Madeline Adee was a fellow with CRELS and a Health Policy PhD student at UC Berkeley’s School of Public Health, with a specialization in Population Health and Data Science. Her research focuses on improving public health interventions and healthcare for people involved in the criminal justice system. She is also interested in the implementation process of prison reform programs and policies, including decarceration, and how these efforts can improve health and reduce health disparities. Prior to starting her PhD, she worked on studies assessing the feasibility and cost-effectiveness of...
Alex was a PhD candidate in the Statistics department at UC Berkeley. His research focuses on explainability, fairness, and auditing in machine learning. Most recently, he has worked on leveraging longitudinal data to improve feasibility in counterfactual explanations. Alex also was a member of the inaugural cohort of the AI Policy Hub, where he worked on policy proposals regarding explanations from AI decision-makers. Prior to his PhD program, Alex received a Bachelor's degree in Mathematics from Howard University.
Amanda was a part of the first cohort of Graduate Fellows at CRELS!
Amanda Glazer joined The University of Texas at Austin in 2024 as an assistant professor. Prior to joining UT, she earned her PhD in Statistics from UC Berkeley. Her research focuses on developing causal inference and nonparametric methods, and associated software and tools, that address real scientific problems. While she has a wide range of interests, she is particularly drawn to problems that affect society such as issues of discrimination and social justice. She also conducts research in...
Luyi was a part of the first cohort of Graduate Fellows at CRELS!
Luyi Jian is an Assistant Professor in the School of Criminal Justice. Her work involves three interrelated areas: (a) understanding behavioral change mechanisms among youth to promote more prosocial engagement; (b) exploring strength-based interventions and services for justice-involved youth; and (c) using data science to analyze the impact of justice policies on individuals and families.
Luyi holds a PhD from the University of California, Berkeley. Her training and research have been funded by the U.S....
Dr. Harpreet Mangat was the Founding Executive Director of CRELS. She has held various leadership positions on campus at the Berkeley Institute of Migration Initiative, Goldman School of Public Policy, the Institute for Research on Labor and Employment, and the Institute for the Study of Societal Issues. She was also a Fulbright Postdoctoral Scholar at Cal. Prior to coming to the United States, Harpreet was a professor in the department of Political Science at Guru Nanak Dev University in Amritsar, Punjab. In India, she conducted research on the Indo-Pakistan border,elections, and diaspora...
Ángel Mendiola Ross was a fellow with CRELS and a PhD candidate in sociology with a designated emphasis in Global Metropolitan Studies. He conducts research at the intersection of (sub)urban sociology, race and inequality, housing, and policing. Their current project examines land use policies and law enforcement practices in newer, fast-growing suburbs to better understand contemporary drivers of segregation in the post-civil rights era. Their past work empirically tested evidence of racial threat and renter threat in California suburbs with a focus on communities on the receiving end of...
Rebecca Wexler teaches, researches, and writes on issues concerning data, technology, and criminal justice. Her work has focused on evidence law, criminal procedure, privacy, and intellectual property protections surrounding new data-driven criminal justice technologies.
