​Criminal Justice Research Associate, Washington DC
July 2016 - Current
CSR, Incorporated
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Offers program support in policy area specializations, including criminal justice, economic policy, and substance abuse.
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Provides onsite contract support including reviewing and analyzing large datasets and identifying trends and gaps in BJA grantee performance data; writing research reports, research summaries, and literature reviews; and developing presentations for client managers and nontechnical users.
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Offers analytical support or serves as coleader for several BJA programs, including Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program, Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program, and John R. Justice Program.
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Additional tasks include fulfilling ad hoc data requests from client managers and providing consultation to client on measures.
Policy Analyst, Washington DC
February 2016-July 2016
Reason Foundation
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Offered support for criminal justice reform efforts on the federal and state level by:
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Collecting and analyzing incarceration/prison data, and,
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Providing informational briefs on current laws and impact analyses on potential laws.
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Contributed to ongoing research projects by submitting and analyzing Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests for various states, counties, and parishes.
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Analyzed qualitative case data on Florida offenders for ongoing projects.
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Economic and Policy Analyst, Tallahassee, Florida
June 2014 - December 2015
Office of the Chief Financial Officer
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Education and Foreign Affairs Specialist for the CFO.
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Other responsibilities included:
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Simplifying complex economic data for communication projects;
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Writing economic summaries for the weekly newsletter, Dollars and Sense;
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Researching and presenting informational briefs on various legislative topics of interest;
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Working collaboratively to provide the CFO with current and relevant statistical presentations.
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Committee Assistant, Tallahassee, Florida
December 2013 - May 2014
Florida Senate
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Recorded legislative events for three committees: Ethics and Elections; Health Policy; and, Children, Family, and Elder Affairs.
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Organized and prepared documents for Governor’s appointment hearings.
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Substance Abuse Counselor, Louisville, Kentucky
August 2012 – December 2012
Community Transitional Services
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Oversaw resident movement throughout the complex and on the grounds.