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.
Laura Rizzardini has completed all but her doctoral dissertation in Sociology. Her fields of special study include adolescents, violence, gangs, and health care. She teaches college courses about criminology, cultural diversity, and work and occupations. Her experience in applied research includes ten years in corrections and health care. She is a member of the American Evaluation Association and the Chicago Evaluation Association. In addition, she founded and volunteered for More World Change, an after school program, in partnership with the Chicago Park District. Laura’s focus on detail, protection of the rights and privacy of human subjects, and insight inform every project.
The following selection of presentations and reports illustrate her experience:
2012 No More Bullying: Creating a Healthy Youth Culture. Fifth Annual Disparities and Social Justice Conference. DePaul University Master of Public Health Program. January 27.
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 Rizzardini has completed all but her doctoral dissertation in Sociology. Her fields of special study include adolescents, violence, gangs, and health care. She teaches college courses about criminology, cultural diversity, and work and occupations. Her experience in applied research includes ten years in corrections and health care. She is a member of the American Evaluation Association and the Chicago Evaluation Association. In addition, she founded and volunteered for More World Change, an after school program, in partnership with the Chicago Park District. Laura’s focus on detail, protection of the rights and privacy of human subjects, and insight inform every project.
The following selection of presentations and reports illustrate her experience:
2012 No More Bullying: Creating a Healthy Youth Culture. Fifth Annual Disparities and Social Justice Conference. DePaul University Master of Public Health Program. January 27.
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.
