Youth Facilities Assessment for Best Practice (2025 to 2026)—Implementation Task Lead. In partnership with the North Carolina Division of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, this OJJDP-funded project aims to develop the Youth Facility Assessment for Best Practice (YFABP); use the YFABP to assess North Carolina’s juvenile facilities for alignment with best practice; and use the results of the YFABP to develop an action plan to improve alignment of policies, practices, and programming within North Carolina juvenile facilities with best practice.
North Carolina Juvenile Justice System Reform (2022 to 2026)—Juvenile Justice Expert. RTI is partnering with the North Carolina Juvenile Justice system to evaluate reform activities, validate risk assessment instruments, and assess the equity of predictions made by these instruments.
Evaluation of the Federal Bureau of Prisons (FBOP) Literacy and English-as-a-Second Language (ESL) Programs (2024 to 2026)— Senior Statistician and Task 4- Outcome Evaluation Lead. This evaluation, funded by the NIJ and in partnership with the American Institutes for Research, is being conducted in collaboration with FBOP to design and conduct a comprehensive impact evaluation of the FBOP’s literacy and ESL programs. The project will include a literature and policy review and analysis, an FBOP-wide data analysis, quasi-experimental study, and site selection of 15–20 facilities for a more intensive evaluation, which will include process, outcome, and cost studies of each program. Provides statistical expertise to help conduct administrative data analysis and will conduct the outcome evaluation using quasi-experimental techniques.
Veterans Treatment Court Risk and Need Enhancement Assessment Project (2024 to 2026)— Senior Statistician and Evaluation Expert. Funded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) through a subcontract award from American University for $117K, this project involves the validation of the Veterans-Short Screen (VET‑S) and Veterans Treatment Court Questionnaire (VTC‑Q) risk and need assessment instruments. Provides scientific oversight for all study components.
Evaluation of the Federal Bureau of Prisons (FBOP) Reentry Programs (2022 to 2026)— Senior Statistician and Evaluation Expert. Funded by NIJ, this project includes process, outcome, and cost evaluations of seven BOP reentry programs classified as evidence-based recidivism reduction programs. The programs include gender-informed care; faith-based programming; therapeutic communities; and cognitive behavioral, mental health, and sex offender treatment. Leads the outcome evaluation component. Provides statistical expertise to help conduct administrative data analysis and will conduct the outcome evaluation using quasi-experimental techniques.
National Pretrial Reporting Project (2022 to 2026)—Project Director. Funded by the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS), the National Pretrial Reporting Project is designed to collect and process court data from the 200 largest counties in the United States. Moreover, the project is intended to produce a data resource containing pretrial information for defendants involved in the justice system for the 200 largest counties in the United States. Manages data collection, data processing, and data analysis and produces the deliverables outlined by BJS including, but not limited to, monthly reports, white papers, a final report, and peer reviewed publications.
Advancing Pretrial Processing and Reporting (2022 to 2026)—Research Dissemination. Funded by the Laura and John Arnold Foundation, the Advancing Pretrial Processing and Reporting project is designed to produce research evaluating the Public Safety Assessment, as well as produce evidence supporting pretrial reform in the United States. Responsible for the production and dissemination of key research—including data analysis, drafting peer reviewed publications, drafting research briefs—from the data collected during the Advancing Pretrial Processing and Reporting project.
The Evaluation of The Cheyenne River Intervention Program (2019 to 2022)—Co-Principal Investigator. This evaluation was funded by the U.S. Probation Office for the District of South Dakota. The District of South Dakota Probation & Pretrial Services Office, of The United States District Court, contracted with Jamie Newsome, Ian Silver, and Edward Latessa to complete an evaluation of the Cheyenne River Intervention Program in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The Cheyenne River Intervention Program is a rehabilitation program that integrates Native American religious and ceremonial practices into an evidence-based rehabilitation program developed by the University of Cincinnati Corrections Institute (UCCI). Ensured that the evaluation was completed to the satisfaction of the District of South Dakota Probation & Pretrial Services Office. Specifically, was responsible for data cleaning, data analysis, and clear communication of the results, as well as drafting the final report for the evaluation.
Cognitive behavioral interventions to promote successful reentry: A randomized controlled trial, process evaluation, and cost-benefit analysis (2018 to 2022)—Post-Doctoral Fellow/Grant Writer. The National Institute of Justice (NIJ)-funded randomized controlled trial of the Cognitive Behavioral Intervention-Employment (CBI-EMP) program is a 7-year evaluation (2019–2026) of the effect of a cognitive behavioral therapy–based employment program on the outcomes of individuals set to be released from two prison facilities in Ohio. CBI-EMP was developed by UCCI to reduce recidivism and provide beneficial employment outcomes for individuals reentering society from prison. Served as a post-doctoral fellow for the NIJ CBI-EMP grant and was personally responsible for overseeing everyday activities associated with the grant, as well as keeping in constant contact with Jamie Newsome and Myrinda Schweitzer Smith. Helped draft the initial grant proposal, data collection tools, institutional review board submissions, data sharing agreements and protocols, project timeline, NIJ semi-annual audits, and training protocols.
