Gretchen Cusick, Ph.D.

Research Director, University of Chicago Crime Lab

 

Gretchen CusickĀ is the Research Director. She was previously a Senior Researcher at Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago. Her work focuses on the transition to adulthood among vulnerable populations, reentry of juvenile offenders, and juvenile justice system efforts to improve service provision and outcomes for youth. She holds a BA in Sociology from Miami University, an MA in Sociology from Cleveland State University, and a PhD in Sociology with an emphasis in crime, law, and justice and a departmental certificate in quantitative methods from the Pennsylvania State University.