Charleston, SC
Ashleigh Wojslawowicz serves as the Research Manager for Charleston County’s Criminal Justice Coordinating Council (CJCC) in Charleston, SC. In this role, she champions data-driven policy and practice in all areas of the local criminal justice system by partnering alongside system stakeholders to develop evidence-based strategies rooted in public safety. Prior to her role with the CJCC, Dr. Wojslawowicz served as a Master Crime Scene Investigator with the Charleston Police Department. During her 12-year involvement with the agency, she spearheaded empirically based applications in community engagement, recruitment, retention, and forensics. Dr. Wojslawowicz’s research efforts have been highlighted internationally through multiple professional and academic organizations (IACP, ASEBP, ACS, ACJS), media platforms, and publications.
Dr. Wojslawowicz serves on the Board of Directors for the American Society for Evidence-Based Policing (ASEBP) and is a partner with Michigan State University’s Police Staffing Observatory. Dr. Wojslawowicz is a qualified expert witness in South Carolina’s Ninth Judicial Circuit in General Sessions Court for Crime Scene Investigations and a Subject Matter Expert for the National Center for Biomedical Research and Training (NCBRT) through Louisiana State University. She is a Quantitative Dissertation Chair for Liberty University’s School of Education and a contracted Technical Advisor for federal partners. Dr. Wojslawowicz is a three-time graduate of Charleston Southern University (B.S., ‘10; M.S., ‘13; EdD ‘21) and a member of the university’s first graduating doctoral cohort. Her research interests include law enforcement staffing, officer wellness, and applied research methodology.