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Appendix B: Biographical Sketches of Planning Committee Members and Presenters
Pages 63-70

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... His research areas include models for dynamic networks, dynamic text networks, adversarial risk analysis (i.e., Bayesian ­ behavioral game theory) , human rights statistics, agent-based models, f ­orensics, and certain topics in high-dimensional data analysis.
From page 64...
... Her work includes support for the data infrastructure of agencies across the globe through consultation and by creating, deploying, and managing a standardized data scheme and basic user interface for human trafficking data management in a secure environment. She also works with the International Organization for Migration to align competing schemes and implement technical solutions that allow for increased information sharing while maintaining the privacy of survivors through the Counter Trafficking Data Collaborative.
From page 65...
... She is a report author and statistician on the Global Slavery Index of the Walk Free Founda­ion. Her t current work focuses on constructing modern slavery models and profiling vulnerability to this crime in the United States and around the world.
From page 66...
... She works on the development and dissemination of Delta 8.7, the Alliance 8.7 knowledge platform, which aims to promote evidence-based policy making and advance the scientific study of child labor, forced labor, human trafficking, and modern slavery. Previously, she worked in data analytics and research at the University of Chicago.
From page 67...
... Her work covers probabilistic and nonprobabilistic methodologies for prevalence estimation of child labor and forced labor. She oversees research produced under global projects, including the Bridge Project, a forced labor project that supports country efforts to conduct statistical research, and the Measurement, Awareness-Raising, and Policy Engagement (MAP16)
From page 68...
... communities, evaluating HIV intervention programs in Vietnam and China, consumer expenditures on illicit drugs, and the criminal justice response to human trafficking. He currently serves as Abt's project director for the Bureau of Justice Statistics Federal Justice Statistics Program, charged with the maintenance and expansion of its use for policy and research topics.
From page 69...
... He directs federally funded studies of human trafficking, including research on victimization, perpetration, and system responses to both victims and offenders. He also operates the Demand Forum website that documents prostitution and sex trafficking prevention efforts in more than 1,650 communities throughout the United States, and he has cataloged more than 1,100 victim service providers in 600 communities.
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... serves as an independent statistical consultant and adviser. His research involves developing innovative network sampling strategies that can be used to efficiently study elusive or hard-to-reach populations.


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