Jennifer Lerch

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Research Associate, Center for Advancing Correctional Excellence! (ACE!)

Contact Information

703-993-4832

jlerch@gmu.edu

Biography

Jennifer Lerch

Senior Research Associate

I have more than ten years’ experience conducting on-site field research. My experience includes evaluation research, randomized controlled trials, project management, data collection, data management, and producing important study findings. Additionally, I have worked with many corrections and treatment agencies on strategic planning and implementation on such initiatives as the Risk-Need-Responsivity (RNR) Simulation Tool.

Degrees

  • M.A. in Justice, Law, and Crime Policy
  • B.S. in Political Science/Sociology

 

Research Interests

  • Correctional interventions
  • Substance use
  • Reentry
  • Organizational change

 

Current Projects

  • Hidalgo County Emerging Adult Strategy
  • North Carolina Predictive Analytics Supervision Effect (NC-PASE)
  • Georgia Emerging Adult Pilot
  • Risk-Need-Responsivity (RNR) Simulation Tool
  • Innovation Suite TTA