Drug Control Policy, the Executive Office of the President, Symposium at Tampa, Florida, February 23-24, 2004.
Leadership that Is Quietly Changing the World: Exploration of the Roots of Two Movements, weLEAD Online Magazine, at http://www.weleadinlearning.org/lcapr04.htm, April, 2004.
Pestronk, R.M., Heffelfinger, J., Shields, V.S., Chezem, L.L., Moderator (2004)
“Public Health in Court: Who’s to Judge?” The Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics, 32 (s4), 47–49.doi:10.1111/j.1748-720X.2004.tb00185.x.
Impaired Driving and Alcohol Assessment Report, State of Washington, Olympia, WA, October, 2004.
A Matter of Ethics: Public Health and Justice Preparedness, the Express Report, Public Health Law Association, Atlanta, GA, December, 2004.
Impaired Driving and Alcohol Assessment Report, State of Arizona, Phoenix, AZ, May, 2005.
Chezem, L., Ethics, Education and Public Health Preparedness for Judges, Law and Bioethics Report, Vol.4,Issue 4, Summer 2005, Institute for Bioethics, Health Policy, and Law, University of Louisville, Louisville KY.
Scholfield, A. and Chezem, L, Public Health Law Bench Book for Indiana Judges, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, June, 2005 at www.Publichealthlaw.info.
Chezem, L., Legal Barriers to Alcohol Screening in Emergency Departments and Trauma Centers, Alcohol Research and Health 28 (2), 2004/2005.
Chezem, L. Public Health Law Bench Book for Indiana Courts. Update July 2006 available at http://www.in.gov/judiciary/admin/pubs/public-health-bb-opt.pdf and at http://spa.american.edu/justice/ June 2006
Chezem, L. Animal Law: Research, Ownership and Responsibilities, Food for Thought, Indiana State Bar Association Agriculture Law Section Newsletter, July, 2006.
Rothstein, M., Chezem, L, and Scholfield, A Public Health Law Guide Book for Kentucky Judges, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, December, 2006 at www.Publichealthlaw.info.
Judicial Roles in a Pandemic, Session 1 and Session 2, National Center for State Courts, Williamsburg, VA published at http://riz0ep.rmxpres.com/riz0ep/viewer/NoPopupRedirector.aspx?peid=c86f69d2-eea4-4b63-a1f1-88e4ee481b6a&shouldResize=False
Impaired Driving and Alcohol Assessment Report, State of Georgia, Atlanta, GA, August 2007
“Set Up for Failure: Policies perpetuate cycle including inadequate treatment and relapse”, Indianapolis Woman, April, 2008 [also available on online at http://www.indianapoliswoman.com/iw_04_08_Addiction.pdf ]
In Press: Case Studies of Infectious Diseases in Jails. USDOJ, OJP, BJA
Impaired Driving and Alcohol Assessment Report, State of Missouri, Jefferson City Missouri, August 2008
Impaired Driving and Alcohol Assessment Report, State of Wyoming, Cheyenne, WY., September 2008
Impaired Driving and Alcohol Assessment Report, State of Alaska, Anchorage, Alaska , October 2008
Impaired Driving and Alcohol Assessment Report, State of Louisiana, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, March 2009

