Karalyn Lacey is the Research Manager at the People Lab supporting the Lab’s Faculty Directors in coordinating partner relationships and carrying out all stages of the Lab’s research projects. Karalyn has focused her career conducting and supporting research to inform, implement and evaluate state and local government reforms, with a focus on public safety. Prior to the People Lab she worked at Alliance for Safety and Justice working to improve the criminal justice system through sentencing reform, crime survivor advocacy and advancing new safety priorities. Karalyn holds a B.A. in economics from UC Berkeley.