Alicia Summers
Biographic Data
| ID | 6242513 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Alicia Summers |
| GIVEN NAMES | Alicia |
| FAMILY NAME | Summers |
| SIGNATURE | SUMMERS A |
| AFFILIATIONS | National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges |
| ORCID | 0009-0006-2195-5430 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 66 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 13 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
From learning to the bench: Enhanced judicial practice following Judicial Academies on reasonable efforts
An evaluation of Montana's child welfare court pre‐hearing conference pilot project
Pre‐hearing conferences are a form of alternative dispute resolution that have been implemented into the child welfare court process. Montana recently piloted a pre‐hearing conference model to occur before the first hearing on the case. The goal of the pilot was to increase discussion and resolution of contested visitation, placement, and service issues and to better engage parents in the process. Data were collected across multiple years to expl…
Media Reports of Child Deaths and the Relationship to Foster Care Entries and Exits
Trauma-Informed: Dependency Court Personnel’s Understanding of Trauma and Perceptions of Court Policies, Practices, and Environment
Examining hearing quality in child abuse and neglect cases: The relationship between breadth of discussion and case outcomes
Assessing the Relationship Between a Peer-Mentoring Program and Case Outcomes in Dependency Court
Building successful family-centered programs to support families whose children have been removed can be especially challenging to child welfare agencies. Peer-mentoring programs match families new to the dependency system with a mentor who has successfully reunified with their children. The current study examines the relationship between a peer-mentoring program, Parent for Parent (P4P), engagement levels of parents, and case outcomes for these …
What Does Court Observation Tell Us About Judicial Practice and the Courts in Child Welfare
This study provides an in-depth examination of current practice in four jurisdictions in Texas. Sites were selected based on 2008 permanency outcome performance data from a report that highlights the need for a closer look at hearing practice. The study examined 74 permanent managing conservatorship hearings, across four jurisdictions and six judicial officers, with a focus on hearing quality indicators such as parties present, level of discussio…
From Damsels in Distress to Sexy Superheroes: How the portrayal of sexism in video game magazines has changed in the last twenty years
Video games are an important form of media that have the potential to impact gender role attitudes. Sexist portrayals of characters may affect gender behaviors and attitudes. As such, it is important to discover how characters, particularly females, are portrayed in video games. The current study examined video game magazines analyzing the portrayal of female video game characters and how this portrayal has changed in the last twenty years. Resul…
Families in waiting: Adult stakeholder perceptions of family court
Reflective decision-making and foster care placements
An evaluation of the effectiveness of a parent-to-parent program in changing attitudes and increasing parental engagement in the juvenile dependency system
Voluntary, knowing, and intelligent pleas: Understanding the plea inquiry
When defendants plead guilty, they are asked a series of questions (the plea inquiry) in open court to ascertain whether pleas are made knowingly, intelligently, and voluntarily. There is a wealth of research on adjudicative competence, but little to none on the plea inquiry. Whereas competence is relevant to whether one has the ability to make knowing, intelligent, and voluntary decisions, the plea inquiry is relevant to whether one actually mad…
Gender Differences in Video Game Characters’ Roles, Appearances, and Attire as Portrayed in Video Game Magazines
Gender Differences in Video Game Characters’ Roles, Appearances, and Attire as Portrayed in Video Game Magazines
From Damsels in Distress to Sexy Superheroes: How the portrayal of sexism in video game magazines has changed in the last twenty years
Video games are an important form of media that have the potential to impact gender role attitudes. Sexist portrayals of characters may affect gender behaviors and attitudes. As such, it is important to discover how characters, particularly females, are portrayed in video games. The current study examined video game magazines analyzing the portrayal of female video game characters and how this portrayal has changed in the last twenty years. Resul…
What Does Court Observation Tell Us About Judicial Practice and the Courts in Child Welfare
This study provides an in-depth examination of current practice in four jurisdictions in Texas. Sites were selected based on 2008 permanency outcome performance data from a report that highlights the need for a closer look at hearing practice. The study examined 74 permanent managing conservatorship hearings, across four jurisdictions and six judicial officers, with a focus on hearing quality indicators such as parties present, level of discussio…