Presentations: (Pre 2003 are available on request)
Cooperation with Professionals, Alcoholics Anonymous and National Institute for Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, New York, New York, January 2003.
Forensic Epidemiology Curriculum Roundtable, (participant) Center for Disease Control and FBI, Los Angeles, CA, January 2003.
Public Health Goes to Court, Center for Disease Control, Atlanta, Georgia, January 2003.
Committee for Cooperation with Professionals, Luncheon speaker, Indianapolis, IN, February 2003.
The Establishment Clause and Treatment: Cooperation without Establishment, Indiana Judicial Center, Drug Court Conference, Indianapolis, IN, February 8, 2003.
Alcohol Breath Testing and IAC 260, Indiana Judicial Center, Drug Court Conference, Indianapolis, IN, February 9, 2003.
Indiana Government by the People, Purdue Professor in the Classroom, Lafayette, IN, March 2003.
Model Food Ordinances for Counties, Indiana continuing Legal Education Forum (ICLEF), Indianapolis, IN., April, 2003.
“Forensic Epidemiology for the State and Local Policy Leaders”, MARPHLI, April, 2003.
Keynote, Alcoholics Anonymous General Service Conference, NY, NY, April 2003.
“Does My Breath Test Meet the Requirements of ICA 260”, “Mentoring and Sharing What We Have Learned”, Indiana Prosecuting Attorneys Council, Indianapolis, IN April 22 and 23, 2003.
Legal Authorities of Local Boards of Health, National Association of Local Boards of Health (NALBOH), Baltimore, MD, July 2003.
Impaired Driving on Trial, Indiana Department of Toxicology, Jasper, Indiana, July 2003.
Impaired Driving on Trial, Indiana Department of Toxicology, Scottsburg, IN, July 2003.
Impaired Driving on Trial, Indiana Prosecuting Attorneys Council, Indianapolis, August 2003.
Public Health Law and Emergency Preparedness, ICLEF, Indianapolis, IN, August, 2003.
Local Ordinances, Health Law and Liabilities, Indiana Environmental Health Association, Jasper, IN, Sept. 2003.
Impaired Driving on Trial, North Dakota Judicial Conference, Bismarck, N.D. November 2003.
Public Health Law, American Bar Association Emerging Health Issues Conference, La Jolla, CA, Feb.19, 2004.
Your Patient, My Client, Alcohol in the Caseload, Indiana State Bar- Bench Retreat; Culver, Indiana, March 5, 2004.
Juveniles, Adults and Alcohol in the Justice System, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism-NIH; March 11, 2004.
FAS and Justice, MS Department of Health, Jackson, MS, March 30 and 31, 2004.
Peer-to-Peer Consultation in Legal Preparedness for Public Health Emergencies, Public Health Law Conference, Atlanta, GA, June 10, 2004.
Public Health & Safety Preparedness: Rights, Liabilities & Defenses, ICLEF, Chair and Presenter, Bloomington on July 15 and Ft. Wayne on July 21, 2004.
Is Your Board Prepared for a Public Health Legal Emergency? NALBOH, Denver, Colorado, July 2004.
Update from NIAAA-NIH on Underage Drinking: Research and Programs, and The NIAAA-NIH and OJJDP Rural Underage Drinking Collaboration, OJJDP, National Leadership Conference on Enforcing the Underage Drinking Law, August 2004.
FASD Problems in the Justice System, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, N.C., Bowles Center Conference on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders, September 2004.
Recovery and Beyond, Drug Free Scott County, Scottsburg, IN, December 2, 2004.
Public Health Education for Judges, Administrative Office of the Kentucky Supreme Court, Louisville, KY, December 3, 2004.
Public Health Education for Judges, Michigan Judicial Institute, Lansing MI, December 14, 2004.
Update from NIAAA-NIH on Underage Drinking: Research and Programs, and The NIAAA-NIH and OJJDP Rural Underage Drinking Collaboration, Community Anti Drug Coalitions of America, Washington, D.C. January 11,2005.
Preparing South Carolina Communities for Emergencies, South Carolina Bar Association, Columbia, South Carolina, March 18, 2005.
Alcohol: Where the Law and the Science Meet, Alcohol and Addictions Journal Club, Howard University, Washington, DC, April 8, 2005.
Legal Preparedness for Public Health Emergencies, National Association of Attorneys General, East Lansing, Michigan, April 20, 2005.
Judicial Issues and Systemic Issues: What Works in Court Services Coordination, USDOJ Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Washington, D.C., April 27, 2005.
The Ethical and Legal Implications of Confidentiality, PASS Network Steering Committee for NICHD-NIH, Rockville, MD, April 28,2005.
Public Health Law Training Partnerships, International Association of Directors of Law Enforcement Standards and Training (IADLEST), Annapolis, MD, May 31, 2005.
