Last Updated September 2025
CHAIR
Calvin Johnson, Ph.D.
Deputy Assistant Secretary
Office of Research, Evaluation, and Monitoring
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
MEMBERS
Douglas Berman, J.D.
Newton D. Baker/Baker & Hostetler Chair in Law
Moritz College of Law
The Ohio State University
Colleen Berryessa, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
School of Criminal Justice
Rutgers University
Thomas Cohen, J.D., Ph.D.
Branch Chief
Office of Probation and Pretrial Services
Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts
Rayid Ghani, M.S.
Distinguished Career Professor
Heinz College of Information Systems and Public Policy
Carnegie Mellon University
Melissa Hamilton, J.D., Ph.D.
Professor of Law and Criminal Justice
School of Law
University of Surrey
Natalie Harris, M.P.A.
State Chief Data Officer
State of Maryland
Rhys Hester, J.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Sociology, Anthropology, & Criminal Justice
Clemson University
Chang Kwon, Ph.D.
Chief Methodologist
Virginia Criminal Sentencing Commission
Sam Merchant, J.D.
Associate Professor
University of Minnesota Law School
David Pitts, Ph.D.
Vice President and Director
Justice & Safety Division
Urban Institute
Cassia Spohn, Ph.D.
Regents Professor and Foundation Professor
School of Criminology and Criminal Justice
Arizona State University
Jeffrey Ulmer, Ph.D.
Distinguished Professor of Sociology and Criminology
Department of Sociology and Criminology
The Pennsylvania State University
Elizabeth Wiggins, J.D., Ph.D.
Director
Research Division
Federal Judicial Center
Kevin Wolff, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
John Jay College of Criminal Justice
The City University of New York
Christina Yancey, Ph.D.
Vice President for Employment and Economic Opportunity
American Institutes for Research
Jiashen You, Ph.D.
Chief Data Officer
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission