Jaimelee Behrendt-Mihalski is a Research Scientist in the Center for Violence Prevention & Intervention Research. In this role, she conducts research and supports the R3 program. In particular, Jaimelee enjoys working with direct service organizations to build capacity and strengthen data collection efforts.

Jaimelee has a PhD in Community Psychology from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and completed her BA in Psychology at DePaul University. Before joining ICJIA, Jaimelee completed a post-doctoral fellowship at National Louis University managing a National Science Foundation-funded grant exploring public perceptions of barriers to equity within Illinois public safety legislation. Prior to that, she worked as a policy advocate for a children’s rights organization in North Carolina.