Episode 18: Personal Growth Program Evaluation (Amber Petkus)
From Pracademically Speaking by The PA Prisons and Parole Podcast
November 5, 2025 · 20 min
About this episode
This episode features a discussion on the evaluation of the Personal Growth program for technical parole violators with Dr. Amber Petkus.
In this episode, we discuss a recently completed evaluation of the Personal Growth program for technical parole violators. The guest on the show is Dr. Amber Petkus, joint post-doctoral fellow with Penn State University and the PA Department of Corrections. We also talk with Dr. Petkus about her experience as a post-doc at the PA … Continue reading "Episode 18: Personal Growth Program Evaluation (Amber Petkus)"
People in this episode
Guest: Dr Amber Petkus
Topics covered
- Personal Growth
- Program Evaluation
- Parole Violators
Keywords
- evaluation
- post-doctoral fellow
- Penn State University
- PA Department of Corrections
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