Mollie Ducoste joined Choice Research Associates (CRA) as a research consultant in November of 2020. She is a current PhD student at Temple University studying Criminal Justice with an interest in community-based crime prevention strategies, program evaluation, community violence, and community engagement in research partnerships. She has experience teaching undergraduate classes that cover topics including criminal courts, criminal behavior, and professional development.

In her academic career, she worked on a National Science Foundation (NSF) funded research project studying adversarial behavior in cyberattacks, as well as a project examining street-level police proactivity.  She is currently a graduate research assistant on a Department of Justice (DOJ) funded project examining public safety and care-based alternatives to violence.  A Raleigh, NC native, she received her BS in Criminal Justice from Hampton University in 2017, and a MA in Criminal Justice from Temple University in 2019.