Ruth A. Moyer Email & Phone Number

Instructor, Urban Studies Fieldwork-Managed the students’ development of career panels; working in groups, students were responsible for selecting Penn Urban Studies alumni to serve as career panelists-Provided guidance on research proposals that assessed policy-relevant questions through quantitative methodsCo-Instructor, "Who Gets Elected and Why" with former Pennsylvania Governor Edward G. Rendell- Coordinated scheduling with guest speakers, including current and former elected officials - Wrote and graded exams that assessed students’ completion of course outcomes, including basic understanding of quantitative information relevant to the American electoral process-Collaborated with the Governor on developing a group project assignment that assessed students’ abilities to write a campaign proposal, give effective presentations, and work collaboratively

-Evaluated the ongoing Philadelphia Group Violence Intervention (GVI) implementation-Conducted data analysis in R; extensively cleaned, coded, and merged multiple large and complex data files, including those with spatial components- Created data visualizations that included tables, maps, and graphs- Planned and implemented rigorous quasi-experimental designs to assess the effect of GVI on firearm violence-Managed all aspects of the evaluation, including communicating with stakeholders and obtaining funding renewal

-Designed and taught graduate and undergraduate courses in statistics, R, data analysis, quantitative and qualitative research methods, and the court process- Supervised graduate students' work on master’s theses for completion of M.A. (Criminal Justice)

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Urban Studies Dissertation Completion Fellow (2019-2020)

Philadelphia, Pa

- Served as court-appointed counsel in Philadelphia Municipal Court; represented over 100 indigent defendants; litigated misdemeanor trials, preliminary hearings, and suppression motions; negotiated dispositions with prosecutors; interviewed and counseled clients- Wrote appellate briefs, allowance of appeal petitions, trial-level motions, trial-level memorandums, and collateral review filings; orally argued in intermediate appellate and trial courts- Reviewed police documentation and other evidentiary materials at trial-level; conducted factual investigations for collateral relief petitions (e.g., interviewing witnesses); examined trial transcripts for potentially meritorious appellate/collateral review claims; researched and analyzed Pennsylvania legislative history; communicated with clients about appeals and collateral review filings- Temple Law School, J.D., cum laude