 Rebecca Balletto, Senior Research Administrator, oversees the work of external partners and coordinates the storage of products with the CUNY library. Previously, she was involved in the evaluation of a program aimed at generating cognitive and behavioral change in adolescents detained on Rikers Island. Rebecca graduated from the University of Liverpool and earned a Masters in Criminal Justice at John Jay College. |
 Jeffrey Butts, Executive Director of the Research and Evaluation Center. Previously a research fellow with Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago, director of the Program on Youth Justice at the Urban Institute, and Senior Research Associate at the National Center for Juvenile Justice, Jeff graduated from the University of Oregon and earned the Ph.D. from the University of Michigan. |
 Patricia Cobar, Senior Research Coordinator and Project Manager, earned a Bachelor of Arts in English from John Jay College. She served as project manager for the Center’s work with the National League of Cities, has extensive experience in child care, and helped collect school supplies for underprivileged children in Honduras. Patricia participated in multiple running marathons to raise thousands of dollars for Autism Research.— |
 Sheyla Delgado, Director of Data Analytics, leads the statistical work for all Center projects and collaborates with researchers in JohnJayREC and other John Jay centers in analyzing complex data files. Sheyla graduated from Florida State University in 2008 with a B.A. in criminology and international affairs and she earned the M.A. in criminal justice from John Jay College in 2013. |
 Alessandra Early, Qualitative Methodologist. A faculty member at John Jay College, her research centers on spatial dynamics, identity formation, and behavior — specifically the interplay between queer social spaces, heterosexual social spaces, and LGBTQIA+ identity formation. A Mount Holyoke graduate, she has an MA in sociology from Northeastern University and Ph.D. from the University of Missouri-St. Louis. |
 Gina Moreno, Senior Research Analyst and Project Manager, earned Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from John Jay College of Criminal Justice and a Master’s in statistics from Baruch College. She completed year-long fellowships at the Vera Institute of Justice, where she worked primarily on expanding access to post-secondary education in prison, and the Drug Policy Alliance, where she worked on drug policy reform campaigns. |
 Kathleen Tomberg, Director of Policy and IRB Officer (Institutional Review Board). She has managed many projects of varying size for the Center with her extensive experience creating and implementing data-collection protocols, ensuring project activities adhere to proper regulations, and producing accessible deliverables for lay and professional audiences. Kathy graduated from Furman University and earned a Master’s degree from John Jay College. |
Affiliated Scholars
 Kwan-Lamar Blount-Hill is a faculty member at Arizona State University and former research director for the Brooklyn District Attorney’s office. A Ph.D. graduate of the CUNY Graduate Center/John Jay College, his scholarship centers on social identity and the subjective experience of justice and includes theoretical, policy-oriented, and evaluation research. |
 Preeti Chauhan is a professor in the psychology department at John Jay College of Criminal Justice and the Graduate Center, City University of New York, and the co-founder and former director of John Jay’s Data Collaborative for Justice (DCJ). Preeti graduated from the University of Florida and earned the Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the University of Virginia. |
 Lila Kazemian is a graduate of Université de Montréal in Canada, and she earned the Ph.D. in criminology at the Institute of Criminology, University of Cambridge. She joined the sociology faculty of John Jay College in 2006 after completing a post-doctoral fellowship funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC, UK). |
 Kevin Wolff is a faculty member in the Department of Criminal Justice at John Jay College. His interests include the spatial patterning of crime, criminological theory, quantitative methods, and juvenile justice. Kevin received the Ph.D. from the College of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Florida State University. |
In Memoriam — Remembering Friends and Colleagues