I am currently the Research Director of the Michigan Indigent Defense Commission, a legislatively mandated agency in Michigan responsible for improving trial-level indigent defense representation. In this capacity, I am responsible for identifying institutional research priorities, overseeing data collection and analysis, and translating research findings into best practices. My research interests revolve around access to justice, decarceration, restorative and transformative justice, the exercise of discretion among criminal justice system actors, and policy development and implementation.