Alcohol-Impaired Drivers: Reducing the Danger for Children, Conference on The Public’s Health & the Law in the 21st Century, Atlanta, GA, June 13, 2005.
Judicial Preparedness for Public Health Emergencies, Conference on The Public’s Health & the Law in the 21st Century, Atlanta, GA, June 15,2005.
“Learning Leadership for Enforcing Underage Drinking Laws”, Nevada EUDL Stand Tall, Reno, Nevada, August 5, 2005.
“Learning Leadership for Enforcing Underage Drinking Laws”, 6th Annual National Leadership Conference for EUDL, Tucson, AZ, August 18, 2005.
“Creating Sustainable Community Collaborations”, 6th Annual National Leadership Conference for EUDL, Tucson, AZ, August 20, 2005.
“State Highlights: Innovations, Collaborations and Sustained Efforts”, 6th Annual National Leadership Conference for EUDL, Tucson, AZ, August 20, 2005.
“Public Health Law and Emergency Preparedness,” Butler University, Indianapolis, Indiana, September 22, 2005.
“Alcohol: the Law and the Science,” Law School Guest Lecture, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, September 27, 2005.
“FASD in the Court System,” Keynote, Utah State Substance Abuse Conference, Layton, Utah, September 28, 2005.
“Juveniles, Adults and Alcohol in the Courts, Utah State Substance Abuse Conference, Layton, Utah, September 28,2005.
“Alcohol and the Juvenile Justice System” New Mexico Juvenile Justice Conference, Albuquerque, New Mexico, December 7, 2005.
“FASD: Hidden Problem In the Courts”, 2006 Juvenile Justice Conference of the USDOJ Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Washington, D.C., January,2006.
“Judge’s Role: Underage Drinking Law Enforcement”, 2006 Juvenile Justice Conference of the USDOJ Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Washington, D.C., January 2006 .
“Alcohol and Legal Impediments to Safety”, Defense Safety Oversight Council – Private Motor Vehicle Task Force, Washington D. C., January 25, 2006.
“Cooperating with Professionals and AA”, Helena, Montana, May 22, 2006.
“Working with the Alcoholic Adult in Child Protection Services”, Montana 2006. Prevent Child Abuse & Neglect Conference, Helena, Montana, May 25, 2006.
“Alcohol and Justice” Circuit Court, Helena, Montana, May 26, 2006.
“Justice and Public Health Systems Planning: Confronting a Pandemic Outbreak” OJP/BJA Symposium, May 24-25, 2006, Chicago, Illinois
Pandemic Flu Planning: One Sheriff, Many Duties, National Sheriffs’ Association, Orlando, Florida, June19, 2006. Published at http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA/pandemic/resources.html . Also published at http://www.usaonwatch.org/PandemicFlu/Resources4LawEnforcement_PublicSafety.php
Alcohol, A Mixer for Science and Law, (chair) ICLEF, Indianapolis, IN, June 23, 2006. Published at http://www.legalspan.com/ICLEF/onlinecle.asp?CategoryID=20060828-213115-903280&UGUID
“Alcohol and Women.” Facilitator at Anaheim, California, July 2006.
Pan Flu and the Justice System, Annual Conference of the National Criminal Justice Association, Baltimore, MD, August1,2006.
“Student Research and Community Strategy” 7th Annual National Leadership Conference For Underage Drinking Law Enforcement, Baltimore, MD, August 26, 2006
Public Health Law and Policy: Alcohol Impacts on Health and Justice”, School of Public Health, Moi University, Eldoret, Kenya, September 26,2006
“Animal Ownership, Academia, Industry, and Research,” (chair) ICLEF, Indianapolis, IN, October 28,2006
“Enforcing Underaged Drinking Law and NIAAA Evaluation”, Hickam Air Force Base, Honolulu, HI, November 15,2006
“Pan Flu and the Justice System Preparedness”, Hawaii Judicial Conference, Honolulu, HI, November 16,2006
“Pan Flu and the Judges’ Role in Preparedness,” Hawaii Judicial Conference, Honolulu, HI, November 18,2006
Public Health Law and Policy, Guest lecture, HS201,West Lafayette, IN, February 4,2007
Health Care and Justice, RCHE Brownbag Series, West Lafayette, IN, February 4,2007
Underage Drinking Laws and Judges”, CADCA’s National Leadership Forum XVII, Washington, DC, February 12, 2007.
“Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) in Youth Involved in the Juvenile Justice System “(CSAP), CADCA’s National Leadership Forum XVII at the Washington, DC Convention Center, February 12-15, 2007.
“ Public Health and Justice L inks”, National Rural Health Association’s Rural Public Health Interest Group, Conference Call August 2, 2007
“Welcome and Purpose of the Meeting on the Use of Alcohol Ignition Interlocks for Reducing Impaired Driving Recidivism”, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Washington D.C., August 22, 2007
