Julia Laskorunsky

Research Director
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Dr. Julia Laskorunsky is the Research Director at the Robina Institute, where she leads a multidisciplinary team of scholars and practitioners in examining the complexities of criminal justice systems.

With over 15 years of experience in the field, Dr. Laskorunsky has become a recognized expert in the areas of sentencing policy, prison release and revocation, and community supervision practices. Julia collaborates extensively with criminal justice agencies across the U.S., producing empirical research that directly informs policy and practice.

Dr. Laskorunsky has co-authored over 20 technical reports, policy briefs, and book chapters. Her work has appeared in the Journal of Crime and Justice, Crime & Delinquency, and the Federal Sentencing Reporter.

She earned her PhD in Criminology from Pennsylvania State University, where her dissertation on actuarial risk assessments at sentencing was supported by the National Institute of Justice Dissertation Fellowship. Before joining the Robina Institute, Dr. Laskorunsky was Deputy Project Director at Development Services Group, Inc., contributing to projects for the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention and the National Institute of Justice.