Dr. Marisa Ross is the Director of Research and Policy at CORNERS. Passionate about the translation of scientific research beyond the lab into evidence-based policy and practice, she collaborates with CORNERS’ diverse team of researchers to drive policy-relevant research studies concerning community violence intervention (CVI), gun violence prevention, and neighborhood safety and well-being. Marisa joined CORNERS as a postdoctoral fellow in 2021 following the completion of her PhD from the Neuroscience and Public Policy Program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where she used functional and structural neuroimaging tools to study brain networks and trauma-related psychopathology in women and girls with posttraumatic stress disorder. Marisa’s dissertation work was funded by an F31 predoctoral fellowship from the National Institute of Mental Health. She also holds a Master’s of Public Affairs from the UW-Madison La Follette School of Public Affairs. Marisa enjoys visiting Chicago’s best dog-friendly parks and patios with her pup, Pesto, playing board games, and biking around the city with her husband.