Melissa I. Bamba
Assistant Director, Center for the Study of Race and Race
Relations
P.O. 117625 / Gainesville, FL 32611
Email: bamba@law.ufl.edu
352.273.0614 / Fax: 352.392.8484
Education
M.A., University of Maryland,
Criminology and Criminal Justice
Cert., Widener University, Paralegal Studies
B.A., Temple University, Criminal Justice
Biographical Sketch
Ms. Bamba’s
professional experience extends over all stages of the research
process and in applied settings. She was responsible for
coordinating a biomedical research project at the University
of Pennsylvania, School of Medicine and the U.S. Veteran’s
Administration Hospital. She also worked with the George
Washington University Biostatistics Center on a National
Institutes of Health sponsored clinical trial, insuring
quality control and patient safety.
Ms. Bamba has
also worked extensively in social science research. From
1998 to 2000 she worked as a Research Associate with the
National Academy of Science/National Research Council’s
Committee on Law and Justice. During her tenure she worked
with expert panels assembled to study juvenile delinquency,
pathological gambling, policing, and illegal drugs. Prior
to this she worked in a private consulting firm for clients
such as the Office of National Drug Control Policy (the
‘Drug Czar’s’ office), the National Institute
of Justice, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration,
and the National Institute on Alcohol and Alcoholism.
Ms. Bamba’s research interests
revolve around issues of race, gender, crime, and public
health. Ms Bamba has authored several publications and reports
associated with her research, including Report to the
Executive Office of the President, Office of National Drug
Control Policy: Connection Between Child Maltreatment and
Youth Delinquency and Drug Petitions (1999), and Education
and Delinquency: Report from a Workshop (NRC, 2000).