An evaluation of the effectiveness of a parent-to-parent program in changing attitudes and increasing parental engagement in the juvenile dependency system
Assessing the Relationship Between a Peer-Mentoring Program and Case Outcomes in Dependency Court
Building successful family-centered programs to support families whose children have been removed can be especially challenging to child welfare agencies. Peer-mentoring programs match families new to the dependency system with a mentor who has successfully reunified with their children. The current study examines the relationship between a peer-mentoring program, Parent for Parent (P4P), engagement levels of parents, and case outcomes for these …
Reflective decision-making and foster care placements
Voluntary, knowing, and intelligent pleas: Understanding the plea inquiry
When defendants plead guilty, they are asked a series of questions (the plea inquiry) in open court to ascertain whether pleas are made knowingly, intelligently, and voluntarily. There is a wealth of research on adjudicative competence, but little to none on the plea inquiry. Whereas competence is relevant to whether one has the ability to make knowing, intelligent, and voluntary decisions, the plea inquiry is relevant to whether one actually mad…
Examining hearing quality in child abuse and neglect cases: The relationship between breadth of discussion and case outcomes
Families in waiting: Adult stakeholder perceptions of family court
Gender Differences in Video Game Characters’ Roles, Appearances, and Attire as Portrayed in Video Game Magazines
Voluntary, knowing, and intelligent pleas: Understanding the plea inquiry
When defendants plead guilty, they are asked a series of questions (the plea inquiry) in open court to ascertain whether pleas are made knowingly, intelligently, and voluntarily. There is a wealth of research on adjudicative competence, but little to none on the plea inquiry. Whereas competence is relevant to whether one has the ability to make knowing, intelligent, and voluntary decisions, the plea inquiry is relevant to whether one actually mad…
An evaluation of the effectiveness of a parent-to-parent program in changing attitudes and increasing parental engagement in the juvenile dependency system
Reflective decision-making and foster care placements
From Damsels in Distress to Sexy Superheroes: How the portrayal of sexism in video game magazines has changed in the last twenty years
Video games are an important form of media that have the potential to impact gender role attitudes. Sexist portrayals of characters may affect gender behaviors and attitudes. As such, it is important to discover how characters, particularly females, are portrayed in video games. The current study examined video game magazines analyzing the portrayal of female video game characters and how this portrayal has changed in the last twenty years. Resul…
Families in waiting: Adult stakeholder perceptions of family court
What Does Court Observation Tell Us About Judicial Practice and the Courts in Child Welfare
This study provides an in-depth examination of current practice in four jurisdictions in Texas. Sites were selected based on 2008 permanency outcome performance data from a report that highlights the need for a closer look at hearing practice. The study examined 74 permanent managing conservatorship hearings, across four jurisdictions and six judicial officers, with a focus on hearing quality indicators such as parties present, level of discussio…
Assessing the Relationship Between a Peer-Mentoring Program and Case Outcomes in Dependency Court
Building successful family-centered programs to support families whose children have been removed can be especially challenging to child welfare agencies. Peer-mentoring programs match families new to the dependency system with a mentor who has successfully reunified with their children. The current study examines the relationship between a peer-mentoring program, Parent for Parent (P4P), engagement levels of parents, and case outcomes for these …
Examining hearing quality in child abuse and neglect cases: The relationship between breadth of discussion and case outcomes
Trauma-Informed: Dependency Court Personnel’s Understanding of Trauma and Perceptions of Court Policies, Practices, and Environment
Media Reports of Child Deaths and the Relationship to Foster Care Entries and Exits
An evaluation of Montana's child welfare court pre‐hearing conference pilot project
Pre‐hearing conferences are a form of alternative dispute resolution that have been implemented into the child welfare court process. Montana recently piloted a pre‐hearing conference model to occur before the first hearing on the case. The goal of the pilot was to increase discussion and resolution of contested visitation, placement, and service issues and to better engage parents in the process. Data were collected across multiple years to expl…
From learning to the bench: Enhanced judicial practice following Judicial Academies on reasonable efforts
Psychology (12 works) · Political science (9 works) · Law (8 works) · Child Abuse and Trauma (6 works) · Law (6 works) · Medicine (6 works) · Social Psychology (5 works) · Social Psychology (5 works) · Welfare (5 works) · Child Welfare and Adoption (4 works)