Experience

Police Executive Research Forum

• United States
• Law Enforcement
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of Research

  • Mar 2022 - Present

  Washington, District of Columbia, United States



RAND Corporation

• United States
• Think Tanks
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Policy Researcher

  • Mar 2015 - Mar 2022

  Washington D.C. Metro Area I bring a decade’s worth of experience in conducting rigorous, multi-method research on broad criminal justice topics to my work as a Senior Policy Researcher at RAND. My work is focused on issues of relevance to youth, juvenile justice, and communities, including extensive research on youth gangs, gang prevention and intervention methods, and approaches to addressing safety and quality of life in disadvantaged neighborhoods.



Urban Institute

• United States
• Research Services
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Senior Research Associate

  • Jan 2012 - Feb 2015

  Washington D.C. Metro Area At Urban, I led several evaluation and research programs on topics of gangs and communities and crime. I was the co-principal investigator of an evaluation of the City of Los Angeles’ Gang Reduction and Youth Development program, co-principal investigator of a pilot initiative to develop multi-jurisdictional, multi-agency data collection and analysis capabilities for public safety in the DC Metro area; co-principal investigator of an assessment of the Housing Authority of the City of Los… Show more At Urban, I led several evaluation and research programs on topics of gangs and communities and crime. I was the co-principal investigator of an evaluation of the City of Los Angeles’ Gang Reduction and Youth Development program, co-principal investigator of a pilot initiative to develop multi-jurisdictional, multi-agency data collection and analysis capabilities for public safety in the DC Metro area; co-principal investigator of an assessment of the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles’s Community Safety Partnership, and lead at the Urban Institute of a project to investigate gang desistance processes in two cities.

• Associate in Research

  • Feb 2005 - Dec 2011

  Washington, DC Led criminal justice-focused research and evaluation efforts as a senior researcher at the Urban Institute. Developed a research portfolio with external funding centered on communities and crime, gangs, and youth-specific issues.



The Udall Center at The University of Arizona

• Research Analyst

  • Aug 2000 - May 2004

  Tucson, Arizona Area Worked in Native Nations Institute on tribal issues.