Ande Nesmith
Biographic Data
| ID | 4159248 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ande Nesmith |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ande |
| FAMILY NAME | Nesmith |
| SIGNATURE | NESMITH A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of St. Thomas - Minnesota |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1884-8977 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 68 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 13 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Policy vs. Practice
Biological family contact is critical to child wellbeing in non-relative substitute care. Drawing on the Capability Approach, this study sought to learn how and in what ways policy supporting family contact is carried out in practice and the impact on children. This qualitative study was conducted in the Czech Republic which has been transitioning from child institutional care to a foster care system. Sixty-six Czech stakeholders were interviewed…
Local to Global Intersections of Environmental Justice, Social Practice, and Climate Change
Managing Major Life Changes
To confirm the utility of the Transitions Framework, it is recommended to assess it with a large sample and matched comparison group over time
The Costs of Caring
Couch hopping is a significant feature of youth homelessness in the United States. Every year, half of youth ages 18 to 25 who experience housing instability report couch hopping-also known as couch surfing or doubling up. Emerging work suggests that in some intergenerational informal hosting arrangements, youth and their adult hosts can form meaningful and supportive relationships. However, hosts also navigate material challenges that could thre…
Long-term foster parenting
This qualitative study of 19 long-term foster carers examined how they coped with traumatic events with children in their care and continued to foster children. Phenomenological methods revealed that they endured significant traumatic events regarding the children that had lasting impacts on them. While much of the related research focuses on indirect secondary trauma among foster parents, these incidents were experienced and interpreted more as …
Beyond a Bed
The Intersection of Environmental Justice, Climate Change, Community, and the Ecology of Life
False allegations and caseworker conflict
Reaching Young People Through Texting-Based Crisis Counseling
Texting-based crisis intervention counseling reaches young people who suffer from mental health issues at high rates yet hesitate to seek help. As a new interface, it is neither well-researched nor well-understood. This study examined 49 randomly selected text counseling transcripts and key informant interviews with two counselors to identify unique characteristics of the text counseling process and learn texter reactions to the sessions. Texters…
Coping with change
Promoting quality parent–child visits
Parent–child visits for children in foster care are often fraught with tension, particularly between foster parents and parents. Qualitative interviews with 42 social workers, foster parents and parents revealed more positive relations when foster parents recognized parent fears and shared power over parenting decisions with them. Social workers can support the process by clarifying visiting expectations and encouraging foster parents to reach ou…
Smoothing the transition to adulthood
Children of incarcerated parents
Children of incarcerated parents
Smoothing the transition to adulthood
Promoting quality parent–child visits
Parent–child visits for children in foster care are often fraught with tension, particularly between foster parents and parents. Qualitative interviews with 42 social workers, foster parents and parents revealed more positive relations when foster parents recognized parent fears and shared power over parenting decisions with them. Social workers can support the process by clarifying visiting expectations and encouraging foster parents to reach ou…
False allegations and caseworker conflict
Long-term foster parenting
This qualitative study of 19 long-term foster carers examined how they coped with traumatic events with children in their care and continued to foster children. Phenomenological methods revealed that they endured significant traumatic events regarding the children that had lasting impacts on them. While much of the related research focuses on indirect secondary trauma among foster parents, these incidents were experienced and interpreted more as …
Reaching Young People Through Texting-Based Crisis Counseling
Texting-based crisis intervention counseling reaches young people who suffer from mental health issues at high rates yet hesitate to seek help. As a new interface, it is neither well-researched nor well-understood. This study examined 49 randomly selected text counseling transcripts and key informant interviews with two counselors to identify unique characteristics of the text counseling process and learn texter reactions to the sessions. Texters…
Coping with change
Children of incarcerated parents
Smoothing the transition to adulthood
Promoting quality parent–child visits
Parent–child visits for children in foster care are often fraught with tension, particularly between foster parents and parents. Qualitative interviews with 42 social workers, foster parents and parents revealed more positive relations when foster parents recognized parent fears and shared power over parenting decisions with them. Social workers can support the process by clarifying visiting expectations and encouraging foster parents to reach ou…
Coping with change
Reaching Young People Through Texting-Based Crisis Counseling
Texting-based crisis intervention counseling reaches young people who suffer from mental health issues at high rates yet hesitate to seek help. As a new interface, it is neither well-researched nor well-understood. This study examined 49 randomly selected text counseling transcripts and key informant interviews with two counselors to identify unique characteristics of the text counseling process and learn texter reactions to the sessions. Texters…
False allegations and caseworker conflict
Beyond a Bed
The Intersection of Environmental Justice, Climate Change, Community, and the Ecology of Life
Long-term foster parenting
This qualitative study of 19 long-term foster carers examined how they coped with traumatic events with children in their care and continued to foster children. Phenomenological methods revealed that they endured significant traumatic events regarding the children that had lasting impacts on them. While much of the related research focuses on indirect secondary trauma among foster parents, these incidents were experienced and interpreted more as …
The Costs of Caring
Couch hopping is a significant feature of youth homelessness in the United States. Every year, half of youth ages 18 to 25 who experience housing instability report couch hopping-also known as couch surfing or doubling up. Emerging work suggests that in some intergenerational informal hosting arrangements, youth and their adult hosts can form meaningful and supportive relationships. However, hosts also navigate material challenges that could thre…
Managing Major Life Changes
To confirm the utility of the Transitions Framework, it is recommended to assess it with a large sample and matched comparison group over time
Local to Global Intersections of Environmental Justice, Social Practice, and Climate Change
Policy vs. Practice
Biological family contact is critical to child wellbeing in non-relative substitute care. Drawing on the Capability Approach, this study sought to learn how and in what ways policy supporting family contact is carried out in practice and the impact on children. This qualitative study was conducted in the Czech Republic which has been transitioning from child institutional care to a foster care system. Sixty-six Czech stakeholders were interviewed…
Psychology (10 works) · Child Welfare and Adoption (7 works) · Developmental psychology (6 works) · Medicine (6 works) · Political science (6 works) · Social Psychology (6 works) · Child Abuse and Trauma (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Foster care (4 works) · Nursing (4 works)