“Justice and Health System Pandemic Preparedness: Strengthening the Planning Links”, Indiana Public Health Foundation, Indianapolis, Indiana ,Sept, 19, 2007 “Public Health Law and Preparedness”, Kansas Public Health Association, Wichita, Kansas, September 20, 2007
Brownbag – Purdue Women’s Studies, West Lafayette, IN September 26,2007
“Alcohol and the Justice System” , Fairbanks Hospital, Indianapolis, Indiana, Sept. 28, 2007
“A Survey of the Essential Laws and Policies: Ensuring Privacy Protections for Research Subjects”, 2007 Annual HRPP Conference, Boston, M, December 1, 2007
“Experts in Court”, Indiana Association of Professional Soil Classifiers, IAPSC Winter Meeting Agenda, The Garrison, Ft. Benjamin Harrison, Indianapolis, IN January 23, 2008
Adjudication Panel Presentation to the Indiana assessment team by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Indiana Criminal Justice Institute, Indianapolis, Indiana January 28, 2008.
“PUTTING THE BRAIN ON THE STAND: Using the Technology of Neuroscience to Develop Litigation Strategies” chaired at Indiana Continuing Legal Educational Forum, Indianapolis, IN February 26 2008
“Syndemics and Substance Abuse: Strategic Prevention Planning in Rural Areas”, 4th Annual Rural Public Health Institute, Thelma Keller Convention Center, Effingham, IL, February 27th 2008
“Planning for Pandemic and Strengthening Our Communities” Lake County Advancement Committee, Schererville, IN, March 28, 2008
“Underage Drinking, a Public Health Perspective” Illinois SAC Springfield, Illinois, on May 14/15,2008
“Assess Your State-wide Underage Drinking Prevention Efforts: Use Your Limited Dollars More Effectively” Annual National Leadership Conference For Underage Drinking Law Enforcement, Nashville, TN on August 22, 2008
“Teaching about Alcohol from a Public Health Approach” Annual National Leadership Conference For Underage Drinking Law Enforcement, Nashville, TN on August 22, 2008
“Forging the Future: Voicing the Vision” Annual National Leadership Conference For Underage Drinking Law Enforcement, Nashville, TN on August 22, 2008
“Looking at Bias, ” NTHSA Motorcycle Safety Assessment Meeting, Washington, DC, August 27, 2008
” Certificates of Confidentiality ” , NIAAA, Rockville, MD, Sept5, 2009
“ Public Health: Pay Now or Pay Later”, ” chaired at Indiana Continuing Legal Educational Forum, Indianapolis, IN October 8, 2008
“Working with Families with Alcohol Issues”, Indiana Supreme Court Office of Guardian Ad Litem / Court Appointed Special Advocate, Indianapolis, IN, November 22, 2008
“The Science of Drinking” CACTUS Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, KY , February 24, 2009
“Judicial Education: Seeing Through the Glass Darkly”, an audio-teleconference presentation produced by the Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation in cooperation with the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) with a focus on the relationship of the judiciary and the issues related to underage alcohol abuse. March 26, 2009
PredictER, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, April 14,2009
“The Ten Essential Services of Public Health”, ICLEF, May 10, 2009
“Underage Drinking in Indiana”, Susan Li Conference, Fairbanks Institute, Indianapolis, IN June 11,2009
“Alcohol and Your Client, Is FASD Present?” Arizona Public Defenders’ Conference, Phoenix, AZ June 16,2009
“Animal Law”, Indiana State Bar Association, Indianapolis, Indiana, July1. 2009
“RE: writing your Future,” Marriage and Family Alliance, The Fatherhood Initiative, Bedford, IN July 23, 2009
“Government by the People” workshop for felony offenders under 18 years of age detained in the Marion County Jail, Marion County Jail, Indianapolis, IN August 3, 2009
“Alcohol Science and the Law”, 2009 EUDL National Leadership Conference, Dallas, Texas, August 13,2009
“Animal Law Matters”, Farm Bureau Legal/Policy (LINC)Conference, Washington, DC, Sept 16,2009
“Alcohol and Justice” NIH Scientific Management Review Board Working Group on Substance Use, Abuse, and Addiction, October 14, 2009
“Toxicology’s Role in Enforcing Underage Drinking Laws “, Annual Meeting, Society of Forensic Toxicologists, Oklahoma City, OK, October 20, 2009
“ Alcohol National Partnership on Alcohol Misuse and Crime, Washington, D.C. November 10, 2009
“ Animal Law Matters” Indiana Farm Bureau State Conference, Fort Wayne, Indiana , November 20, 2009
“Pandemic Preparedness for Justice”, North Dakota Annual Judges Conference, Bismarck, North Dakota, November 24, 2009
“Prevention and Punishment of Impaired Driving” Kansas Governor’s Commission on Impaired Driving, Topeka, KS, December 7, 2009

