Stephanie is a Research Associate at the Poverty | Violence | Governance (PovGov) Lab, where she is engaged with projects concerning criminal groups, police reform, and youth at risk in Brazil and Mexico. Her work has focused on the dynamics of crime and violence in Latin America and the Caribbean, and on evaluating the impact of programs and policies that tackle poverty, inequality, and violence prevention. Stephanie holds a PhD in International Relations from Johns Hopkins University, an MA in International Policy Studies from Stanford University, and a BA in Economics and Political Science from the University of Massachusetts - Amherst.