Game Change: How Researcher-Practitioner Partnerships Are Redefining How We Study Crime

When researchers and practitioners work side by side, they can maximize their problem-solving abilities. The research partner can focus on the data and the science; the practitioner can focus on interpreting the findings and applying them in the field. In the plenary panel, panelists described the benefits, challenges and pitfalls of researcher-practitioner partnerships with a focus on the financial benefits to the practitioner.

Moderator: John H. Laub, Director, National Institute of Justice

Panelists:

Jeff Rojek, Assistant Professor, University of South Carolina
Tami Sullivan, Assistant Professor, Yale University School of Medicine
Vivian Tseng, Vice President, Program, William T. Grant Foundation