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Louisa Treskon
Senior Associate
Youth Development, Criminal Justice, and Employment

Treskon is an implementation and cost researcher in the Youth Development, Criminal Justice, and Employment policy area, primarily focusing on programs serving young adults seeking to advance in their education and careers. Current projects include directing the developmental evaluation of the Hilton Foundation’s Opportunity Youth Initiative in Los Angeles, a cost-effectiveness analysis of the Strategic Adolescent Reading Intervention (STARI) Evaluation, a cost analysis of CTE Advise: Advising Tools in Secondary Education, benefit-cost studies for the Los Angeles County Reentry Integrated Services project, and a benefit-cost analysis for the Tucson Mental Health Diversion project. Previous projects she has worked on include a 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, and 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.

Products

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Implementation, Impact, and Cost Findings from the New York City P-TECH 9-14 Schools Evaluation

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Results from the Benefit-Cost Analysis in the Procedural Justice-Informed Alternatives to Contempt Demonstration

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An Analysis of Programs Serving Young People Not Connected to School or Work

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A Map of Evidence and Opportunities

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Lessons from an Implementation Study of the Procedural Justice-Informed Alternatives to Contempt Demonstration

Brief

Partnering with Young People to Study Persistence and Engagement in the Learn and Earn to Achieve Potential Initiative

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Promising Results from a Bridge-to-College Model

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Lessons on Adapting Interventions for Young People Experiencing Homelessness or Systems Involvement

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Results from the Evaluation of PACE Center for Girls

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Findings from the Changing Attitudes and Motivation in Parolees Pilot Study

Issue Focus

Insights from Qualitative and Quantitative Analyses of the PACE Center for Girls

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An Implementation Study of the PACE Center for Girls

Brief

Evidence from the Evaluation of the PACE Center for Girls

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An Implementation Study of Children’s Institute, Inc.

Working Paper

A Scan of the Evidence