Titles

Daniel Thursz Distinguished Professor of Social Justice

School Affiliation

School of Social Work

Specialties

• Sex Work
• Foster Care
• Child Care Policy

About

410-706-7544 cshdaimah@ssw.umaryland.edu

Dr. Shdaimah, who has degrees in law and social work, examines the impact of policy as it evolves through implementation, with a focus on child welfare, prostitution policy, and child care. She is an expert on alternative criminal justice responses to prostitution and street-based sex work and has consulted with jurisdictions across the country and internationally on development, implementation, and evaluation of such programs. In the field of child welfare, Dr. Shdaimah studies case processing. She advises the Maryland judiciary and has worked with the state’s Foster Care Improvement Program as well as a number of local jurisdictions on dependency court reforms and the involvement of stakeholders in the court process. She also is a leading voice on U.S. child care policy, speaking in academic venues and to the news media about the struggles faced by families and providers and the range of early education and child care policy responses to address them.

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Tagged: Caring for the Human Condition   Economic Development   Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion  

This information was last updated April 7, 2023.