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    Vera is committed to:
    • Securing Equal Justice
      Securing Equal Justice
      • Supporting Immigrants
      • Reaching All Victims
      • Disabilities and Deaf People
      • Racial Bias in Prosecution
    • Ending Mass Incarceration
      Ending Mass Incarceration
      • Responding to COVID-19
      • Reducing the Use of Jails
      • Dignity Behind Bars
      • Providing Second Chances
      • Scoping the Problem
    • Strengthening Families & Communities
      Strengthening Families and Communities
      • Kids and Young Adults
      • Community and Family
      • Access to Health Care
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  • Work
    We study problems, pilot solutions, harness the power of evidence, and catalyze public debate
    • Research & Analysis
      Our library of publications, data tools, videos, and websites
    • Projects
      We implement solutions and advance innovation in justice reform
    • Special Reports
      Media-rich visual stories and explainers about justice reform
    • Spotlights
      Curated collections of our work focused on current events
    • Our Experts
      We conduct cutting-edge research, analyze policy, and pilot programs
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  • About
    • About Us
      Learn about our mission, vision, values, and priorities
    • President's Message
      Read about the new Vera era from President Nick Turner
    • Board of Trustees
      Meet the board of trustees
    • People
      Meet the people behind Vera's work
    • Centers & Programs
      Find out about our Centers & Programs
    • Financials
      View our most recent financial information
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Research

  • Jim Parsons - Vice President, Research, Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning
    Jim Parsons
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Staff

  • Karen Berberich - Senior Program Associate
    Karen Berberich
  • Sebastián Guzmán - Senior Research Associate
    Sebastián Guzmán
  • Celia Healy - Data Analyst
    Celia Healy
  • Alex  Boldin - Research Analyst
    Alex Boldin
  • Kelsie Chesnut - Research Associate
    Kelsie Chesnut
  • Tammy Cho - Research Analyst
    Tammy Cho
  • Léon  Digard - Editorial Director for Research
    Léon Digard
  • Selma  Djokovic - Research Associate
    Selma Djokovic
  • Bruce Frederick - Senior Research Fellow
    Bruce Frederick
  • Christian Henrichson - Director, Vera Insights
    Christian Henrichson
  • Jacob  Kang-Brown - Senior Research Associate
    Jacob Kang-Brown
  • Jaeok Kim - Senior Research Associate
    Jaeok Kim
  • Zachary Lawrence - Data Scientist
    Zachary Lawrence
  • Chris Mai - Senior Research Associate
    Chris Mai
  • Carl Matthies - Senior Policy Analyst
    Carl Matthies
  • Theresa  McKinney - Research Associate
    Theresa McKinney
  • Charlotte Miller - Special Assistant
    Charlotte Miller
  • Jack Norton - Research Associate
    Jack Norton
  • Jennifer Peirce - Research Associate
    Jennifer Peirce
  • Deinya Phenix - Senior Research Associate
    Deinya Phenix
  • David Pitts - Senior Research Associate
    David Pitts
  • Leah  Pope - Senior Research Fellow
    Leah Pope
  • Rashaad Porter - Project Coordinator
    Rashaad Porter
  • Maria Rafael - Research Analyst
    Maria Rafael
  • Stephen  Roberts - Senior Research Associate
    Stephen Roberts
  • Eital Schattner-Elmaleh - Data Engineer
    Eital Schattner-Elmaleh
  • Ryan Shanahan - Research Director
    Ryan Shanahan
  • Nina Siulc - Director of Immigration Research
    Nina Siulc
  • Noelle Smart - Senior Research Associate
    Noelle Smart
  • Jason  Tan de Bibiana - Research Associate
    Jason Tan de Bibiana
  • Andrew Taylor - Research Analyst
    Andrew Taylor
  • James  Wallace-Lee - Data Engineer
    James Wallace-Lee
  • Amanda Winchester - Research Associate
    Amanda Winchester
  • Frankie Wunschel - Research Associate
    Frankie Wunschel
  • Anna Stenkamp - Research Fellow
    Anna Stenkamp
  • Dennis Kuo - Senior Data Scientist
    Dennis Kuo
  • Quinn Hood - Research Associate
    Quinn Hood
  • Marilyn Sinkewicz - Senior Research Associate
    Marilyn Sinkewicz
  • Maria Starzmann - Research Associate
    Maria Starzmann
  • Chase Montagnet - Graduate Intern with Center on Sentencing and Corrections
    Chase Montagnet
  • Ariana Zukergood - Data Analyst
    Ariana Zukergood

Advisory Board

  • Todd Clear - Distinguished Professor, Rutgers University-Newark School of Criminal Justice
    Todd Clear
  • Michelle Fine - Distinguished Professor, CUNY Graduate Center
    Michelle Fine
  • John Gleeson - Trustee
    John Gleeson
  • Jennifer Hill - Professor of Applied Statistics and Data Science, Steinhardt School at New York University
    Jennifer Hill
  • Hedy Lee - Associate Professor
    Hedy Lee
  • John Madsen - Trustee
    John Madsen
  • Theodore A. McKee - Trustee
    Theodore A. McKee
  • Khalil Gibran Muhammad - Trustee
    Khalil Gibran Muhammad
  • Don Stemen - Associate Professor and Chairperson, Loyola University Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology​
    Don Stemen
  • Monica  Varsanyi - Associate Professor of Political Science, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, CUNY and Doctoral Faculty in Criminal Justice and Geography, CUNY Graduate Center
    Monica Varsanyi
  • Christopher Wildeman - Associate Professor of Policy Analysis and Management, Cornell University’s College of Human Ecology
    Christopher Wildeman

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