Megan Foster

Biographic Data

ID3936186
NAMEMegan Foster
GIVEN NAMESMegan
FAMILY NAMEFoster
SIGNATUREFOSTER M
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Utah
ORCID0009-0006-8084-4511
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS9
TOTAL CITATIONS18
AUTHOR COUNT9
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2016
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2025
H-INDEX2

  • “You Have to Have the Right People … ”: Considerations for Men Probation Officers with Gender-Responsive Caseloads

    Linsey A Belisle, Edward Salisbury et al.ARTICLECorrections2025

  • Childhood Physical Victimization and Relationship Dysfunction in Justice-Involved Women: A Path Analysis

    Open AccessMegan Foster, Edward SalisburyARTICLESocial Sciences2025References: 9

    (1) Background: The pathways perspective considers how different biological, psychological, and social experiences affect women compared to men and how these experiences can lead to initial justice-involvement and recidivism. The relational model provides context for understanding women’s pathways to the criminal justice system. Interpersonal relationships have strong effects on women’s likelihood to offend. The relationship between risk factors …

  • The Impact of Family Bonding Activity Type and Time on Young Children's Social–Emotional Development

    Open AccessRosa Kim, Megan Foster et al.ARTICLEChildren & Society2025References: 35

    Social–emotional development is a vital component of early child development, laying a critical foundation for a child's overall well‐being and success in school and community settings. This study examines the relationship between the ‘type and time of family bonding activity’ and ‘children's social‐emotional development’ using the 2022 National Survey of Children's Health data. Using a sample of children between 3 and 5 years of age ( M = 4, 51.…

  • Digital reentry: Uses of and barriers to ICTs in the prisoner reentry process

    Bianca C Reisdorf, Julia R Decook et al.ARTICLEInformation Communication & Society2022

    High incarceration rates and a focus on incapacitation during incarceration lead to a ‘revolving door effect’ in the United States, with more than two thirds of parolees rearrested within three years of release. One aspect that is missing from efforts to resolve the revolving door effect is how access to and use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) might improve the reentry process. Focus groups with 73 male and female returning c…

  • Towards a minimal conception of Transitional Justice

    Open AccessValentina Gentile, Megan FosterARTICLEInternational Theory2021References: 16

    Transitional Justice (TJ) focuses on the processes of dealing with the legacy of large-scale past abuses (in the aftermath of traumatic experiences such as war or authoritarianism) with the aim of fostering domestic justice and creating the basis for a sustainable peace. TJ however also entails the problem of how a torn society may be able to become a self-determining member of a just international order. This paper presents a minimal conception …

  • More than “The Public”: A Case Study of Resident Inclusion in Decision-Making at Point Reyes National Seashore

    Megan Foster, Laura Alice WattARTICLECase Studies in the Environment2019

    The recent controversy over commercial uses on parkland at Point Reyes National Seashore (PRNS) has inspired this case study, which seeks to explore the integration of park residents into decision-making processes of the United States National Parks system. Specifically, this research evaluates the tensions between the various users at PRNS and explores the potential impact of a citizen’s advisory commission at PRNS in terms of increasing interac…

  • The impact of stakeholder engagement on local policy decision making

    Open AccessLe Anh Nguyen Long, Megan Foster et al.ARTICLEPolicy Sciences2019Cited by: 6References: 21

    We investigate how grassroots stakeholder engagement in municipal meetings shapes the decision making of local elected officials (LEOs) by examining the choices LEOs in New York State made on how to regulate high-volume hydraulic fracturing (HVHF) or fracking . We analyzed the content of 216 meeting minutes and 18 policy documents for 13 municipalities in New York. Our observations suggest that government responsiveness to local activism is shape…

  • Applying Policy Process Theories to Environmental Governance Research: Themes and New Directions

    Open AccessTatyana Ruseva, Megan Foster et al.ARTICLEPolicy Studies Journal2019Cited by: 12References: 46

    Policy scholars have effectively leveraged policy process models, theories, and frameworks to respond to a variety of important environmental questions. For example, how do environmental issues arrive on the agendas of policymakers? What factors contribute to environmental policy change? What are the designs and effects of institutions (e.g., policies or cultural norms) on environmental governance? In this review, we survey the field of policy pr…

  • Retrospectives on factors influencing inclusive opportunities for college students with extensive support needs

    Ann‐Marie Orlando, Ann-Marie Orlando et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2016References: 1

    Current U.S. legislation calls for students with disabilities to be involved and make progress in general education curriculum. Despite the legislation, students with extensive support needs continue to be segregated from their peers and post-school outcomes remain dismal for this population of students. The purpose of this retrospective study was to explore the perceptions of two students with extensive support needs and their caregivers regardi…