Emily West

Research Director

Emily West joined the Innocence Project in October 2008 as Research Director.

Prior to joining the Innocence Project, Emily served as a senior evaluator for several research firms in New York and Philadelphia.  She has more than 10 years of research and evaluation experience within the social service and educational sectors.  Emily’s professional and academic background covers a broad array of research areas including youth development (teen pregnancy prevention and juvenile delinquency), crime policy (prisoner re-entry, reducing recidivism, restorative justice, and crime prevention), and education.

Emily holds a PhD from the University of Pennsylvania in sociology and criminology, with a focus on sociology of the family and juvenile delinquency.

Emily West

Research Director