Centers and Clinics
Center for the Study of Race and Race Relations
Melissa 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).