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.

Boston

Megan Denver, Northeastern University / Anthony Braga, University of Pennsylvania

Brockton

Jennifer Hartsfield and Robert Grantham, Bridgewater State University

Fall River

Amber Nogelmeier, Crime and Justice Institute

Fitchburg/Gardner 

Dara Drawbridge, UMass Chan Medical School

Haverhill/Methuen

Chris Harris, UMass Lowell

Holyoke/Chicopee

Mike Krezmien, UMass Amherst

Lawrence

Chris Harris, UMass Lowell

Lowell

Chris Harris, UMass Lowell

Lynn

Ann Koshivas and Rachel Roesler, North Shore Community College

Metro Mayors (MAPC)

Shea Warren Cronin and Danielle Rousseau, Boston University

New Bedford

Sean Varano, Roger Williams University

Pittsfield

Joseph Camilleri, Westfield State University / Lisa Barao, University of Pennsylvania

Springfield

Joseph Gustafson, Salem State University

Taunton/Attleboro

Pamela Kelley, Kelley Research Associates

Worcester

Jennifer Safford-Farquharson, Clark University