Current International and National Service:
Federal
Chezem provides consultation to the Office of the Director of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, NIH on privacy issues and other ethical and legal issues involving alcohol research and law.

Chezem consults with the Enforcing Underage Drinking Laws, U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention,

Non-Government Organizations
National Alliance for Alcohol Research and Education, Inc., Board Member, 2002 to present.
Public Health Law Association, Atlanta, GA, Board Member and co-Chair of the Products and Services Committee, 2004 to 2007

Fairbanks Research and Training Institute, Education committee

Fraternal Order of Police, Law Enforcement Family Readiness Initiative (LEFRI), Delphi Panel and consultant

Geisinger-NORC Center for Rural Health Research, impact/researchers-users network focusing on rural health information technology issues

Indiana University Family Violence Institute, founding member

Law & Ethics of Drug Addiction Genetics Research, Advisory Panel, University of Texas Health Center at Tyler, TX.
The NIDA funded project examines the ethical, legal and social implications of the use of genetic information in non-medical settings, particularly the use of genetic information in criminal justice settings.

SAPTA Foundation, (http://www.saptafoundation.org) Board member and Secretary

VEM Smart Systems Research, Inc

Past International and National Service:
White House Conference for a Drug Free America. Member of the Law Enforcement Advisory Committee. Presented at the White House Conference, Washington, D.C., March 1, 1988
Robert K. Greenleaf Center for Servant Leadership, Board Member and Vice President; 1991-2003
General Service Board for Alcoholics Anonymous, NY, NY, Class A (non alcoholic) Trustee and First Vice President; 1996-2002. Committee service included Corrections, Cooperation with Professionals, Nominating, Finance, and Nominating as well as various ad hoc committees.

National Institutes of Health, Tribal Consultation Workgroup, NIAAA member
Trans-NIH Bioethics Committee 9T-NBC, NIAAA Co- Representative by appointment of Dr. T.K. Li, director of NIAAA.
Federal Consortium on the Substance Abusing Offender, NIAAA-NIH liaison

National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, Extramural Advisory Board on Health Communications Research.
U. S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, BJA Pandemic Consortium.
Task Force on Pandemic Preparedness Planning for the Courts, Criminal Courts Technical Assistance Project at American University under grant number 2006–DD–BX–K013) from the Bureau of Justice Assistance, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice.

Chezem was the Judicial Scholar in Residence at the Arizona Supreme Court Administrative Office of the Courts, Judicial Education Division, Spring Semester, 2009

Current Indiana Service
Indiana Strategic Prevention Framework Advisory Council, Governor’s Appointee
The council facilitates the development of a statewide prevention framework to: prevent the onset and reduce the progression of substance abuse, including childhood and underage drinking, reduce substance abuse-related problems in communities, including methamphetamine use, and build prevention capacity and infrastructure at the State and community levels.

Indiana Health Informatics Corporation Board, appointed by Governor Daniels, September, 2007. Pursuant to Indiana statute, the corporation shall encourage and facilitate the development of health informatics functions in Indiana. The corporation’s plan to create the statewide health information exchange system must provide for procedures and security policies to ensure the following:
(1) Compliance with the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) (P.L. 104-191).
(2) Protection of information privacy. (3) Use of information in the statewide health information exchange system only in accordance with the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) (P.L.104-191) and as required by public health agencies.

Indiana State Bar Association, Agricultural Law Section, Document review committee, 2007-2008

Current University Service
Social Science IRB, Purdue University, West Lafayette
Censure and Tenure Committee, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Past Service and Appointments in Indiana
Merit Commission, Federal Judicial Appointments. Appointed by Senators Lugar and Quayle to assist in the selection of candidates for Federal District Judge and U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana. 1983-1984

Governor’s Task Force to Reduce Drunk Driving. Served on this task force 1982-1991. Represented task force as a panelist at the Nebraska Workshop on Judicial Response to Alcohol and the Youthful Offender, Lincoln, Nebraska. January 28-29, 1988. Legal Education Committee. Chairman of Projects and Planning Committee

Fairbanks Hospital, Board Member (1991-2001) and Chair of the Nominating Committee; 1997-2001

Indiana Youth Institute, Board Member, 1999-2003

Indiana Rural Health Association, Board Member, 2000-2003

Indiana Judicial Conference, Board of Directors (1978-1988) Judicial Education Committee (chair: 1990-1993)

