Charlene E. Zil, M.P.A.

Charlene Zil, Research Associate at NPC Research, joined the company in July 2012 with a background in public administration. Ms. Zil previously worked as an internal and external evaluator for local and state government agencies, including Portland Public Schools, Oregon’s Department of Administrative Services, and Clackamas County, where she evaluated client and employee satisfaction across a variety of public initiatives. While working at NPC, Ms. Zil has served as a research coordinator and data analyst for a number of adult treatment court projects where she was responsible for collecting and analyzing program service, criminal justice, and substance use treatment data.

Ms. Zil has succeeded in applying her background and skills to a variety of new content areas including her current work on domestic violence prevention and intervention, access to legal counsel for low income populations facing civil matters, and a SAMHSA grant to incorporate behavioral health principles into primary care clinics. In each of these roles, Ms. Zil’s duties included survey design and administration, data collection and cleaning, database management, technical assistance, statistical analysis and interpretation, as well as writing reports and presenting findings to key stakeholders.

Ms. Zil is a member of the Oregon Program Evaluator’s Network. She graduated with highest distinction from the Department of Economics with a B.S. in Management Science from the University of California, San Diego, and earned her M.P.A. from Portland State University, with an emphasis in Social and Economic Policy.

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Projects, Publications, and Presentations

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Title	Type	Category
Rodi, M. S., Zil, C. E., & Carey, S. M. (2018) Best Practices in Treatment Court Evaluation Federal Probation, 82(3), 21–27 Article /	publication	Criminal Justice, Drug Courts/ Problem-Solving Courts, Substance Abuse Treatment
Carey, S. M., Ho, T., Johnson, A. J., Rodi, M., Waller, M. S., & Zil, C. E. (September 2018) Missouri Treatment Courts – Implementing RNR in a Drug Court Setting: The 4-Track Model in Practice – Outcome and Cost Study Summary Portland, OR: NPC Research Report /	publication	Criminal Justice, Drug Courts/ Problem-Solving Courts, Substance Abuse Treatment
Carey, S. M., Ho, T., Johnson, A. J., Rodi, M., Waller, M. S., & Zil, C. E. (September 2018) Osage-Gasconade Counties Adult Treatment Court: 4-Track Model Program and Cost Evaluation Report Portland, OR: NPC Research Report /	publication	Criminal Justice, Drug Courts/ Problem-Solving Courts, Substance Abuse Treatment
Carey, S. M., Ho, T., Johnson, A. J., Rodi, M., Waller, M. S., & Zil, C. E. (September 2018) Jackson County Adult Treatment Court – Kansas City and Independence, Missouri: 4-Track Model Outcome and Cost Evaluation Report Portland, OR: NPC Research Report /	publication	Criminal Justice, Drug Courts/ Problem-Solving Courts, Substance Abuse Treatment
Carey, S. M., Ho, T., Johnson, A. J., Rodi, M., Waller, M. S., & Zil, C. E. (September 2018) Greene County Adult Treatment Court – Springfield, Missouri: 4-Track Model Outcome and Cost Evaluation Report Portland, OR: NPC Research Report /	publication	Criminal Justice, Drug Courts/ Problem-Solving Courts, Substance Abuse Treatment
Carey, S. M., Ho, T., Johnson, A. J., Rodi, M., Waller, M. S., & Zil, C. E. (September 2018) Boone County Adult Treatment Court – Columbia, Missouri: 4-Track Model Program and Cost Evaluation Report Portland, OR: NPC Research Report /	publication	Criminal Justice, Drug Courts/ Problem-Solving Courts, Substance Abuse Treatment
A Cost-Benefit Analysis and Longitudinal Study of a Two-Track DUI Court	project	Drug Courts/ Problem-Solving Courts
Carey, S. M., Malsch, A. M., Zil, C. E., & Ayoub, L. H. (2016, June) How do Reentry Courts work? Findings from NIJ’s Multi-State Research on Reentry Courts Presented at the National Association of Drug Court Professionals Annual Training Conference, Anaheim, CA. Presentation /	presentation	Criminal Justice, Drug Courts/ Problem-Solving Courts, Substance Abuse Treatment
Carey, S. M., & Zil, C. E. (2016, June) Data, Evaluation and Outcomes: What You Should Collect and Why Presented at the National Association of Drug Court Professionals Annual Training Conference, Anaheim, CA. Presentation /	presentation	Criminal Justice, Drug Courts/ Problem-Solving Courts, Substance Abuse Treatment
Statewide Evaluation of Missouri’s 4-Track Drug Court Initiative	project	Criminal Justice, Drug Courts/ Problem-Solving Courts, Substance Abuse Treatment
Colorado Statewide Outcome and Cost Evaluation of Adult Treatment and DUI Courts	project	Substance Abuse Treatment
Statewide Evaluation of Maryland’s DUI Court Programs	project	Criminal Justice, Drug Courts/ Problem-Solving Courts, Substance Abuse Treatment
