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  • UMB Dataset

    Organizing in Diverse Communities: Advocacy in Baltimore

    Authors
    Dassi Postan-Aizik
    Corey S. Shdaimah
    Description

    The purpose of this study is to explore how community organizations advocate for social change. This included exploration of coalition building as well as strategies and tactics used such as racial/ethnic composition, social capital, or socioeconomic status. This project also serves as a learning experience for MSW students in the co-PI's qualitative research in particular social and political contexts....

    Subject
    Communities
    Social Advocacy
    Timeframe
    2019
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  • UMB Dataset

    Dynamics of the Gut Microbiome in Shigella-Infected Children During the First Two Years of Life

    Authors
    Esther Ndungo
    Johanna B. Holm
    Syze Gama
    Andrea G. Buchwald
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    Description

    This dataset was used to overview the taxonomic composition of the gastrointestinal microbiomes during the first two years of life with the intent to better understand the effects of the invasive pathogen, Shigella. Data was collected through a two year longitudinal study of a mother-infant cohort in Malawi, using 16S rRNA amplicon sequencing to characterize the gastrointestinal microbiota. Rectal...

    Subject
    Gastrointestinal Microbiome
    Genomics
    Shigella
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    Unrestricted access
  • UMB Dataset

    Participant Experiences in Baltimore City's Specialized Prostitution Diversion Program

    Authors
    Corey S. Shdaimah
    Marie Bailey-Kloch
    Philip Osteen
    Description

    This dataset was generated from a qualitative, exploratory study to understand how the Baltimore Specialized Prostitution Diversion Program (SPD) operated and was experienced by those working and participating in it. Qualitative data included observations of participants during their interactions with the court and SPD staff as well as interviews with twenty-one SPD clients. Administrative program...

    Subject
    Sex Workers
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  • UMB Dataset

    Problem-Solving Courts, Street Level Bureaucrats, and Clients as Policy Agents in a Prostitution Diversion Program

    Authors
    Corey S. Shdaimah
    Description

    This research examined newly implemented prostitution diversion programs in Baltimore City and Philadelphia from the perspectives of program participants and program staff. Via interviews, focus groups, and observations this qualitative longitudinal study examined the program participants’ motivations for participating in the problem-solving court models as well as how they negotiate with court professionals...

    Subject
    Sex Workers
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