Indiana Judges Association, Board of Managers, (1978-1988)

American Bar Association, Judicial Administration Division, 1980-1999

National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges, 1982-1998, (Substance Abuse Training Committee: 1987-1993)

State of Indiana, Indiana Youth Development Study Committee, 1999 to Dec. 31, 2001

Indiana Supreme Court, Committee on Court Management
(Chezem provided technical assistance on pandemic planning for the courts in Indiana. 2004 to 2006)
Indiana State Department of Health, Public Health System Quality Improvement Advisory Task Force, 2008-2009

Indiana State Department of Health, Capacity and Resources Model Standard Team, 2008 -2009

Senior Fellow at the Sagamore Institute for Policy Research, 2007 to 2009

Indiana Criminal Justice Institute, Assessment team on Enforcing Underaged Drinking Laws, Sagamore Institute, 2008

Home
Chezem served on the Board of Health for Morgan County, Indiana and as chair of the board until term ended Dec 31, 2004.
Morgan Hospital and Medical Center, Community and Business Advisory Board

Judicial Work Narrative
Linda L. Chezem held judicial office at the trial and appellate levels for 22 years in Indiana. After her resignation from the Indiana Court of Appeals, she continued to serve as a senior judge by appointment of the Indiana Supreme Court until January 2004. She served by appointment as a special judge in over 300 cases serving 25 different counties. Her jurisdiction at trial court level included all crimes and misdemeanors, from traffic to felony-murder, marriage dissolution, probate, juvenile, and unlimited civil docket.

Grant History
Chezem wrote and obtained numerous grants while on the bench.
Indiana Alcohol Research Center, Indiana University School of Medicine in the Department of Medicine, Grant from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. Chezem is an investigator on the translation and outreach component. The center grant was renewed December, 2007 for five years.
Through work with the Sagamore Institute for Policy Research, Chezem has received research support from HHS and the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute.

Completed Research Support
CDC Grant No. U50/CCU423386-01
The Center for Public Health Law Partnerships (“the Center”) is a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (“CDC”) Collaborating Center established for the period from October 1, 2003 through September 30, 2006. The Center is intended to improve the “public health legal preparedness” of national, state, and local public health systems
Role: Investigator

From August 1, 2003 until July 30, 2007, under an interagency personnel agreement at NIAAA-NIH, Chezem was located in the Office of the Director. Her assignment as a special assistant to the Director, Dr. T. K. Li, included a broad range of ethical, social, and legal issues supporting research. This work was focused on confidentiality issues including the amendments to the Freedom of Information Act, HIPAA, FERPA and certificates of confidentiality, informed consent and assent, protection of human subjects and the legal status of animals in research. She also worked on under aged drinking issues.

Post J. D. Education and Fellowships
Indiana Judicial College, (Graduate, 1984)
Institute of Judicial Administration, New York University Law School
Intermediate Appellate Judges, 1990
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), First Judicial Fellowship (1993-1995);
Mid-America Regional Public Health Leadership Institute (MARPHLI), Fellowship (2000-2001); and Indiana Team Mentor (2002 –2003)
Science and Regulatory Policy Program, HHS University, University of Maryland, College Park, MD. Spring, 2006

Past Peer Review and Expert Panel Service (federal)
1. U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance, Mental Health Courts and Substance Abuse Peer Review Panel, June 2006
2. U.S. Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice, Prosecution, Defense and Adjudication Review Panel (January, 1997); Domestic Violence and VAWA Review Panel (February 3, 1998); Courts and Crime Review Panel, April, 2008.#
3. U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Rural Domestic Violence and Child Victimization Review Panel, May, 1998
Reducing Underage Drinking, Review Panel, (August, 1999); Enforcing Underage Drinking Laws Review Panel, (July, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2009); Drug Free Communities Review Panel, August, 2001, 2003.
4. U. S. Department of Health and Human Services, all peer review panel work is prior to 2003 but list can be made available.
5. United States Department of Transportation National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, and NIAAA-NIH, Expert panel for the writing of Sentencing and Dispositions of Youth DUI and Other Alcohol Offenses: A Guide for Judges and Prosecutors, 1997 and 1998.
6. United States Department of Transportation National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Impaired Driving Assessment Rewrite Team, Traffic Safety Institute, Oklahoma City, OK. October 2002.