Marina Duane
Research Fellow
Marina Duane is a Research Fellow at Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago. She leads rigorous mixed-methods evaluations of emerging interventions and established programs that serve vulnerable youth and families. Her research focuses on various victimization topics and the intersection of criminal justice and human services. She is currently the Principal Investigator (PI) for a mixed-methods evaluation of using telehealth technology to provide treatment for opioid use disorders in correctional settings and a co-PI of a multi-site study examining perceptions of justice among hard-to-reach and underserved domestic violence survivors.
Prior to coming to Chapin Hall, Duane was a Senior Research Associate at the Justice Policy Center of the Urban Institute where she led evaluations of multidisciplinary justice responses and provided technical assistance to local jurisdictions on implementing evidence-based practices and improving their policies and responses. Duane also worked in the United States and abroad on social policy issues. In Pittsburgh, PA, she worked for Allegheny County Department of Human Services, leading the research, design, and assessment of new programs for the county’s most vulnerable populations. Duane also worked at the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe in Kyiv, Ukraine, and managed a portfolio of 80 nonprofit organizations focused on ensuring human rights in the country’s prison system, protecting the rights of youth and people with disabilities, and ensuring the transparency and accountability of local authorities.
Duane holds a Master of International Development from the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs at the University of Pittsburgh and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and English from Dnipropetrovsk National University, Ukraine.
Master’s of International Development, Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, University of Pittsburgh
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and English, Dnipropetrovsk National University, Ukraine
Research Articles, Reports, and Briefs
Duane, M., Dank, M., Doyle, L., Tiry E., Hughes, A., & Ervin S. (In press). An evaluation of a workforce development program for domestic violence survivors: Final results from Economic Empowerment Program in New York City, NY. Washington, DC: Urban Institute.
Jones, K., Thomson, P., & Duane, M. (In press). Strategies to reduce jail population: Implementation lessons from Pennington County, SD. Washington, DC: Urban Institute.
Janetta, J., & Duane, M. (2022, May). Risk assessment and structured decision-making for pretrial release: Implementation lessons from Charleston and Lucas Counties. Washington, DC: Urban Institute. https://www.urban.org/research/publication/risk-assessment-and-structured-decisionmaking-pretrial-release
Langness, M., Ervin, S., & Duane, M. (2022, May). An evaluation of the Trauma-Informed Abusive Partner Intervention Program: Interim results. Washington, DC: Urban Institute. https://www.urban.org/research/publication/evaluation-trauma-informed-abusive-partner-intervention-program
Duane, M., Dank, M., Ervin, S., Hughes, A., Doyle, L., & Tiry, E. (2021, November). An Evaluation of a workforce development program for domestic violence survivors: Interim results from Economic Empowerment Program in New York City, NY. Washington, DC: Urban Institute. https://www.urban.org/research/publication/evaluation-workforce-development-program-domestic-violence-survivors
Duane, M., Dank, M., Ervin, S., Hughes, A., & Doyle, L. (2021, November). Evaluation of Career Readiness Training Program. An internal report evaluating outcomes for job placement and career readiness among domestic violence survivors who attend a four-month program in New York City, NY. Washington, DC: Urban Institute.
Duane, M., Ervin, S., Nembhard, S., & Taylor, R. (2021, June). Advancing coordinated response to intimate partner violence: A systemwide assessment from Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. Washington, DC: Urban Institute. https://www.urban.org/research/publication/advancing-coordinated-response-intimate-partner-violence
Henderson, E., Duane, M., & Bastomski, S. (2020, November). Evaluation report on the Queens Probation Domestic Violence Pilot. Washington, DC: Urban Institute. https://www.urban.org/research/publication/lessons-learned-queens-probation-domestic-violence-pilot-program
Ervin, S., Taylor, R., & Duane, M. (2020, April). Allegheny County’s response to intimate partner violence. Internal Brief to Stakeholders. Washington, DC: Urban Institute.
