Laura Rizzardini, M.A.

Social Research Consultant

Meet Our Staff

Laura Rizzardini has completed all but her doctoral dissertation in Sociology.  Her fields of special study include adolescents, violence, gangs, and health care.  She has taught college courses about conflict management, careers, technology, critical thinking, and social deviance.  Her experience in applied research includes ten years in corrections and health care.  She is a member of  the American Evaluation Association and a board member of the Illinois Drug Education Alliance.  In addition, she founded and volunteers for More World Change, an after school program, in partnership with the Chicago Park District.

The following selection of presentations and reports illustrate her experience:

Rizzardini, Laura and others. 2004. A Comparison of Pediatric Resident and Practitioner Identification and Management of Suspected Child Abuse.  Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting, May 3.

Rizzardini, Laura. 2001. Recidivism of Probationers on Caseload Supervision. Chicago: Cook County Adult Probation Department.

Rizzardini, Laura. 2000. An Evaluation of the Intensive Drug Program. Chicago: Cook County Adult Probation Department.

Rizzardini, Laura. 1997. Vigilantes, Gangs, and Terrorists: The Marginalization of Social Control.  American Society of Criminology Meeting, November 19-22.

Laura’s focus on detail, protection of the rights and privacy of human subjects, and intuition inform every project. 

 

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Our mission is to conduct applied social research with and for social service agencies and small businesses, and their clients or customers to improve client and customer services, the quality of work life, and agency and business viability.

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Jena Sendra, B.S., has worked as a caseworker while completing her M.S.W.  She has served people with disabilities, juvenile offenders, and women with HIV.  She’s soon to spend two months studying in Kenya.  Her knowledge and perspective have added an important dimension to our literature reviews, grant applications, and newsletter.  As our research associate, Jena also assists with data coding, entry, and cleaning.  Jena’s thoughtfulness, work ethic, and pro-fessionalism are constants.