Join the Lab
Research Assistants
The Crime and Justice Policy Lab employs both undergraduate and graduate students as Research Assistants. If you are interested in working with the CJP, please send your CV/resume, class schedule, and a couple of sentences about yourself and research interests to Jessica Bimstein at bimstein@sas.upenn.edu. We will respond as soon as possible. Please be mindful that we do get many student inquiries, especially at certain times of the year, so your patience is greatly appreciated.
Note: We are accepting RA applications for the Spring 2025 semester. The CJP Lab receives many applications and RA positions are competitive.
Making a Difference in Global Communities Fellowship
The Crime and Justice Policy Lab’s competitive fellowship program matches undergraduate and graduate students with community partners in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) and engages them in a range of research activities to support innovation of new policy solutions. Students apply and are selected in the fall semester. Prior to the start of the spring semester, CJP fellows will be paired with government and nonprofit organizations in LAC based on each student’s areas of interest. This is a paid opportunity with funded summer travel included.
Application Requirements:
- Résumé
- Application Form
The application cycle for Summer 2025 is now closed.
Our Fellows
2023-2024 Fellows
- Saara Ghani ’25
- Marvin Rodas ’25
- Alison Yau ’26
2022-2023 Fellows
- Andrea Barajas ’25
- Katherine Berreth ’25
- Vanshvardhan Chomal ’23
- Nicole Mendez ’25
Our International Partners
2022-2023 International Partners
- Living Water Community
- U.S. Agency for International Development (Mexico)
- Innovations for Poverty Action (Mexico)
2023-2024 International Partners
For questions about the Making a Difference in Global Communities Fellowship, please contact Alexa Mason at admason@upenn.edu.
