Andrea M. Headley is an Assistant Professor at the McCourt School of Public Policy at Georgetown University and an affiliate with the Better Government Lab. At the heart of her research lies the question: how can we create a more effective and equitable criminal justice system? Headley’s research focuses on policing to understand how organizational, managerial, and individual level factors affect service delivery and outcomes, with a keen focus on inequities and disparities. Specific examples of her past work include improving police-community relations in communities of color, assessing the effect of race during use of force encounters, evaluating body-worn cameras, understanding national police reform commissions, analyzing dispositional outcomes in citizen complaints, and exploring the gendered norms and cultures in policing. Headley enjoys working directly with public sector organizations to conduct both applied and engaged research to improve service delivery and racial equity.