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Uncertain Destinations: Characterizing the Role of Place in the Later-Life Experiences of Palliative Care Patients Experiencing Homelessness
Homelessness is a pervasive social injustice that stems from the sociopolitical construction of disposable human life. The shifting age demographics of those experiencing homelessness in the United States exposes the ... -
Understanding Distancing Behaviors in Social Justice Activism and Organizations: An Interpretive Descriptive Study
The United States has seen many social justice movements over time, seeking to improve conditions for various populations. While many of these movements have made significant changes and improvements over time, they have ... -
Understanding Race Differences in Academic Outcomes, School Climate and Social Emotional Learning to Promote Racial Equity and Policy Reform
This dissertation investigated relationships between school climate, social emotional learning (SEL) and racial equity in academic outcomes to understand the role that school climate and SEL can play in the promotion of ... -
Understanding strengths: Developmental Changes and Effects of Protective Factors in a Community Prevention Trial
Using empirical evidence to inform social work practice is consistent with the profession's commitment to beneficence and avoiding harm. Thirty years of prevention research has produced a wealth of tested-and effective ... -
Understanding the Implementation of Diversionary Juvenile Justice Programs: An Examination of Organizational and Political Processes
Little research has been conducted to identify the structures of juvenile diversion programs. Research on juvenile diversion programs tends to focus on program evaluation or effectiveness more than on the structure of ... -
Understanding the Service Needs of Gang-Involved Youth: Social Identity and Ecological Influences on Health Decision-Making
Gang-involved youth experience multiple forms of marginalization and are members of communities experiencing significant health disparities (e.g., youth of color, poor). Yet, research and policy narratives routinely center ... -
Urban redevelopment, housing loss and class segregation: a case study of gentrification in Seattle
(2000)This dissertation examines changing patterns of spatial stratification by social class in downtown Seattle, Washington from 1960 through 1990, focusing on the loss of low-cost housing and displacement of low-income residents. ... -
Utilizing Healing Frameworks to Address and Challenge Racism and White Supremacy In and Out of Educational Settings
White supremacy and other systems of oppression have been and are currently at the forefront of today’s society. With all of the racial trauma and violence Communities of Color face, I questioned how are Students of Color ... -
Weaving Strengths and Vulnerabilities: Implementing Evidence-Based Practices in Core Safety Net Settings
Despite a prolific amount of available evidence-based practices (EBPs), health and mental health interventions have not been implemented as anticipated. Patients relegated to the core safety net, a subset of the safety ... -
What a “Stay Home, Stay Safe” Order Means When Home Isn’t Safe: The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence and IPV Service Providers
The COVID-19 pandemic has had an immediate and deep impact on our communities, the effects of which will be felt for years to come. For vulnerable individuals in our communities, such as survivors of domestic violence (DV) ... -
Where We Go and What We Carry with Us: An Autoethnographic Study of the Marginalization and Resiliency of Appalachian Indigenous Communities of West Virginia
University of WashingtonAbstract Where We Go and What We Carry with Us: An Autoethnographic Study of the Marginalization and Resiliency of Appalachian Indigenous Communities of West Virginia Abandon GawinWaya Shuman Chair ... -
“Wherever I Go, I Have It Inside of Me”: Indigenous Cultural Dance as a Transformative Place of Health and Prevention for Members of an Urban Danza Mexica Community
(2019)Background and Purpose: In 2012 the U.S. Census Bureau used “Mexican American Indian” (MAI) as a new category to describe people with ancestry from Indigenous groups of Mexico. This census category comprises the fourth ... -
“Whoever I Find Myself To Be”: Past, Present, and Future Selves of Bisexual Emerging Adult Men and Trans Masculine Individuals
The Institute of Medicine (2011) has recognized LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) adults as an understudied and underserved population at-risk of poor physical and mental health outcomes, such as high rates ... -
Women and Sexuality: Throughout History, Throughout Lives
(2013-07-25)As the American population continues to age rapidly, it will be increasingly important to identify the unique needs, strengths, and resiliencies of rapidly diversifying elders. Little research explores the intersections ...