Dr. Kim Sperber

Kimberly Gentry Sperber received her Ph.D. in Criminal Justice from the University of Cincinnati in 2003 and has worked in the field for more than 20 years. Her areas of expertise include CQI and outcomes evaluation, implementation of evidence-based practices within community-based programs, correctional risk/needs assessment, accreditation, and organizational risk management. Dr. Sperber currently works as the Chief Research Officer for Talbert House. Prior to this position, she spent 6 years coordinating the CQI process for Talbert House and its affiliate programs. She has also assisted both county and state level systems with implementing CQI and outcome systems. Dr. Sperber’s current research efforts focus on building and executing a comprehensive research agenda on the effective application of risk-based dosage.