Local Action Research Partners

Local Action Research Partners (LARPs) provide strategic, analytic, and research support to individual Shannon CSI sites. LARPs inform the site program director, funded program partners and other program stakeholders as to emerging and relevant evidence-based and best practices research, specific to comprehensive, multi-disciplinary approaches like the OJJDP’s Comprehensive Gang Model. LARPs support the Shannon CSI site in researching, developing and implementing the community risk assessment to be used for identifying Shannon eligible youth and strategies or gaps in services needed to address the specific gang violence problem.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Emily Haines and Beth Flynn, EOPSS

Link: https://www.mass.gov/orgs/executive-office-of-public-safety-and-security

Boston

Ben Struhl, Renee Contreras and Ayanna Miller-Smith, Northeastern University / Anthony Braga, Alexa Mason and Stephen Douglas, University of Pennsylvania

Links: https://cssh.northeastern.edu/sccj/, https://crimejusticelab.org/

Brockton

Jennifer Hartsfield and Robert Grantham, Bridgewater State University

Link: https://www.bridgew.edu/

Fall River

Jasmine Jackson, Jhamiel Prince and Leila Khelfaoui, Community Resources for Justice

Link: ttps://www.crj.org/

Fitchburg/Gardner 

Dara Drawbridge and Jinnia Baiye, UMass Chan Medical School

Link: https://www.umassmed.edu/

Haverhill/Methuen/Lawrence

Chris Harris, UMass Lowell

Link: https://www.uml.edu/

Holyoke/Chicopee

Mike Krezmien, UMass Amherst

Link: https://www.umass.edu/

Lowell

Robin Toof, UMass Lowell

Link: https://www.uml.edu/

Lynn

Ann Koshivas and Rachel Roesler, North Shore Community College

Link https://www.northshore.edu/

Metro Mayors (MAPC)

Shea Warren Cronin and Danielle Rousseau, Boston University

Link: https://www.bu.edu/

New Bedford

Sean Varano and Ryan Sarasin (Research Assistant), Roger Williams University

Link: https://www.rwu.edu/

Pittsfield

Lisa Barao and Joe Camilleri, Westfield State University

Link: https://www.westfield.ma.edu/

Springfield

Joseph Gustafson, Salem State University

Link: https://www.salemstate.edu

Taunton/Attleboro

Pamela Kelley, Kelley Research Associates

Link: https://www.cimspublicsafety.com/kelley-research-associates

Worcester

Jennifer Safford-Farquharson and Laurie Ross, Clark University

Link: https://www.clarku.edu/