Are you seeking support with grant acquisition, internal or external data collection and analysis, or program evaluation? I provide multifaceted assistance and instruction ranging from workshops on topics like survey best practices and how to craft data-driven funding proposals to project development, management, and execution.
As a Criminology and Criminal Justice expert with a PhD in Justice, Law, and Criminology, I have participated in numerous research projects, as well as several academic, government, and nonprofit consulting projects. I have subject matter expertise in the areas of crime, law and the legal profession, justice, and immigration. I am also trained in quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods approaches to data collection and analysis, as well as program evaluation.
My methodological areas of expertise include:
I have maintained relevant certifications in the ethical and responsible conduct of research since 2010 and am experienced in working with Institutional Review Boards. I have participated in large and small-scale grant applications, as well as the administration of grant funds. I am also fluent in Spanish, a skill I honed as a community organizer at a bilingual workers' rights organization, and have conducted numerous projects primarily in Spanish.
Contact me for more information.
Featured Consulting Projects
As a Criminology and Criminal Justice expert with a PhD in Justice, Law, and Criminology, I have participated in numerous research projects, as well as several academic, government, and nonprofit consulting projects. I have subject matter expertise in the areas of crime, law and the legal profession, justice, and immigration. I am also trained in quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods approaches to data collection and analysis, as well as program evaluation.
My methodological areas of expertise include:
- Focus group, interview, and survey research;
- Participatory Action Research (PAR);
- Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA); and,
- Research on sensitive topics (e.g. offending, victimization) and with difficult to access and/or vulnerable populations (e.g. immigrants, individuals who are incarcerated, those engaged in law-breaking behavior, people who have been victims of crime, individuals with limited English proficiency, and those experiencing housing insecurity and/or homelessness).
I have maintained relevant certifications in the ethical and responsible conduct of research since 2010 and am experienced in working with Institutional Review Boards. I have participated in large and small-scale grant applications, as well as the administration of grant funds. I am also fluent in Spanish, a skill I honed as a community organizer at a bilingual workers' rights organization, and have conducted numerous projects primarily in Spanish.
Contact me for more information.
Featured Consulting Projects
- Best Practices in Honduran Policing - Consultant for USAID and Arizona State University (2017-2018)
- Contributions include: development of bilingual instrument to gather information on promising or innovative
police practices in Honduras, Spanish-language coding and data analysis, evidence-based selection of international best practices in policing, and preparation of bilingual briefs describing the basic elements of each practice for distribution at conferences in Honduras
- Contributions include: development of bilingual instrument to gather information on promising or innovative
- Through My Eyes: A Participatory Project on Homelessness - Volunteer Consultant for Chicago Help Initiative (CHI) (2016-2018)
- Contributions include: collaborative development of ethical project methodology grounded in PAR, grant writing and acquisition ($100k, plus in-kind donations), oversight of data collection, analysis, and synthesis with an emphasis on the ethical conduct of research and protection of participant identity
