Treskon is a researcher in the Youth Development, Criminal Justice, and Employment policy area, primarily focusing on cost analyses and programs that serve young adults and adults seeking to advance in their education and careers. She has experience with numerous public systems, including workforce, child support, secondary and postsecondary education, and the criminal legal system. Her current projects include directing the technical assistance and evaluation component of the federal Office of Child Support Enforcement’s Next Generation Employment Services Demonstration and directing the developmental evaluation of the Hilton Foundation’s Opportunity Youth Initiative in Los Angeles. She is also leading the benefit-cost analysis for the longitudinal study of the effects of Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV)-funded home visiting on child and family outcomes.
Previous projects Treskon has worked on include an implementation study and benefit-cost analysis for the Procedural Justice-Informed Alternatives to Contempt (PJAC) project, a cost-effectiveness study of the P-TECH 9-14 schools in New York City, and Reconnecting Youth, a scan of programs and practices aimed at reconnecting young people to work and school, as well as the evidence base of these programs. She also completed the Teachers College’s Center for Benefit-Cost Studies of Education Methods Training. Treskon holds an M.A. in international affairs from George Washington University and an M.S. in applied social research from Hunter College.
