Our Team

Dr. Lauren Duhaime

Dr. Lauren Duhaime specializes in criminal justice organization research. She has expertise in juvenile justice, community corrections, policing, implementation science and performance measurement. At CNA, Dr. Duhaime works on Department of Justice TTA and Research initiatives. She is the TTA…

Dr. Laura L. Kunard

Dr. Laura Kunard has been working with police agencies for over 20 years and is an experienced researcher, project manager, and police trainer. She serves as a Senior Fellow at CNA, where she works on a variety of U.S. Department…

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Dr. Tiffany Simmons 

Dr. Simmons serves as a Facilitator Coach for our cadre. She provides facilitation support to ensure that our facilitators feel fully equipped to train agencies. Tiffany also serves as a subject matter expert in the areas of diversity, curriculum development…

Adriana Volpe

Adriana Volpe is an expert in criminal justice and policing. She serves as a research specialist in CNA’s Center for Justice Research and Innovation. Her recent research topics include training and technical assistance initiatives and violent crime reduction tactics. Prior…

Amada Bond 

Amada Bond is an expert in juvenile justice, community-police relations, and human trafficking and focuses on police accountability and transparency. At CNA, she works on Department of Justice initiatives as well as organizational reform. Ms. Bond’s research explores data bias…

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Valerie Schmitt

Valerie Schmitt is an expert in domestic human trafficking responses, law enforcement training and victim advocacy. She specializes in trauma-informed law enforcement responses to victims of crime, mental health crises, and community engagement. At CNA, Schmitt leads evaluations of law…

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Luther Tyus

Luther Tyus is a senior project manager at CNA, where he focuses on translating research and analysis of the American justice system into real-world, programs, strategies, and tactics. He served as a police officer with the St. Louis Metropolitan Police…