Veronica M. White

Assistant Professor of Data Science in Health Systems Engineering

Dept. of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
College of Engineering
Florida A&M University-Florida State University

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Featured Projects

Arrest Diversion

Evaluating pre-arrest diversion programs that connect individuals with substance use disorder to treatment rather than incarceration. Studies of MARI and CARES demonstrate significant reductions in recidivism, overdose deaths, and incarceration.

Substance Use Disorder Program Evaluation Simulation
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Predicting Recidivism

Developing and evaluating quantitative methods for forecasting recidivism and assessing crime prediction tools, including the NIJ Recidivism Forecasting Challenge and improvements to hot-spot mapping metrics for evidence-based criminal justice decisions.

Machine Learning Crime Forecasting NIJ
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Crisis Response Models

Mathematical modeling of alternative police response frameworks for mental health crisis calls, evaluating co-responder and mobile crisis unit deployments to optimize resource allocation and improve outcomes for individuals in crisis.

Simulation Mental Health Policing
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Work

In the News

OR/MS Today

Increasing Underrepresented Students’ Exposure to OR/MS through K-12 Outreach
Our project aims to make K-12 OR/MS outreach adaptable and accessible for future decision-makers in OR/MS.
informs.orgpubsonline.informs.org
OR/MS Today · Increasing Underrepresented Students' Exposure to OR/MS through K-12 Outreach

College of Engineering News

CoE UW-Madison · INFORMS-Funded High School Outreach Initative

Radio interview with WORT 89.9FM

WORT 89.9FM Madison · New study reveals efficacy of Madison's Addiction Recovery Initiative

The Capital Times Article

The Capital Times · Madison addiction recovery program reduces six-month recidivism odds

Corrections Today (pages 12-16)

Corrections Today · Contexualizing the 2022 NIJ Recidivism Challenge

College of Engineering News

CoE UW-Madison · Study shows effectiveness of substance-use diversion program

FAMU-FSU College of Engineering News

FAMU-FSU CoE · Mathematical Models Offer Data-Driven Solutions to Opioid Crisis

Impact in Action

Presenting MARI data analysis to the operations team, February 2020
Presenting preliminary data analysis of the Madison Addiction Recovery Initiative (MARI) to the MARI operations team February 2020.
Presenting hot-spot mapping metrics research at IISE 2022 Annual Conference
Presenting work done at NIJ on the Mathematics behind Hot-spot mapping metrics at IISE 2022 Annual Conference
Teaching Iowa farmers the VBA label making tool, May 2017
Teaching Iowa Farmers the VBA label making tool I created for their shipments as part of the Iowa Food Hub Network Project May 2017.

Recent Publications

Evaluating diversion and treatment policies for opioid use disorder
V.M. White, L. A. Albert
IISE Transctions in Healthcare Systems Engineering, 15(3), 241-268, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1080/24725579.2025.2523273
Alternative Police Response Models to Crisis Calls
V.M. White and L. A. Albert
2024 IISE Annual Conference and Expo, 2024. Link to PDF.
On locating prescription drug collection boxes
M.C. Rico, V.M. White, L.A. Albert
Optimization and Engineering, 2026. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11081-026-10080-x

See the full publication list here!

contact

  vwhite@eng.famu.fsu.edu
  +1 850-410-6394
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Dept.
2525 Pottsdamer St.,
Tallahassee, FL 32310