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.
