Mallory O’Brien, PhD

Director of Homicide Review Commission

 

Dr. O’Brien has led the development, implementation, and evaluation of the Milwaukee Homicide Review Commission since July 2004. Dr. O’Brien is trained as an epidemiologist and has worked in the field of violent injury prevention for the past 15 years. In 1994 she began her work developing, implementing and evaluating a regional tracking system for firearm deaths, the Firearm Injury Reporting System at the Medical College of Wisconsin. From 2001 through 2007 she continued her work, expanding to the national level as the Associate Director of the National Violent Injury Statistics System at the Harvard Injury Control Research Center, at Harvard University. Dr. O’Brien has served as a consultant to the Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services, Wisconsin Violent Death Reporting System and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Violent Death Reporting System. She is currently a member of the Project Safe Neighborhoods Taskforce for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, the Advisory Committee of the Safe Streets Initiative and the WI Attorney General’s Crime Victim Council. Dr. O’Brien is currently a researcher with the Terry Sanford Institute for Public Policy at Duke University and a Clinical Assistant Professor in the College of Nursing at Marquette University.
 

 

Nicole N. Robinson, MSW, MPH - Research Consultant

 

Nicole Robinson joined the Milwaukee Homicide Review Commission in February 2010 and has a sincere commitment to shaping the future of Milwaukee. A native to Milwaukee, Nicole has extensive experience designing and implementing evaluation, planning, and research projects using mix-method techniques and the latest information technology. She is an experienced trainer and technical assistance provider. Before joining the MHRC, Nicole served as a senior evaluation and organizational development consultant with Mosaica: The Center for Nonprofit Development and Pluralism (Washington, DC). There she managed a variety of local, regional, and national-level evaluation projects focused on a range of issues (e.g., health promotion, civic engagement and advocacy, grantmaking, leadership development, and nonprofit capacity building). She received her Bachelor’s in Social Work and International Studies from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in 2002. Nicole earned her Masters in Social Work (MSW) and a Masters in Public Health (MPH) from the University of Michigan- Ann Arbor in 2005. 

 

Police Officer Virginia Gordy 

Milwaukee Police Department Staff

  

The Milwaukee Police Department supports the functions of the Milwaukee Homicide Review Commission, in part, by providing two full time staff positions. One of these staff positions is a police officer that prepares the homicide cases for review. Officer Virginia Gordy is currently assigned to the MHRC. Officer Gordy is responsible for developing presentations for each review and presenting homicide cases at the domestic violence and community service provider reviews.  She assists with the analysis of trends in homicides, non-fatal shootings, and non-fatal domestic violence incidents that lead to the development of action plans for recommendations arising from the homicide review process.  Officer Gordy also brings a strong background in criminal justice systems to the MHRC. Officer Gordy joined the Milwaukee Police Department in 1992, Officer Gordy’s understanding of police policies and procedures is a unique asset to the review commission.

 

 

 

Office Assistant II Eric Shin                                                                         Millwaukee Police Department Staff

 

 

The second MPD staff member is Office Assistant II Eric Shin. Mr. Shin provides high level administrative and data analysis support to the MHRC. Mr. Shin is responsible for maintaining both the homicide and non-fatal shooting databases. Mr. Shin participates in each review and is responsible for documenting meeting minutes and attendance. Mr. Shin also organizes the complex MHRC meeting schedule.