Co-wrote the University of Baltimore School of Law Center for Criminal Justice Reform's comment submitted to federal Office of Management and Budget in opposition to their proposed rule to seize funding and policy authority from federal agencies. The comment outlines the specific ways the rule would harm public safety, community safety, and criminal justice reform, with a specific focus on impact to Community Violence Intervention and victim/survivor services. View the letter here: https://bit.ly/UBaltLawCCJRCommentonProposedOMBRuleJuly2026

Drafted a comprehensive blueprint for the NYC Crisis Management System (CMS) for scaling community violence intervention across the city, with funding and support from the Community Violence Legal Network. Engaged the leadership of the CMS network of CVI providers, gathered perspectives from dozens of practitioners and leaders, and organized their input into a framework, report, and set of actionable recommendations for the mayoral administration.

Secured funding from the Skadden Fellowship Foundation and the Community Violence Legal Network to pilot a partnership between the Community Violence Legal Network, Brooklyn Law School's Community Development Clinic, and a New York City community violence intervention (CVI) organization. The pilot focused on providing general legal counsel to CVI groups, with an emphasis on risk assessment and compliance. The project is developing templates and models that legal service providers can use to represent CVI organizations going forward.

In partnership with We Build the Block and the ASAP Foundation, created a training for restorative justice practitioners that would position them to use harm reduction strategies around substance use when engaging with youth. The training blended best practices in harm reduction, science, and research on opioid crisis, with cognitive behavioral strategies for promoting learning.

Developed and implemented a responsible AI framework for a national education nonprofit, moving the organization beyond a basic acceptable-use policy toward a more practical and sophisticated approach to AI governance. The engagement began with listening sessions and a review of the organization’s programs, operations, and existing practices to identify key risks, vulnerabilities, and priorities. From there, developed a framework tailored to the organization’s work, drafted the resulting responsible AI policy and practical guidance for staff, and trained the team on how to apply it. The work combined organizational behavior and change management with practical, ethical, and responsible AI principles. The goal was not simply to draft an AI policy, but to help the organization build the internal judgment, norms, and governance needed to use AI responsibly. The resulting framework gave staff practical guidance they could apply consistently in day-to-day decision-making, while giving the organization an approach that could evolve as AI technology and its use continue to change.

Designed and ran a campaign to expand housing access for people with criminal histories. In partnership with the NYC Mayor's Office of Criminal Justice, produced a series of network-and-learn events for landlords and brokers across New York City. The events drew on narrative storytelling, research on the justice-involved population, and behavioral science to shift attitudes and open doors to voucher holders with justice histories. The initiative brought together a team of over a dozen professionals spanning research, the sciences, lived experience, housing expertise, storytelling, and dramaturgy. It was funded by Enterprise Community Partners, the Robin Hood Foundation, and Trinity Church Wall Street Philanthropies.

Developed a framework for overhauling NYCHA's admissions criteria for applicants with criminal histories and drafted the revised policies, then shepherded leadership through implementation of the changes. The work drew on administrative data and current reentry research to assess criminal background in context and produce policy aligned with the authority's mission.

On behalf of the New York City Council, assembled and led a team of criminology researchers—ncluding researchers from John Jay College—to review publicly available gun violence data and map hotspots across the city. The team conducted fieldwork across nearly 900 city blocks, developed a typology of gun violence hotspots, audited existing public datasets, and made recommendations for improving data quality and structure so communities can better understand and respond to violence. Subsequent changes to NYPD public data reporting reflect several of the study's recommendations.

Led the policy team for Maya Wiley's mayoral campaign on housing and policing, writing the briefs for both platforms and providing senior strategy through the final months of the campaign.