Felipe is a doctoral student in the School of Criminal Justice at Rutgers University, Newark. He holds a B.A in Sociology (Alberto Hurtado University, Chile) and a M.A in Criminal Justice (Rutgers University). His research focuses on neighborhoods and violence, fear of crime, police legitimacy and crime prevention policy. During his professional career, Felipe worked... Learn More
Ihsan Al-Zouabi is Ph.D. student at Rutgers-Newark School of Criminal Justice. Her current research agenda concerns the relationship between racial inequality and environmental harm. Ihsan earned a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice, Sociology, and Urban Youth Development (2016) as well as a Master of Science in Criminal Justice (2017) from the University of North... Learn More
Jordan Costa began her PhD at Rutgers – Newark in 2018. Her primary research interests include structural violence and violence prevention. Jordan specifically investigates how systems engage in the perpetuation of preventable harm and avertable death, in addition to community-based interventions for violence reduction. She has worked extensively in service provision connecting young men who have been... Learn More
Sara T. Thompson is a Ph.D student at the School of Criminal Justice, Rutgers University. She has an extensive background in criminology and implementation of non-traditional criminal justice programs in developing countries. Her professional history includes managing a multimillion-dollar police peace-keeping program at the State Department and coordinating a $2 million research grant on African... Learn More
Kateryna Kaplun is a third year PhD Student in the School of Criminal Justice at Rutgers University – Newark. She received her BA in Justice Studies and BS in Mathematics in 2017 and her MS in Statistics in 2018 from Montclair State University. Her research interests include cybercrime, surveillance, technology, white-collar crime, and mixed methods analyses. She is currently... Learn More
Anthony M. Azari is a Ph.D. student in the Rutgers School of Criminal Justice. His research agenda focuses on risk assessments, pretrial release, and pretrial supervision practices. His other research interests included drug policy and offender reentry. His recent research has recently appeared in the Journal of Criminal Justice Behavior. Anthony received both his B.A. and M.A.... Learn More
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Raven A. Lewis is a Ph.D. candidate who began her academic career at Rutgers in 2019. She is a native of Washington, D.C., and holds a dual-major Bachelor of Arts degree in Criminology & Criminal Justice and Psychology from the University of Maryland, College Park, where she graduated Cum Laude. Raven earned her Master of... Learn More
