Kaila Witkowski
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 4392379 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Kaila Witkowski |
| NOMBRES | Kaila |
| APELLIDO | Witkowski |
| FIRMA | WITKOWSKI K |
| AFILIACIONES | Florida Atlantic University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6548-9431 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 19 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 15 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 19 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2020 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 2 |
Getting a Dorm is Like Russian Roulette
State tuition waivers waive undergraduate college tuition for students who have a documented history of being housing insecure. However, there is a limited understanding on the effectiveness of state tuition waivers from the users’ perspective and how they can support students while attending college. To fill this gap, we partnered with five students at a public university in Florida to visually document their experiences attending college while …
Visual methods in disaster recovery research
While photographs have been used in popular culture for decades to capture the devastation of natural hazards, the use of visual methods as a tool to study these disasters is a less common practice. Engaging with literature on visual research methodologies and disaster recovery, this article explores the cultural and ethical challenges of using photo-elicitation to study long-term recovery efforts following the 2023 Maui fires. Drawing on intervi…
A snapshot of empowerment
BACKGROUND: One of the main goals for photovoice projects is to promote dialogue through the discussion of photographs and reach policymakers, and so the quality and visual appeal of images can be important. Despite this, literature on photovoice methodology focuses on the ethical and technical aspects of training participants, rather than artistic expression. METHODS: This brief report reflects on a photovoice study that included training with a…
Exploring public preferences for limiting or expanding harm reduction policies in Florida, USA
Background Despite growing acceptance of harm reduction policies in the U.S., support for harm reduction services in Republican-leaning states remains controversial. This study analyses public opinions for limiting and expanding harm reduction policies as well as financial supports for some policies in Florida—a Republican-leaning state in the U.S.Methods Data was collected from a representative sample of 600 Florida residents using a survey fiel…
Does HIV status affect attitudes on welfare deservingness? A survey experiment on welfare policy in the US
Studies examining welfare recipients’ deservingness are becoming increasingly more important as the US continues to debate access to unemployment benefits and make access to Medicaid more conditional. While there has been extensive research on the deservingness of some groups of welfare recipients, the intersection of HIV-related stigma and welfare deservingness has not been heavily studied since the early 2000s, leaving gaps in our knowledge of …
Organizational resilience in first-response agencies
Understanding problematic substance use among first responders during the Covid-19 pandemic
First responder ladder of community engagement
Using Collaborative Governance to Regulate Sober Living Facilities
With the growing number of opioid-related deaths, many local governments are assembling collaborations with the goal of providing timely and tangible responses to the overdose epidemic. Although the purpose of such collaborations is to bring multi-sector stakeholders together to provide policy recommendations, the inclusion of organizations with divergent interests and differing levels of power can open the collaboration to capture by special int…
Florida as a Covid-19 Epicenter
This case study explores Florida’s emergency management response during the COVID-19 pandemic. Utilizing the Institutional Analysis and Development Framework and transboundary crisis literature, this article identifies how state attributes, institutions, multi-sector stakeholders, and their interactions may have influenced the state’s response to the pandemic. Findings from the content analyses of government policies, documents, and news reports …
Lessons From the Frontlines of the Overdose Crisis
First responders, including police officers and firefighters, take on the occupational role of responding to community needs during emergencies. While it is acknowledged that their emergency role may change and adapt during large-scale crisis events, this is assumed to be a temporary change that will eventually result in a return to traditional occupational responsibilities. This may be different for public health emergencies, like the overdose c…
Safe but stifled
First Responders and the Covid-19 Pandemic
Workforce retention is a current challenge for public administration, and there are continued questions about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the public safety workforce and their willingness to serve. Past studies have shown there are limits to what first responders will endure during complex and uncertain emergencies, leading them to potentially leave their position. Using a nationwide survey ( n = 3,582), in-depth interviews ( n = 91), …
Trauma‐informed organizational climate and its impact on first responder burnout during Covid ‐19
