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Lesley Turner joined the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy as an associate professor on July 1.

“I had always wanted to be in a role of giving policy advice and here I was talking to some very influential people…about a topic where I thought I had some expertise and a lot of interest and passion.”

“I value being able to help executives and economists make evidence-based decisions through empirical research.”

Learning how to interpret data and negotiate has benefited two EMP alums' careers in education.

An applied game theorist, Castillo Quintana research focuses on organized criminal groups, such as international drug cartels, which have emerged as one of the thorniest challenges facing modern states.

The Crime Lab and the Chicago Police Department (CPD) partnered to create and evaluate a behavioral science-informed training that helps improve officer decision-making in ambiguous, high-stress situations.