Bio

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 violently injured to the appropriate social services through hospital-based violence intervention programs and has also tutored in jails and prisons. Additionally, she has experience in philanthropy and the non-profit sector conducting research and supporting strategies for projects on violence reduction and reentry readiness. Jordan holds a Bachelors in Psychology and Criminology/Criminal Justice from the University of Maryland, College Park and a Masters from Rutgers – Newark.