Duane, M., Russo, M., & Williams, M. (2020, March). Assisting women throughout the justice continuum: An Innovation Fund intimate partner violence case study from Cumberland County, Maine. https://www.urban.org/research/publication/assisting-women-throughout-justice-continuum
La Vigne, N., Buck Willison, J., Duane, M., Okeke, C., Gulaid, A., Clemens-Cope, L., & Engelhardt, W. (2019, August). Comprehensive opioid abuse program assessment: Examining the scope and impact of America’s opioid crisis. Interim Report to Congress. Washington, DC: Urban Institute. https://www.urban.org/research/publication/comprehensive-opioid-abuse-program-assessment
Kearns, K., Alexander C., Duane, M., Gardner, E., & Morse, E. (2019, May). Leadership in a crisis: Admiral Thad Allen. Journal of Public Affairs. doi: 10.1080/15236803.2019.1606623
Duane, M., & Bastomski, S. (2019, July). Losing a loved one to homicide – What we know about homicide co-victims from research and practice. Research report. Washington, DC: Center for Victim Research. https://www.urban.org/research/publication/losing-loved-one-homicide-what-we-know-about-homicide-co-victims-research-and-practice
Bastomski, S., & Duane, M. (2019, July). Homicide co-victimization. Research Brief. Washington, DC: Center for Victim Research. https://www.urban.org/research/publication/homicide-co-victimization
Duane, M., & Vasquez-Noriega, C. (2018, October). Pretrial strategy for handling intimate partner violence cases: An Innovation Fund case study from Buncombe County. Washington, DC: Urban Institute. https://www.urban.org/research/publication/pretrial-strategy-handling-intimate-partner-violence-cases
Vasquez-Noriega, C., Duane, M., Reginal, T., & Jannetta, J. (2018, October). Supporting individual agency in the pretrial release process: An Innovation Fund case study from Durham and Santa Clara Counties. Washington, DC: Urban Institute. https://www.urban.org/research/publication/supporting-individual-agency-pretrial-release-process
Russo, M., Jannetta, J., & Duane, M. (2018, October). Using data dashboards to drive criminal justice decisions: An Innovation Fund case study from Allegheny and San Francisco Counties. Washington, DC: Urban Institute. https://www.urban.org/research/publication/using-data-dashboards-drive-criminal-justice-decisions
Duane, M., Reimal E., & Lynch, M. (2017, June). Criminal background checks and access to jobs: A case study of Washington, DC. Washington, DC: Urban Institute. https://www.urban.org/research/publication/criminal-background-checks-and-access-jobs
Duane, M., La Vigne, N., Lynch, M., & Reimal, E. (2017, March). Criminal background checks: Impact on employment and recidivism. Washington, DC: Urban Institute. https://www.urban.org/research/publication/criminal-background-checks-impact-employment-and-recidivism
Kearns K., Alexander C., Duane M., Gardner E., & Morse, E. (2013). Admiral Thad Allen: Leadership in a crisis. Johnson Institute for Responsible Leadership, University of Pittsburgh.
Duane M. (2013, Spring). Working with men to reduce domestic violence in Ukraine. Pitt Policy Journal, Volume 5.
Research Blog Posts and Commentaries
Duane, M. (2020). “The new administration declared addressing intimate partner violence will be a priority: What are the next steps for the field?” Washington, DC: Urban Institute. Urban Wire.
Robertson, K., Bastomski, S., & Duane, M. (2018). “We need to do more for homicide co-victims.” Washington, DC: Urban Institute. Urban Wire.
Bastomski, S., & Duane, M. (2018). “Losing a loved one to homicide.” A webinar featured in Center for Victim Research with over 150 practitioners and researchers who are addressing homicide victimization throughout the United States.
Duane, M. (2018). “Twelve new sites ready to rethink jails.” A version of this blog post appeared on Safety and Justice Challenge website.
Abare, R. (2018). “Poor job opportunities are a problem in and out of prison.” Q&A with Research Associate, Marina Duane. Washington, DC: Urban Institute. Urban Wire.
Russo, M., & Duane, M. (2017). “Is jail growth only a plight in cities? How small and rural counties are tackling jail reform,” Safety and Justice Challenge.
Duane, M., & Reimal, E. (2017). “Locked up and left out: Returning citizens struggle to find work in Washington, DC,” Washington, DC: Urban Institute. Urban Wire.
Weissman, N., & Duane, M. (2017). “Five problems with criminal background checks,” Washington, DC: Urban Institute. Urban Wire.