Vera Institute of Justice

Alyssa Snider was a research associate for Vera's Center on Immigration and Justice (CIJ), where she worked on research in support of the Unaccompanied Children Program. She originally joined CIJ as a program analyst in March of 2016.

Alyssa holds BAs in international development and anthropology from the University of Maryland and a Master of Public Policy from Georgetown University. Her master's thesis focused on the effects of immigration detention on immigration case outcomes. She remains an alumna board member of the student Migration and Refugee Policy Initiative.