BIO
Dr. Pamela Ruiz is a mixed-methods and Central American researcher. She holds a PhD in Criminal Justice from John Jay College of Criminal Justice/The Graduate Center, City University of New York (CUNY.) Dr. Ruiz was a Fulbright Fellow to El Salvador, a Dean K. Harrison Fellow to Honduras and Guatemala, and a Postdoctoral Fellow at New York University. Her research focuses on violence, extortion, and drug trafficking in northern Central America.