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Research Interests: Policing; Program Implementation and Evaluation; Emerging Adulthood and Crime: Life-Course Criminology

My research in policing examines program implementation and evaluation as well as community perceptions of police. Currently, I am partnering with the City of Cleveland's Police Accountability Team to build a project aimed at strengthening and stabilizing trust between community and police in Cleveland. Read more about the project here. 

My research also focuses on the transition to adulthood and desistance from crime. I completed a study partnering with community-based agencies who serve young adults, conducting narrative interviews with young adults engaging in the process of desistance. This work is captured in my book titled Growing Up and Out of Crime: Desistance, Maturation, and Emerging Adulthood () published by Routledge in 2024. My next phase of research in this area focuses on the role of meaningful employment and education for desistance, which is funded by the Russell Sage Foundation's Pipeline Initiatives Grant. 

I am excited to work with both graduate and undergraduate students at Â鶹¾«Ñ¡and welcome any inquiries from current and prospective students.

Publications: 

A full list of publication is available on my .

Education:

Ph.D. in Criminology & Criminal Justice, University of Massachusetts Lowell

M.A. in Criminology & Criminal Justice, University of Massachusetts Lowell

B.S. in Psychology, Ohio State University