Greensboro, NC
Josie Wolfe serves as the Research Scientist and Evaluator for the Greensboro Police Department (GPD) in Greensboro, NC. In this role, she leads agency efforts in designing, implementing, and assessing evidence-based interventions and evaluations. Through grant-funded research, external partnerships, and internal evaluations, Josie integrates best practices to support the GPD's goals. She brings over a decade of law enforcement experience in the areas of field research, methodology, analysis, community engagement, program evaluation, and public information.
Josie holds a Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice and Political Science and a Master of Science in Criminal Justice, both from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. She is currently a doctoral student specializing in Measurement, Research Methodology, and Program Evaluation at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Her research interests include program evaluation, the application of evidence-based practices in local government, survey methodology, officer retention, community perceptions of law enforcement, and law enforcement-based victim services. Josie is particularly passionate about pursuing research and evaluation that benefits the lives and work of officers.
Through the LEADS Scholars program, Josie looks forward to collaborating with others, promoting an evidence-based policing culture, and bringing valuable partnerships and resources to the City of Greensboro.