A Elizabeth Stearns
Biographic Data
| ID | 97459 |
|---|---|
| NAME | A Elizabeth Stearns |
| GIVEN NAMES | A Elizabeth |
| FAMILY NAME | Stearns |
| SIGNATURE | STEARNS A E |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Louisiana at Lafayette |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2633-5362 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 11 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Constructing the gendered body in prison cookbooks
Prison cookbooks have been systematically ignored as a form of narrative. The current study adds to the criminological literature by using thematic analysis to explore the construction of gender through the narratives of 24 prison cookbooks. Findings suggest that much of the gendered discourse troubles reductive and stereotypical presentations of incarcerated men and women. Through language choice, male cookbook authors embody relationship-buildi…
Women's peer to peer support inside a jail support group
Social support plays an integral role in health and well-being. Behind bars, support from peers on the inside is also beneficial, facilitating prosocial behavior, sobriety, coping mechanisms, and re-entry success. Social support frequently is delivered through supportive communication. However, it is not clear how such communication is enacted, as the majority of studies relies upon participants' recollections of supportive communication during a…
I Started to Feel Better now”
Hope Springs Eternal
Prevention and intervention research has indicated the malleability of hope in a variety of populations and the positive impact on treatment outcomes in general clinical settings and substance use treatment. However, despite its prospective role in improving well-being, research on hope is not often situated behind bars. Thus, the current project intended to explore the nature of theory-driven hope discussions for women involved in justice system…
Baking Bittersweet
Food is a significant component of life; its preparation is gendered and associated with caregiving roles. For incarcerated women, food is especially salient. Inmate-created recipes can assist with asserting pro-social identities and responding to powerlessness. It is less certain if incarcerated mothers draw upon recipes to emphasize mothering identities. Therefore, this study uses focus groups at a jail and additionally analyzes contributed rec…
Barriers and Facilitators to Treatment Engagement Among Clients in Inpatient Substance Abuse Treatment
There is a call for drawing on client voice to provide a rich, nuanced understanding of factors influencing substance treatment engagement as to maximizing treatment benefits. We interviewed 60 clients in a short-term inpatient substance treatment program and examined facilitators and barriers to treatment engagement. Thematic analysis yielded four themes, including perceived treatment needs, trust and counselor rapport, peer inspiration, and org…
The walking dead? Assessing social death among long-term prisoners
A phenomenon known as “social death” often occurs to individuals entering the penal system and is exacerbated for long-term inmates. In the current study, men who had been incarcerated for seven or more years ranked their feelings of connectivity with the outside world and offered information about their contact experiences (e.g., visits, letters, phone calls, and consumption of media). Findings suggest that visits from friends, visits from other…
Barriers and Facilitators to Treatment Engagement Among Clients in Inpatient Substance Abuse Treatment
There is a call for drawing on client voice to provide a rich, nuanced understanding of factors influencing substance treatment engagement as to maximizing treatment benefits. We interviewed 60 clients in a short-term inpatient substance treatment program and examined facilitators and barriers to treatment engagement. Thematic analysis yielded four themes, including perceived treatment needs, trust and counselor rapport, peer inspiration, and org…
Baking Bittersweet
Food is a significant component of life; its preparation is gendered and associated with caregiving roles. For incarcerated women, food is especially salient. Inmate-created recipes can assist with asserting pro-social identities and responding to powerlessness. It is less certain if incarcerated mothers draw upon recipes to emphasize mothering identities. Therefore, this study uses focus groups at a jail and additionally analyzes contributed rec…
Women's peer to peer support inside a jail support group
Social support plays an integral role in health and well-being. Behind bars, support from peers on the inside is also beneficial, facilitating prosocial behavior, sobriety, coping mechanisms, and re-entry success. Social support frequently is delivered through supportive communication. However, it is not clear how such communication is enacted, as the majority of studies relies upon participants' recollections of supportive communication during a…
Constructing the gendered body in prison cookbooks
Prison cookbooks have been systematically ignored as a form of narrative. The current study adds to the criminological literature by using thematic analysis to explore the construction of gender through the narratives of 24 prison cookbooks. Findings suggest that much of the gendered discourse troubles reductive and stereotypical presentations of incarcerated men and women. Through language choice, male cookbook authors embody relationship-buildi…
The walking dead? Assessing social death among long-term prisoners
A phenomenon known as “social death” often occurs to individuals entering the penal system and is exacerbated for long-term inmates. In the current study, men who had been incarcerated for seven or more years ranked their feelings of connectivity with the outside world and offered information about their contact experiences (e.g., visits, letters, phone calls, and consumption of media). Findings suggest that visits from friends, visits from other…
Hope Springs Eternal
Prevention and intervention research has indicated the malleability of hope in a variety of populations and the positive impact on treatment outcomes in general clinical settings and substance use treatment. However, despite its prospective role in improving well-being, research on hope is not often situated behind bars. Thus, the current project intended to explore the nature of theory-driven hope discussions for women involved in justice system…
Baking Bittersweet
Food is a significant component of life; its preparation is gendered and associated with caregiving roles. For incarcerated women, food is especially salient. Inmate-created recipes can assist with asserting pro-social identities and responding to powerlessness. It is less certain if incarcerated mothers draw upon recipes to emphasize mothering identities. Therefore, this study uses focus groups at a jail and additionally analyzes contributed rec…
Barriers and Facilitators to Treatment Engagement Among Clients in Inpatient Substance Abuse Treatment
There is a call for drawing on client voice to provide a rich, nuanced understanding of factors influencing substance treatment engagement as to maximizing treatment benefits. We interviewed 60 clients in a short-term inpatient substance treatment program and examined facilitators and barriers to treatment engagement. Thematic analysis yielded four themes, including perceived treatment needs, trust and counselor rapport, peer inspiration, and org…
I Started to Feel Better now”
Constructing the gendered body in prison cookbooks
Prison cookbooks have been systematically ignored as a form of narrative. The current study adds to the criminological literature by using thematic analysis to explore the construction of gender through the narratives of 24 prison cookbooks. Findings suggest that much of the gendered discourse troubles reductive and stereotypical presentations of incarcerated men and women. Through language choice, male cookbook authors embody relationship-buildi…
Women's peer to peer support inside a jail support group
Social support plays an integral role in health and well-being. Behind bars, support from peers on the inside is also beneficial, facilitating prosocial behavior, sobriety, coping mechanisms, and re-entry success. Social support frequently is delivered through supportive communication. However, it is not clear how such communication is enacted, as the majority of studies relies upon participants' recollections of supportive communication during a…
Psychology (7 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis (3 works) · Criminology (3 works) · Homelessness and Social Issues (3 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Psychotherapist (3 works) · Qualitative research (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works)