Summary
Alicia D. Summers, Ph.D., is Director of Data Savvy Consulting, LLC, where she conducts applied research and evaluation at the intersection of psychology and law, focusing on child welfare court systems. She also serves as Director of Research for the Center for Legal and Judicial Innovation and Advancement, providing technical assistance to courts and court improvement programs. She provides evaluation and data consultation at the local, state, and national levels, including work with state court administration and organizations such as the National Center for State Courts and the American Bar Association. Summers spent over a decade at the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges conducting court practice evaluations.
Research interests
- Judicial decision-making
- Hearing quality
- Court performance measurement
Selected publications
- Summers, A. (2023). Exploring Indian Child Welfare Act implementation and case outcomes. Juvenile and Family Court Journal, Special Issue: Examining ICWA Implementation Practice and Outcomes, 74(1), 37-50.
- Summers, A., & Gatowski, S. I. (2024). . Child Maltreatment, 10775595241231547.
- Summers, A., Gatowski, S. I., & Gueller, M (2017). . Children and Youth Services Review, 82, 490-498.
- Summers, A., Gatowski, S., & Dobbin, S. (2012). . Psychology, Crime, and Law, 18, 95-112.
- Summers, A., & Woodruff, K. (2026). . Journal of Public Child Welfare, 1-23.
- Summers, A., Wood, S., Russell, J., & Macgill, S. (2012). . Children and Youth Services Review, 34, 2036-2041.
Courses taught
Alicia Summers has taught the Social Science and Law course and the Science and Justice of Child Welfare and Juvenile Courts for the Judicial Studies Graduate Program.
Education
- Ph.D., Interdisciplinary Social Psychology with a focus in Social Psychology and Law, ·¬ÇÑÊÓƵ