Chloe Lynn McPhillips

Graduate Research Assistant

Policing, Recruitment and Retention, Police-Community Relations, Community Trust, Public Perceptions of Policing, Evidence-Based Policing

Chloe L. McPhillips is a doctoral student at George Mason University in the Department of Criminology, Law, and Society, and serves as a Graduate Research Assistant for the Center for Evidence-Based Crime Policy. Her research interests are focused on policing, including topics surrounding departmental issues, such as recruitment and retention and community trust, and the use of evidence-based policing to address crime and disorder. Chloe received both her BS and MS degrees from the University of Cincinnati in 2019 and 2021 respectively. She then joined a nonprofit organization where she worked to advance the use of research and evidence-based practices in policing and policy development before joining the doctoral program at George Mason in 2025.

Education

M.S. in Criminal Justice, The University of Cincinnati

B.S. in Criminal Justice, The University of Cincinnati