Research Associate, Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education, Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences
Claudia has supported mixed-methods research and evaluation projects across multiple topics across the Begun Center's violence prevention work, including overdose prevention, firearm violence, crisis intervention training, and constitutional policing practices.
Coming from a background in urban planning, her approach on connecting geographical and structural inequality to cycles of violence. Equally, she is committed to making findings accessible and relevant for informing practice of local partners.
Having grown up in the Cleveland area, Claudia is grateful to contribute to research which tackles violence and social issues which impact Northeast Ohio in particular. She received a BA from American University and an MSc in Regional and Urban Planning Studies from the London School of Economics and Political Science.