First responders experience work‐related challenges in higher magnitudes than other occupations. Organizational elements may mitigate or exacerbate burnout for first responders during public health emergencies (e.g., COVID‐19). This mixed methods study of first responders in the United States aims to (1) assess the relationship between a trauma‐informed organizational climate (TIC) and burnout; (2) analyze the moderating effect of TIC on role str…
Health-related nonprofit response to concurrent disaster events
Immigrants, deviants, and drug users
Social media platforms are widely used by numerous political officials to quickly disseminate information and/or obtain influence. Yet, little emphasis has been placed on analyzing how the dissemination of contentious messages is propagated using these e‐platforms. The purpose of this study is to examine President Donald J. Trump's political rhetoric about immigration policies during the 2018–2019 government shutdown. In doing so, we qualitativel…
Miami in Transformation during the Covid-19 Pandemic
While the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has been felt around the world, Miami, Florida is one example of the specific and unique ways in which this pandemic is experienced. Drawing on the concepts of visual culture analysis and disaster literature, this article analyses how the COVID-19 pandemic transformed the everyday lives of people living in this subtropical American city. Specifically, this study draws on data collected from a digital part…
Aging and thriving with HIV
The findings suggest that Miami (and areas with a large HIV-positive population) may benefit from community and policy solutions that take a successful aging approach and build upon the resiliency of this population
Government as Network Catalyst
Governments have long-standing interests in preventing market failures and enhancing innovation in strategic industries. Public policy regarding domestic technology is critical to both national security and economic prosperity. Governments often seek to enhance their global competitiveness by promoting private sector cooperative activity at the inter-organizational level. Research on network governance has illuminated the structure of boundary-sp…
Government as Network Catalyst
Governments have long-standing interests in preventing market failures and enhancing innovation in strategic industries. Public policy regarding domestic technology is critical to both national security and economic prosperity. Governments often seek to enhance their global competitiveness by promoting private sector cooperative activity at the inter-organizational level. Research on network governance has illuminated the structure of boundary-sp…
First Responders and the Covid-19 Pandemic
Workforce retention is a current challenge for public administration, and there are continued questions about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the public safety workforce and their willingness to serve. Past studies have shown there are limits to what first responders will endure during complex and uncertain emergencies, leading them to potentially leave their position. Using a nationwide survey ( n = 3,582), in-depth interviews ( n = 91), …
Trauma‐informed organizational climate and its impact on first responder burnout during Covid ‐19
First responders experience work‐related challenges in higher magnitudes than other occupations. Organizational elements may mitigate or exacerbate burnout for first responders during public health emergencies (e.g., COVID‐19). This mixed methods study of first responders in the United States aims to (1) assess the relationship between a trauma‐informed organizational climate (TIC) and burnout; (2) analyze the moderating effect of TIC on role str…
Miami in Transformation during the Covid-19 Pandemic
While the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has been felt around the world, Miami, Florida is one example of the specific and unique ways in which this pandemic is experienced. Drawing on the concepts of visual culture analysis and disaster literature, this article analyses how the COVID-19 pandemic transformed the everyday lives of people living in this subtropical American city. Specifically, this study draws on data collected from a digital part…
Aging and thriving with HIV
The findings suggest that Miami (and areas with a large HIV-positive population) may benefit from community and policy solutions that take a successful aging approach and build upon the resiliency of this population
Government as Network Catalyst
Governments have long-standing interests in preventing market failures and enhancing innovation in strategic industries. Public policy regarding domestic technology is critical to both national security and economic prosperity. Governments often seek to enhance their global competitiveness by promoting private sector cooperative activity at the inter-organizational level. Research on network governance has illuminated the structure of boundary-sp…
Miami in Transformation during the Covid-19 Pandemic
While the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has been felt around the world, Miami, Florida is one example of the specific and unique ways in which this pandemic is experienced. Drawing on the concepts of visual culture analysis and disaster literature, this article analyses how the COVID-19 pandemic transformed the everyday lives of people living in this subtropical American city. Specifically, this study draws on data collected from a digital part…
Health-related nonprofit response to concurrent disaster events
Immigrants, deviants, and drug users
