Presentations

Lies, Damn Lies and Statistics or The Numbers Don’t Lie? What’s a Practitioner to Do?

Housing Alliance of Pennsylvania
Homes Within Reach Conference
November 17, 2014
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Individual Risk and Need Assessment in Criminal Justice

Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency Criminal Justice Advisory Board Conference
State College, PA
October 28, 2013
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An Evidence-Based Justice System Supports…Core Values and Key Goals

Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency Criminal Justice Advisory Board Conference
State College, PA
October 28, 2013
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  • Skills & Expertise

    • Expert Witness in prison adjustment, determining risk for reoffense and offender reentry.
    • Expert witness in Juvenile Lifer Without Possibility of Parole (JLWOP) resentencing.
    • Public Policy Analyses
    • Criminal Justice Research and Evaluation
    • Data Collection, Analyses and Presentation
    • Grant Writing and Management
    • Public Administration
    • Strategic Planning
    • Program Development and Monitoring
    • Public Speaking
    • Legislative Testimony
    • Leading Collaborative Teams
    • Training and Development
    • Budget Preparation

  • Outside Voice

    • A PSA FROM PARENT TO PARENT: LISTEN TO YOUR GUT
      Today’s post is a departure from the topics I usually write about.  I’m sharing our family’s experience with childhood illness, diagnosis and treatment in the hope that other parents who notice some changes with their child and have a hunch that “something is off” will trust their gut and... Read More »
    • Hope for the Bewildered
      For decades, there seemed to be a chasm between liberals and conservatives on what constitutes “just” in criminal justice policy.... Read More »
    • 5 Observations from 17 years in State Government a.k.a. “The Bureaucracy”
      From about seventh grade, I knew I wanted to major in government or public policy in college and that’s what I did.  I loved it so much that I went right from undergraduate to graduate school to continue studying public policy analysis.  Following graduation with a master’s degree in governmen... Read More »