A National Institutes of Health-funded study, with New York University and Rutgers University, that treats New Mexico''s 2024 elimination of court fees (House Bill 139) as a natural experiment and examines its effects on recidivism, legal debt, drug court participation, and overdose. The Center for Applied Research and Analysis (CARA), part of the University of New Mexico''s Institute for Social Research, seeks a Research Scientist 3 to plan, lead, and conduct applied research and evaluation in criminal justice, behavioral health, and related areas of public policy.