Eric Grommon

Eric Grommon is an applied criminologist who joined the O’Neill School at IUPUI in 2012. His research interests include corrections, offender reentry, and the rigorous evaluation of justice system programs, policies, and operations. Dr. Grommon is currently conducting research with practitioner partners to examine the integration of risk assessment tools to on justice system operations, the use of co-response teams to manage responses to crisis calls for service, the drivers of probation revocations, and the effect of local nonprofits on gun violence interventions.

His research has been funded by the National Institute of Justice and has been nominated for and included in CrimeSolutions.gov, an evidence-based registry of justice system programs and practices. Previously, Dr. Grommon served as a project manager for grant-funded research and evaluations of reentry initiatives, residence restriction laws, and strategic firearm violence and gang interventions. He has also worked for the state Statistical Analysis Centers of Michigan (Michigan Justice Statistics Center) and Illinois (Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority) to conduct policy relevant research and analysis on justice issues pertinent to state and local government.

Education

• Ph.D., Criminal Justice, Michigan State University, 2010
• M.S., Criminal Justice, Michigan State University, 2005
• B.A., Criminal/Social Justice, Lewis University, 2002

Professional Experience

• Research Specialist, School of Criminal Justice, Michigan State University, 2010-2011
• Research Associate, Michigan Justice Statistics Center, 2008-2012
• Research and Analysis Assistant, Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority, 2002-2003

Highlights

• Principal Investigator, “Academic Partnership between Indianapolis Office of Public Health and Safety and the Center for Criminal Justice Research” City of Indianapolis (2017-2018)
• Co-Principal Investigator, “Evaluation of Indiana Pretrial Risk Assessment Pilot” (with B. Ray) Indiana Judicial Center (2016-2017)
• Co-Principal Investigator, “Technical Operational Evaluation and Demonstration Projects” (with J. Carter) U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, National Institute of Justice (2013-2015)
• Indiana University Trustees’ Teaching Award (2017)
• SPEA Favorite Criminal Justice Professor Undergraduate Award (2016)