Course description: This course will familiarize students with the basic knowledge of geographic information systems (GIS) and their application to social work practice and research. The course is organized around three primary areas: 1) conceptual; 2) technical; and 3) data management. A conceptual overview of GIS is presented to provide students with foundational knowledge about the theory, purpose, function, and applicability of GIS in practice and research settings. Students will develop critical thinking skills necessary to devise research questions appropriate for a GIS, to develop a GIS, interpret the findings, and to evaluate the spatial relationships between variables.
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Rates of Crime: Accessing Mental Health Services for Juveniles
Katy Wolfe
7-1-2013This project seeks to identify areas that have a high crime rate and a high percent of population under 18 years old, to identify mental health facilities available in St. Louis City for youth under the age of 18 years that are financially accessible (i.e. offers payment assistance plans, accepts wide range of insurance), and to detect cluster areas that are being over-served and detect areas that are being under-served.
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Assessing the Implementation of NREGS in India and Potential Areas to Expand
Bambry Xiao
12-1-2013The aim of this project is to evaluate the program implementation on district level and detect the districts that have the potential to expand the program as well as to answer the questions of what the geographic variance of performance within the state is and what the geographic variance of performance over the country is.
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The Effect of Family Socio-economic Status on Academic Performance A Study of Public High School Achievement in St. Louis City
Ming Yin
12-1-2013The aim of this project is to see whether concentrated poverty of households and race are related to the educational outcomes of public high schools, especially to neighborhood schools.
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Demographic Variations in Greenway Users and Nearby Residents on aNewly Constructed St. Louis GreenwayDemographic Variations in Greenway Users and Nearby Residents on aNewly Constructed St. Louis Greenway
Marissa Zwald
5-7-2013This project seeks to examine the demographic characteristics of greenway users on a newly constructed greenway in St. Louis, Missouri compared to the demographic profile of residents living in adjacent census blocks.
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Potential for Small African-American Owned Businesses in the St. Louis Region: An Alternative Approach to Assessing Communities with the DrillDown Report
Alicia Ajayi
7-9-2012This project aims to identify block groups that have a stable economic environment with a significant African-American population and to identify industry gaps for small business owners.
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Food Deserts & Obesity Prevalence in Missouri
Emily Bull
7-9-2012This project investigates how food deserts are related to the prevalence of obesity in the state of Missouri.
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Recommendation Sites for New ADAP Pharmacy in Washington D.C
Lina Cai
7-9-2012This project aims to understand demographic factors of people who living with HIV/AIDS in the level of census tract in D.C., analyze locations and accessibility of ADAP pharmacies, and provide recommendations for new pharmacy locations.
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Low Income Housing Tax Credit Properties in St. Louis City and St. Louis County
Ross Clark and Nina Parikh
12-1-2012This project aims to identify areas that have a large concentration of LIHTC properties and what areas are most in need of LIHTC properties. Where are the areas most at risk of losing affordable housing due to LIHTC properties approaching Year 15?
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Positive Youth Development: Opportunity and Access
Anna Gennari
7-9-2012The goals of this project include contributing to the on-going Regional Initiative on Youth Resource Directory, identifying potential gaps in Youth Development services based on program location and total youth population, and informing future place-based research and public policy.
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Identifying Areas of Health Literacy Needs in St. Louis City and County
Alice Gu and Joann Seo
12-1-2012This project explores levels of health literacy in St. Louis City and County as measured by the S-TOFHLA. It examines whether regions with the lower rates of health literacy levels represent potential areas to target health literacy and interventions.
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Diabetes and the Built Environment: Do perceptions matter?
Henry Heisey and Anne Herleth
12-1-2012This project explores whether PAPAR variables can predict diabetes status when controlling for household income and race.
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Weathering the Recession: Economic Impact ofBeyond Housing’s Work in Pagedale and the 24:1 Municipalities
Josh Jennemann and Lauren Samuelson
12-1-2012This project analyzes the impacts of SERH on the economic vitality of the 24:1 Initiative area, particularly Pagedale, over the 8 years preceding.
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Environmental Risk Factors for Low-Income Home-Based Childcares in St. Louis
Edison Laura and Elizabeth Alden
12-1-2012Through the examination of environmental factors, this project looks to identify home-based childcare facilities in St. Louis City and County at risk for ineffective implementation of CACFP’s anticipated new guidelines.
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Free and Low-Cost Health and Social Services in St. Louis City and County Available to Clients of the SPOT (Supporting Positive Opportunities with Youth)
Yujun Liu and Evelyn Sharkey
12-1-2012This project maps the spatial distribution of youth in St. Louis City and County who visited the SPOT between January 2011 and June 2012. And what is the spatial distribution of free and low-cost health and social service agencies in St. Louis City and County providing services similar to those offered at the SPOT, and how does this compare with the spatial distribution of SPOT clients?
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The Impact of Agricultural Risk in Rajasthan, India
Jessica Londeree and Komal Nadkarni
12-1-2012This project aims to identify regions in the state of Rajasthan with the highest agricultural risk and to illustrate the potential outcome of this agricultural risk on human health and rates of rural-to-urban migration.