Evaluation

Applied Research

Training &
Capacity-Building

We work with you to identify the questions that will inform you about how and why your program or policy is effective.

Specifically, we:

• Design and implement effective processes to collect data, including surveys, focus groups, interviews, and case studies

• Design and conduct needs assessment, including human-centered design

• Help you compile existing data within your organization

• Build staff and stakeholder capacity in evaluation, program design, and outcome-based assessment

• Design internal systems to collect data an create databases and systems to ensuring capacity and evaluation sustainability

• Evaluate training and development efforts

• Evaluate advocacy efforts

• Design effective programs based on the most current research

• Summarize and present results to stakeholders in innovative , accessible, and usable formats

Jill Antonishak, PHD

Jill Antonishak, PhD is the founder and Managing Director of Three Flights. Dr. Antonishak is a community and developmental psychologist with extensive experience in evaluation and the development of strengths-based prevention programs, including family support and resilience promotion programs. She has worked on resilience and wellbeing initiatives with the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, the South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI), the US Air Force, and Navy Special Warfare. She also works with the VA’s Office of Patient-Centered Care and Cultural Transformation to improve the implementation of Whole Health care. Prior to her work at Three Flights, she worked on the family support issues and was a staffer in the US Senate, working on family support, military health issues, and suicide prevention. She received her PhD from University of Virginia, where she conducted research on social risk and protective factors for adolescents.

Samantha HArvell, PhD/MPP

Samantha Harvell, PhD/MPP is a partner with Three Flights Consulting. She is a developmental psychologist with more than 15 years of experience bridging research, policy, and practice in juvenile and criminal justice. Dr. Harvell joined Three Flights from the Urban Institute where she still supports two projects; she is currently working with stakeholders in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin to improve youth probation case management and providing research support to the Youth First initiative. At Urban, she previously led an assessment of Kentucky’s juvenile justice diversion program, served as a co-principal investigator on the OJJDP–funded Bridging Research and Practice in Juvenile Probation project, oversaw assessment of more than 30 states involved in the Justice Reinvestment Initiative, and served as project director of content development for the What Works in Reentry Clearinghouse. Prior to Urban and Three Flights, Dr. Harvell was a research manager with The Pew Charitable Trusts where she managed research projects analyzing criminal and juvenile corrections trends and helped conceptualize and launch Pew’s juvenile justice initiative. She previously worked on education, early childhood, and juvenile justice policy at First Focus, a cross-sector advocacy organization, and as a congressional fellow in the Office of former US Senator Jeff Bingaman. Dr. Harvell holds a PhD in developmental psychology and an MPP from Georgetown University and a BA in psychology from the University of Virginia.

Jasmine MCInnis-Simoncelli, MSW

Jasmine McInnis-Simoncelli, MSW is a Partner at Three Flights. Most recently, with Three Flights Consulting, Jasmine and the project team conducted a landscape scan of local reentry stakeholders and services, in partnership with the North Carolina Department of Public Safety (NCDPS) and the North Carolina State Reentry Council Collaborative (SRCC). The goal of the project was to identify one or more reentry experts in each of the state’s 100 counties, explore persistent gaps or unmet needs in local reentry support systems, and investigate innovative or promising strategies to address common challenges. Prior to joining Three Flights, McInnis-Simoncelli worked with the Defenders Association of Philadelphia, conducting needs assessments and strategic planning for the Peacemaking program—an alternative sentencing option for non-violent low-level offenders. She also created reentry plans to aid in client release from custody and intakes with judge and attorney-referred clients to connect individuals to appropriate services and resources. She evaluated the strengths and limitations of the intake process and proposed alternative protocols and organizational engagement strategies for clients and participating agencies. McInnis-Simoncelli is also conducting research on children of incarcerated parents in the city of Philadelphia to identify gaps in service and provide recommendations for how to align resources to address areas of need. Her work is centered on human and justice-driven approaches, advocacy, and evidence-informed practices. McInnis-Simoncelli received her Master of Social Work degree from Temple University, with a focus on Macro Practice.

Robin Olsen, MPP

Robin Olsen, MPP is a partner with Three Flights Consulting. Olsen’s research interests focus on using data and evidence and collaborative work across stakeholders to improve outcomes. Two areas of focus are prosecutorial decision-making and community supervision policy. Before joining Three Flights, Olsen was a principal policy associate at the Urban Institute where she conducted research on prosecutorial data collection and use as well as diversion. She also conducted policy assessments of recently passed statewide criminal and juvenile justice legislation. Olsen previously worked as a manager with the Public Safety Performance Project at The Pew Charitable Trusts. She led the teams providing technical assistance to achieve comprehensive criminal and juvenile justice reform across several states, leading to significant reductions in prison and juvenile out-of-home populations, as well as investment in evidence-based practices and policies. Olsen has previously been a public safety policy adviser and analyst with city and state governments in Washington, DC, and Illinois. She has also worked and conducted research on issues related to youth and community violence, the use of mapping in criminal justice, and children of incarcerated parents. Olsen holds an AB in politics from Princeton University and an MPP from Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government.

Three Flights has expertise across sectors that are critical for healthy communities, including:

•   Social service and justice programs

•   Family economic success

•   Public health

•   Education and school climate

•   Early childhood development

•   Youth development

•   Workforce and leadership development