Brandon Martinez is a Research Associate who works across ISLG’s research projects to support data management and analysis efforts, work with partners to develop research tools, and synthesize analytic and evaluation findings for stakeholders across policy, program, and research audiences. During his time at ISLG, Brandon has supported community based organizations to understand their programing and participants, and managed various evaluation teams’ analytic, writing, and presentation efforts. Before joining ISLG, Brandon’s research supported projects with the ACLU of Florida and on court-assisted reentry and pretrial detention. Brandon earned his Ph.D. in Sociology at the University of Miami, where his research examined racial-ethnic inequalities in the criminal legal system and the housing market. In his spare time, Brandon is an illustrator and enjoys the company of his dog, Pepe.