Areas of Expertise
Deep specialization in the research areas that matter most for criminal justice policy and practice.
Criminal Justice Statistics & Quantitative Methods
Advanced quantitative analysis including logistic regression, multivariable models, and national survey data analysis. Rigorous methodology that produces defensible, actionable findings for policy and practice.
Domestic Violence & Intimate Partner Violence
Research on intimate partner homicide risk factors, the impact of domestic violence restraining order laws, and evidence-based prevention strategies. Co-author of the Arizona Intimate Partner Homicide Study.
Firearm Violence Prevention
Focused on children, teens, and community-level factors. Research examines the covariates of firearm homicide, community violence exposure, and the relationship between violence experience and firearm storage practices.
Crisis Intervention & Response Policy
Leading projects to standardize Crisis Intervention Training (CIT) in Michigan. Expertise in crisis reimbursement structures, program model fidelity, and system-level performance metrics.
Program Evaluation
Evaluating criminal justice program effectiveness with quantitative evidence. Experience assessing intervention outcomes, model fidelity, and translating research into policy recommendations.
Policy Analysis
Evidence-based policy evaluation including school safety policy impacts across demographics, gun control policy effectiveness, and domestic violence restraining order laws.
School Safety & Youth Policy
Examining how school safety policies differentially affect perceptions of safety among youth of color. Research challenges the assumption that more security measures always lead to greater perceived safety.
Current Research Focus
Domestic Violence & Intimate Partner Violence
Research on intimate partner homicide risk factors, the impact of domestic violence restraining order laws, and evidence-based prevention strategies. Co-author of the Arizona Intimate Partner Homicide Study.
Firearm Violence Prevention
Focused on children, teens, and community-level factors. Research examines the covariates of firearm homicide, community violence exposure, and the relationship between violence experience and firearm storage practices.
Crisis Intervention & Response Policy
Leading projects to standardize Crisis Intervention Training (CIT) in Michigan. Expertise in crisis reimbursement structures, program model fidelity, and system-level performance metrics.
School Safety & Youth Policy
Examining how school safety policies differentially affect perceptions of safety among youth of color. Research challenges the assumption that more security measures always lead to greater perceived safety.