Claire Thomas
Claire is the program assistant for Joyce’s Gun Violence Prevention & Justice Reform program. Before joining Joyce, Claire was a data assistant for the IVDRS (Illinois Violent Death Reporting System) and SUDORS (State Unintentional Drug Overdose Reporting System) research team at Northwestern University. She held this position for 3 years before joining Joyce. She has a bachelor’s degree in Psychology and a minor in Sociology from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
Originally being from Wisconsin, Claire loves to explore Chicago and find new places to shop and eat.
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