Social media platforms are widely used by numerous political officials to quickly disseminate information and/or obtain influence. Yet, little emphasis has been placed on analyzing how the dissemination of contentious messages is propagated using these e‐platforms. The purpose of this study is to examine President Donald J. Trump's political rhetoric about immigration policies during the 2018–2019 government shutdown. In doing so, we qualitativel…
Florida as a Covid-19 Epicenter
This case study explores Florida’s emergency management response during the COVID-19 pandemic. Utilizing the Institutional Analysis and Development Framework and transboundary crisis literature, this article identifies how state attributes, institutions, multi-sector stakeholders, and their interactions may have influenced the state’s response to the pandemic. Findings from the content analyses of government policies, documents, and news reports …
Lessons From the Frontlines of the Overdose Crisis
First responders, including police officers and firefighters, take on the occupational role of responding to community needs during emergencies. While it is acknowledged that their emergency role may change and adapt during large-scale crisis events, this is assumed to be a temporary change that will eventually result in a return to traditional occupational responsibilities. This may be different for public health emergencies, like the overdose c…
Safe but stifled
First Responders and the Covid-19 Pandemic
Workforce retention is a current challenge for public administration, and there are continued questions about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the public safety workforce and their willingness to serve. Past studies have shown there are limits to what first responders will endure during complex and uncertain emergencies, leading them to potentially leave their position. Using a nationwide survey ( n = 3,582), in-depth interviews ( n = 91), …
Trauma‐informed organizational climate and its impact on first responder burnout during Covid ‐19
First responders experience work‐related challenges in higher magnitudes than other occupations. Organizational elements may mitigate or exacerbate burnout for first responders during public health emergencies (e.g., COVID‐19). This mixed methods study of first responders in the United States aims to (1) assess the relationship between a trauma‐informed organizational climate (TIC) and burnout; (2) analyze the moderating effect of TIC on role str…
Organizational resilience in first-response agencies
Understanding problematic substance use among first responders during the Covid-19 pandemic
First responder ladder of community engagement
Using Collaborative Governance to Regulate Sober Living Facilities
With the growing number of opioid-related deaths, many local governments are assembling collaborations with the goal of providing timely and tangible responses to the overdose epidemic. Although the purpose of such collaborations is to bring multi-sector stakeholders together to provide policy recommendations, the inclusion of organizations with divergent interests and differing levels of power can open the collaboration to capture by special int…
Exploring public preferences for limiting or expanding harm reduction policies in Florida, USA
Background Despite growing acceptance of harm reduction policies in the U.S., support for harm reduction services in Republican-leaning states remains controversial. This study analyses public opinions for limiting and expanding harm reduction policies as well as financial supports for some policies in Florida—a Republican-leaning state in the U.S.Methods Data was collected from a representative sample of 600 Florida residents using a survey fiel…
Does HIV status affect attitudes on welfare deservingness? A survey experiment on welfare policy in the US
Studies examining welfare recipients’ deservingness are becoming increasingly more important as the US continues to debate access to unemployment benefits and make access to Medicaid more conditional. While there has been extensive research on the deservingness of some groups of welfare recipients, the intersection of HIV-related stigma and welfare deservingness has not been heavily studied since the early 2000s, leaving gaps in our knowledge of …
Getting a Dorm is Like Russian Roulette
State tuition waivers waive undergraduate college tuition for students who have a documented history of being housing insecure. However, there is a limited understanding on the effectiveness of state tuition waivers from the users’ perspective and how they can support students while attending college. To fill this gap, we partnered with five students at a public university in Florida to visually document their experiences attending college while …
Visual methods in disaster recovery research
While photographs have been used in popular culture for decades to capture the devastation of natural hazards, the use of visual methods as a tool to study these disasters is a less common practice. Engaging with literature on visual research methodologies and disaster recovery, this article explores the cultural and ethical challenges of using photo-elicitation to study long-term recovery efforts following the 2023 Maui fires. Drawing on intervi…
A snapshot of empowerment
BACKGROUND: One of the main goals for photovoice projects is to promote dialogue through the discussion of photographs and reach policymakers, and so the quality and visual appeal of images can be important. Despite this, literature on photovoice methodology focuses on the ethical and technical aspects of training participants, rather than artistic expression. METHODS: This brief report reflects on a photovoice study that included training with a…
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