Victim Researcher Profile

BIO

Rachel Swaner is the research director at the Center for Court Innovation. She has led local and national research and evaluation projects related to children's exposure to violence, gun violence, violence prevention, and youth and adults in the sex trade. She has extensive experience conducting participatory action research, particularly with high-risk populations. She teaches at NYU's Wagner School of Public Service and is a board member for the Participatory Budgeting Project.

VICTIMIZATION FOCUS

Child Trafficking and Exploitation, Gun Violence, Trafficking in Persons

SPECIAL POPULATIONS

American Indian and Alaska Native (tribal) victims, Child victims, Men and boys of color, Urban high crime neighborhood victims

RESEARCH EXPERTISE

Action research, Community-based participatory research, Data collection, Descriptive studies, Ethnography, Needs assessment, Program evaluation, Qualitative studies, Quantitative studies, Quasi-experimental studies

VICTIM RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Action research, Community-based participatory research, Data collection, Descriptive studies, Ethnography, Needs assessment, Qualitative studies