KnowledgeWorks@UBalt: Recent submissions
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Degrees of Inequity: A Policy and Strategic Alternative Assessment to Identify a Twenty‐First Century Definition of Undue Hardship for Student Loan Debt in the United States
(2020-12-18)This study was undertaken to address issues resulting from the vagueness of imprecisely defined legislative language located in the Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978 (Public Law 95-598) and subsequent policies, regulations, ... -
Lebron James and the I promise school: This is why sports stars shouldn't just "shut up and dribble".
(Salon.com, LLC, 2018-07-31)When athletes of James' stature use their influence for positive change off the court, kids win. -
Celebrate the Fourth - while we can! Democracy is crumbling but there's a cookout at my place.
(Salon.com, LLC, 2020-01-07)This Fourth of July, I'm missing my grandma and mourning the state of America. But maybe Trump did us a favor. -
What would it take to trust the police? A frank discussion on "The Black and the Blue"
(Salon.com, LLC, 2018-08-21)Salon talks to former cop Matthew Horace, about his new book about crime, racism, and injustice in law enforcement. -
Justice for Jordan Edwards: Murder conviction for Texas cop feels like a miracle.
(Salon.com, LLC, 2018-08-29)Officer Roy Oliver was convicted of murdering the unarmed 15-year-old teen in 2017, as he left a party. -
Conservatives triggered into #NikeBoycott over Colin Kaepernick ads
(Salon.com, LLC, 2018-09-04)People are burning sneakers they already bought over the new Just Do It ad campaign. -
Serena Williams has earned the respect of a world that can't bear to give it to her
(Salon.com, LLC, 2018-09-11)An umpire's sexist calls in the U.S. Open final followed by racism in a cartoon shows how far we have to go. -
Patriots fan pours beer on Tyreek hill: Boozy, toxic sports culture needs a serious cleanse.
(Salon.com, LLC, 2018-10-16)Fandom can build community, but it can also take a dark and even very dangerous turn. -
Compare Rae Carruth's sentence to Marissa Alexander's: The need for reform is clear.
(Salon.com, LLC, 2018-10-23)They're both free now. But a domestic violence victim shouldn't be treated the same as a man who conspired to kill. -
(Food) banking on networks: Social network analysis of Maryland food networks
(2020-12)This study explored the existence and role of food networks in food access in Maryland, the significantly higher food insecurity rates in Allegany, Baltimore City, Dorchester, and Somerset Counties, and the relationship ... -
Integration of the Cooperative Movement: The Case of Puerto Rico
(2020-07)Integration among cooperatives is one of the principles promoted by these social-economic organizations. A well-integrated cooperative movement is a system that has the potential to contribute to the common good of society ... -
A Correlational Study Examining the Relationship Between Performance in Trade School User Experience Immersive Program and the Five Factor Model of Personality Traits
(2020-12-01)This study examined the relationship between the Five-Factor Model (FFM; McCrae & Costa, 2009), and User Experience education in a trade school immersive program. Research was conducted to determine if any of the FFM ... -
The NRA doesn't care about Black heroes: Jemel Roberson was "the good guy with a gun".
(Salon.com, LLC, 2018-11-14)A black security guard subdued an active shooter in an Illinois bar. When the police arrived, they shot him. -
Black lives don't matter to Major League Baseball — what else is new?
(Salon.com, LLC, 2019-11-27)The MLB Commissioner's Office PAC's donation to Mississippi Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith shouldn't surprise anyone. -
Polytasking and Human Values Across Cultures
(2020-12)This study examines the relationship between polytasking and human values, at the individual level of analysis, across three groups from two culturally distinct countries (India and USA). Both archival and non-archival ... -
Motivating Senior Native Spanish Speakers learning English through an Educational Game
(2021-02-01)Many people believe that the younger you are, the easier it is to learn a second language. This project explores methods for motivating senior native Spanish speakers learning English. Current literature was surveyed ... -
A Comparative Study in the Effectiveness of Interactive E-books to Teach Children Online Privacy and Security
(2021-02-01)The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether interactive e-books could as effectively teach online privacy and security to children ages 7 through 10 in Maryland, Virginia, and Maine as to Canadian children. The ... -
The Effect of Access and Exposure on Occupational Segregation for Women and Minorities
(2021-01-25)The central theme of this project rests in providing evidence of occupational segregation relative to race and sex. In line with the central theme is the proposition that workforce training impacts the effects of occupational ... -
Diabetic Foot Exams: A National Study of Social Equity Disparities in Quality Based on Patient, Provider and Practice Characteristics and Policy Implications
(2020-10-22)Diabetes related care is estimated to cost approximately $327 billion per year. Given the budget constraints and rising costs in the healthcare industry, it is critical to implement cost containment and prevention measures ... -
Coming Around on Martin Luther King Jr.: My Grandma, the Black church and me
(Salon.com, LLC., 2019-01-22)In my youth, my Grandma wanted me to be more like MLK, but I didn't think he had anything to offer a kid like me.