I'm a researcher with over 15 years of experience in mixed-methods research, evaluation, and project leadership. My work centers on understanding how people make decisions and navigate complex systems, then translating what I learn into evidence that improves policy, practice, and design. I pair rigorous qualitative methods, in-depth interviewing, focus groups, and thematic analysis, with quantitative approaches including survey research, program evaluation, and quasi-experimental designs.

My subject-matter expertise is in criminal justice, where I've studied mass incarceration, reentry, restrictive housing, diversion programs, and probation reform. Across every project, my focus is the same: listen closely to the people inside a system, connect their experience to the data, collaborate across teams and stakeholders, and turn findings into decisions that hold up.

I have held positions at RTI International, the Vera Institute of Justice, the Fortune Society, and Rutgers University's School of Criminal Justice, where I have led and contributed to projects funded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance, the National Institute of Justice, and the Laura and John Arnold Foundation, among others.

In the classroom, I design discussion-based, applied courses that help students connect data, theory, and lived experience — fostering critical thinking, collaboration, and analytical depth.