Sargent Shriver Civil Counsel Act Evaluation	project	Other
Carey, S. M., & Zil, C. E. (2015, July) Data, Evaluation and Outcomes: What You Should Collect and Why Presented at the National Association of Drug Court Professionals Annual Training Conference, National Harbor, MD. Presentation /	presentation	Criminal Justice, Drug Courts/ Problem-Solving Courts, Substance Abuse Treatment
Evaluation of Noble County (IN) Smart Probation Program	project	Criminal Justice, Drug Courts/ Problem-Solving Courts
NIJ Second Chance Act Reentry Courts	project	Criminal Justice, Drug Courts/ Problem-Solving Courts, Substance Abuse Treatment
Montana Partnership for Success Evaluation Consultation	project	Substance Abuse Prevention
Evaluation of the California Children’s Justice Act	project	Child Abuse and Child Abuse Prevention, Criminal Justice, Early Childhood and Family Well-Being
Judicial Council of California (December 2014) Judicial Council Report to the Legislature: California Parolee Reentry Court Evaluation Report San Francisco, CA: Judicial Council of California Report /	publication	Criminal Justice, Drug Courts/ Problem-Solving Courts, Substance Abuse Treatment
SBIRT Oregon Training Initiative (Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment)	project	Community Health, Substance Abuse Treatment, Other
Zil, C. E., Waller, M. S., Harrison, P. M., Johnson, A. J., & Carey, S. M. (July 2014) South St. Louis County DWI Court, St. Louis County, MN: Process, Outcome, and Cost Evaluation Portland, OR: NPC Research Report / Fact sheet /	publication	Criminal Justice, Drug Courts/ Problem-Solving Courts, Substance Abuse Treatment
Zil, C. E., Johnson, A. J., Harrison, P. M., & Carey, S. M. (July 2014) Roseau County DWI Court, Roseau County, MN: Process and Outcome Evaluation Report Portland, OR: NPC Research Report / Fact sheet /	publication	Criminal Justice, Drug Courts/ Problem-Solving Courts, Substance Abuse Treatment
Harrison, P. M., Waller, M. S., Johnson, A. J., Zil, C. E., & Carey, S. M. (July 2014) Ramsey County DWI Court, Ramsey County, MN: Process, Outcome, and Cost Evaluation Portland, OR: NPC Research Report / Fact sheet /	publication	Criminal Justice, Drug Courts/ Problem-Solving Courts, Substance Abuse Treatment
Harrison, P. M., Waller, M. S., Zil, C. E., Johnson, A. J., & Carey, S. M. (July 2014) Otter Tail County DWI Court, Fergus Falls, MN: Process, Outcome, and Cost Evaluation Report Portland, OR: NPC Research Report / Fact sheet /	publication	Criminal Justice, Drug Courts/ Problem-Solving Courts, Substance Abuse Treatment
Harrison, P. M., Johnson, A. J., Zil, C. E., & Carey, S. M. (July 2014) Borderland Substance Abuse Court, Lake of the Woods County, MN: Process and Outcome Evaluation Report Portland, OR: NPC Research Report / Fact sheet /	publication	Criminal Justice, Drug Courts/ Problem-Solving Courts, Substance Abuse Treatment
Harrison, P. M., Zil, C. E., Waller, M. S., Johnson, A. J., & Carey, S. M. (July 2014) Fourth Judicial District Adult DWI Court, Hennepin County, MN: Process, Outcome, and Cost Evaluation Report Portland, OR: NPC Research Report / Fact sheet /	publication	Criminal Justice, Drug Courts/ Problem-Solving Courts, Substance Abuse Treatment
Harrison, P. M., Zil, C. E., Waller, M. S., Johnson, A. J., & Carey, S. M. (July 2014) Crow Wing County DWI Court, Crow Wing County, MN: Process, Outcome, and Cost Evaluation Report Portland, OR: NPC Research Report / Fact sheet /	publication	Criminal Justice, Drug Courts/ Problem-Solving Courts, Substance Abuse Treatment
Zil, C. E., Waller, M. S., Johnson, A. J., Harrison, P. M., & Carey, S. M. (July 2014) Cass County/Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe Wellness Court Walker, MN: Process, Outcome, and Cost Evaluation Report Portland, OR: NPC Research Report / Fact sheet /	publication	Criminal Justice, Drug Courts/ Problem-Solving Courts, Substance Abuse Treatment
Zil, C. E., Waller, M. S., Harrison, P. M., Johnson, A. J., & Carey, S. M. (July 2014) Beltrami County DWI Court, Beltrami County, MN: Process, Outcome, and Cost Evaluation Report Portland, OR: NPC Research Report / Fact sheet /	publication	Criminal Justice, Drug Courts/ Problem-Solving Courts, Substance Abuse Treatment
California Parolee Reentry Court Evaluation	project	Criminal Justice, Drug Courts/ Problem-Solving Courts, Substance Abuse Treatment
Jarvis, K. L., Redfield, M., & Zil, C. E. (October 2013) Enhancing Systems’ Response to Children Exposed to Domestic Violence (CEDV): An Evaluation of the California Children’s Justice Act CEDV Programs, Process Evaluation Report Portland, OR: NPC Research Report /	publication	Child Abuse and Child Abuse Prevention, Criminal Justice
Minnesota Statewide DWI Court Evaluation	project	Criminal Justice, Drug Courts/ Problem-Solving Courts, Substance Abuse Treatment