Hailey Khatchatourian is a doctoral student in the Criminology, Law and Society department at George Mason University. She received a Bachelor of Arts specializing in Criminal Justice and Psychology in 2022 from University at Albany. She served as an undergraduate research assistant during part of her time at University at Albany as well as participated in a summer undergraduate research experience program at Wayne State University. Her research interests include police legitimacy, policing strategies, and police innovations.