Dr. Sean Varano received his multi-disciplinary doctorate degree in criminal justice from Michigan State University in 2002, and has co-authored more than thirty peer-reviewed journal articles, book chapters, and technical reports. Dr. Varano has extensive experience conducting field research with community-based organizations and law enforcement agencies. His research experience is in the areas of gang violence, opioid overdose research, characteristics of homicide events, urban crime and violence, gun use by youthful offenders, police organizations and strategies, and juvenile justice. He works with police and other criminal justice agencies toward making organizational changes to more effectively respond to crime. Dr. Varano is currently a Professor of Criminal Justice at Roger Williams University (Bristol, RI). Dr. Varano was previously employed as a grant manager/monitor with the United States Department of Justice’s Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office).
