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4801 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Suite 508
Washington, DC 20016-8159
United States
JPO Staff & Faculty
Kim Ball Research Professor SPA - Justice, Law and Criminology
Kim Ball is the director of the Justice Programs Office, a center in the School of Public Affairs at American University, which has advanced evidence-based policies and practices and provided expertis…
Genevieve Citrin Senior Advisor SPA - JPO/JLC
Genevieve is a Senior Policy Advisor at the Justice Programs Office (JPO) and is the project director of the Right to Counsel National Campaign, a public awareness initiative that uses value-based com…
Steven Collins Research Specialist III SPA - JPO/JLC
Steven Collins is a Senior Program Associate at American University’s Justice Programs Office. He currently manages the office’s National Drug Court Resource Center project and previously worked on th…
Matthew Collinson Research Specialist III SPA - School of Public Affairs
Matt Collinson is a Senior Research Specialist working on the OJJDP-funded Juvenile Drug Treatment Courts (JDTC) Initiative at the Justice Programs Office (JPO) at American University. Mr. Collinson j…
Zephi Francis Research Specialist II SPA - School of Public Affairs
Zephi Francis is a Research Specialist at American University's Justice Programs Office (JPO). His research interests include racial and ethnic disparities in the criminal justice system, alternativ…
Alexander Gamcsik Program Coordinator SPA - School of Public Affairs
Alexander (Alex) Gamcsik is the Program Coordinator for the Justice Programs Office within the School of Public Affairs. Alex has a Master of Public Policy from American University, with a specializat…
Elizabeth Krempley Associate Director, Communications SPA - School of Public Affairs
Elizabeth Krempley serves as the first Associate Director, Communications for the Justice Programs Office (JPO) in the School of Public Affairs at American University. She oversees internal and exter…
Karen Lash Practitioner In Residence
Karen A. Lash is currently Practitioner-in-Residence and Director of The Justice in Government Project at the American University Justice Programs Office. She formerly served as a President Obama poli…
Preeti Menon Sr. Assoc. Director SPA - JPO/JLC
Preeti P. Menon is the Senior Associate Director at the Justice Programs Office. She is passionate about bringing collaboration and communication as important bases for the success of any initiative.…
Zoe Root Adjunct Instructor SPA - JPO/JLC
Zoë is Senior Policy Counsel at the Justice Programs Office (JPO) and an Adjunct Instructor in the School of Public Affairs at American University. At JPO, she works on the Right to Counsel National …
Megan Ward Research Specialist II SPA - School of Public Affairs
Interns
Alison Forsyth
Alison Forsyth is a senior at American University’s School of International Service where she studies Justice, Ethics, and Human Rights with a regional focus in Latin America. Alison is also pursuing …
Felipe Herrera
Felipe Herrera is a third-year student in the School of International Service where he is studying peace, global security, and conflict resolution with a regional focus on Latin America. His research …
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