Research Projects

Operations research and data science applied to criminal justice and public health

Predicting Recidivism

Developing and evaluating quantitative methods for forecasting recidivism and assessing crime prediction tools. This work includes the NIJ Recidivism Forecasting Challenge and improvements to hot-spot mapping metrics to support 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. This research evaluates 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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Arrest Diversion

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

Substance Use Disorder Program Evaluation Simulation
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Emergency & Healthcare Systems

Stochastic optimization and data-driven modeling for emergency services and healthcare resource allocation, including ambulance fleet design and dispatch, and ongoing work on emergency department utilization and health system efficiency.

Stochastic Optimization EMS Healthcare
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K–12 OR/MS Outreach

Developing and delivering adaptable K–12 curricula that introduce students to operations research and management science, supported by INFORMS and aimed at expanding the pipeline into the field.

Education K-12 Education INFORMS
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