Resume

• 2011

  Doctor of Philosophy - PhD

  Criminal Justice

  University of Cincinnati

• 2010

  Master of Science - MS

  Criminal Justice

  University of Cincinnati

• 2006

  Bachelor of Arts - BA

  Minor in Psychology and Social Behavior\n\nCo-founder and president of the Women and Criminal Justice Network student organization

  which provided information on maternal incarceration to undergraduate students

  and fundraised financial support for Get on the Bus

  a non-profit organization that coordinated and facilitated the reunion of children with their incarcerated parents. Was a finalist for the XIV Dalai Lama Endowed Scholarship. \n\nRecipient of the following awards: Special Recognition for Multidisciplinary Achievement

  Outstanding Contribution to the School of Social Ecology

  Outstanding Contribution to the Community

  and the Dean's Award for Community Engagement.

  Criminology

  UC Irvine

• SPSS

  Qualtrics

  Technical Assistance

  Community Corrections

  Presentation Skills

  Criminal Justice

  Academic Writing

  Microsoft SQL Server

  Teaching

  Visual Studio

  Tableau

  Microsoft Office

  Program Evaluation

  Survey Design

  Data Collection

  Alteryx

  Data Analysis

  Microsoft PowerPoint

  Curriculum Development

  Microsoft Excel

  Loth

  Ph.D.

  Lydie R.

  University of Cincinnati

  Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency

  Advancement Project

  The Pew Charitable Trusts

  Washington D.C. Metro Area

  Perform quantitative analysis for states engaging in comprehensive

  data-driven policy and legislative reforms of their juvenile justice system. Collect

  clean

  and analyze multiple datasets from state agencies and various county court systems. Assist in leading meetings and interviewing stakeholders to gather information not obtained in the data. Present data findings to state task forces

  legislative committees

  and stakeholders. Assist in conducting projection analyses and quantifying the impact of various policy options. Responsible for creating a research compendium to ensure that the most recent juvenile justice research is accurately summarized and included to assist state technical assistance work.

  Senior Associate

  State Data Analyst

  Public Safety Performance Project (PSPP)

  The Pew Charitable Trusts

  Served as the lead graduate research assistant for the Service Enhancement

  Coordination

  and Treatment in Drug Courts project funded by SAMHSA

  which evaluated Medication Assisted Treatment and vocational training programs. Was responsible for recruiting clients from a residential drug treatment facility to participate in the research study and conducting intake and follow-up interviews with participants. Collected

  recorded

  managed

  and analyzed data to be presented to drug treatment facility stakeholders and to larger audience.

  University of Cincinnati

  Advancement Project

  Los Angeles

  CA

  Assisted in researching and synthesizing literature regarding the lack of community economic investment

  workforce development

  and family economic success in neighborhoods with gang violence. Assisted in improving organization's logic model that described ways to target root causes of gang violence.

  Research Assistant

  Urban Peace

  Washington

  DC

  Social Science Analyst

  Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency

  Facilitated the following online graduate-level courses:\nApplied Statistics in Criminal Justice \nSeminar in Criminology\nApplied Crime Prevention\nBasic Research Methods

  University of Cincinnati

  Adjunct Instructor

  Created curriculum and taught Research Methods course for Criminal Justice undergraduate students.

  University of Cincinnati

  Graduate Research Assistant

  University of Cincinnati Corrections Institute

  Assisted in transcribing and evaluating taped recordings of correctional supervision staff trained in the Effective Practices in Community Supervision (EPICS) model and their interactions with criminal justice involved adults

  and provided written feedback to staff on their adherence to those evidence-based techniques. Conducted interviews with prison inmates and staff throughout the state of Ohio to identify the quality of education

  vocation

  and rehabilitation programs

  along with gathering information on work environment and processes in prison systems. Assisted in various redesign projects to ensure that correctional agencies serving offender populations in the community adhered to evidence-based practices.

  University of Cincinnati

  Adjunct Instructor

  Created curriculum and taught Correctional Rehabilitation course for Criminal Justice undergraduate students.

  University of Cincinnati