Elia Solano-Patricio, Research Assistant

Elia Solano-Patricio is a doctoral student at John Jay College of Criminal Justice (CUNY Graduate Center). She earned a B.Sc. in urban studies and minored in criminal justice at the University of Nevada Las Vegas, where she also completed the Brookings Minor in Public Policy. Elia has been a research associate at Brookings Mountain West and The Lincy Institute, a think tank collaboration with The Brookings Institution where she authored and co-authored over two dozen publications in criminal justice, economic development, public health, and more. Elia's research is policy-oriented, and focuses on impact assessments, investigating the effectiveness and implications of policies in corrections, crime prevention, and victim rights. Currently, she is working with Dr. Koetzle on an NIJ-funded research study to evaluate a new probation and parole model being implemented in sites across the U.S.

Highlighted work:

Belisle, L. & Solano-Patricio, Elia D. (2021). Harm Reduction: A Public Health Approach to Prison Drug Use. International Journal of Prisoner Health. Vol. 18 No. 4, pp. 458-472. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJPH-06-2021-0053