Alexandra Judelsohn
Biographic Data
| ID | 3562702 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Alexandra Judelsohn |
| GIVEN NAMES | Alexandra |
| FAMILY NAME | Judelsohn |
| SIGNATURE | JUDELSOHN A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University at Buffalo, State University of New York |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7952-5149 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Triumphs and tribulations in cross-sectoral efforts to support refugee resettlement: Collaboration and empowerment among refugee serving organizations in two US resettlement cities
A successful refugee resettlement program requires a network of actors to collaborate to support new residents in the US. Yet little is known about how these actors collaborate with one another and empower their clients. This exploratory study of Erie County, NY and Kent County, MI maps out the network of local and county governments, local resettlement agencies, and ethnic community-based organizations that support resettled refugees. I examine …
Integration through insurgency: Opposing approaches to refugee resettlement in major resettlement sites
Supporting refugee resettlement in the USA requires a network of actors, including, but not limited to, local resettlement agencies, local and county governments (LCGs), and ethnic community-based organizations (ECBOs). Through a qualitative study, we explore how LCGs manage diverse communities by examining how they plan for immigrants and refugees through immigrant welcoming work. We also consider ECBO’s response to and role in this work. Findin…
Envisioning Healthy Soil Futures: Planning and Policy Inertia in Addressing Soil Contamination in a Postindustrial City
Soil health is critical for healthy cities, yet little is known about how communities experience and address soil contamination. Contamination of soils can expose residents to heavy metals, which may have detrimental health effects. This study focuses on Buffalo, NY, using a mixed-methods approach to understand community experiences surrounding soil contaminants, planning, and policy. Findings reveal that spatial patterns of lead contaminants mir…
Shifting Interorganizational Relations and the Covid-19 Pandemic as External Shock: An Analysis of Organizational Fields, Capital, and Habitus
Applying the concepts of organizational field, capital, and habitus by Pierre Bourdieu, this study critically examines the (re)configuring of relations between grassroots and mainstream organizations during the COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically, we examined refugee-led organizations (RLOs), via fieldwork and interviews, in one US city from the summer of 2020 during the peak of the pandemic through 2022. We argue for conceptualizing the pandemic as …
Co-Constructing Knowledge and Space with Refugee Communities: Lessons from the Western New York Refugee Health Summit
Displaced peoples are often excluded from institutional, community, and public processes in the United States, including in knowledge production spaces where researchers and educators may discuss problems and devise solutions. In this article, we explore the benefits and challenges inherent in the co-construction of knowledge spaces designed with the intent of serving refugee communities. To do so, we examined the Western New York Refugee Health …
Planning and Food Sovereignty in Conflict Cities: Insights From Urban Growers in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir
Problem, research strategy, and findings Protracted political conflicts disrupt people's lives, including their ability to feed themselves. Urban planning, operating within the ambit of the state, impacts food systems in conflict cities. We examine the confluence of planning and political misgovernance on food sovereignty in conflict cities. We do so by documenting the experiences of urban growers who cultivate, eat, and distribute indigenous gre…
Planning for Regional Food Equity
Problem, research strategy, and findings Scholars in planning and public health have increasingly called attention to inequities in the food system. To evaluate and address these challenges, local and regional governments have developed and implemented a variety of plans over the last 2 decades. The role of regional food planning, however, remains understudied. Most assessments of plans, vis-à-vis food systems, fall short in gauging how plans add…
Refuge in new food environments? The role of urban planning in facilitating food equity for new Americans
In the United States, resettled refugees arrive in designated resettlement cities where they can in theory start a new life with support systems in place. Although refugee resettlement agencies are the main point of contact upon arrival, agencies are mandated to work with refugees for 90 days. Traditionally, local governments have not had purposeful contact with resettled refugee populations, yet the policies they enact and built environments the…
Refuge in new food environments? The role of urban planning in facilitating food equity for new Americans
In the United States, resettled refugees arrive in designated resettlement cities where they can in theory start a new life with support systems in place. Although refugee resettlement agencies are the main point of contact upon arrival, agencies are mandated to work with refugees for 90 days. Traditionally, local governments have not had purposeful contact with resettled refugee populations, yet the policies they enact and built environments the…
Co-Constructing Knowledge and Space with Refugee Communities: Lessons from the Western New York Refugee Health Summit
Displaced peoples are often excluded from institutional, community, and public processes in the United States, including in knowledge production spaces where researchers and educators may discuss problems and devise solutions. In this article, we explore the benefits and challenges inherent in the co-construction of knowledge spaces designed with the intent of serving refugee communities. To do so, we examined the Western New York Refugee Health …
Refuge in new food environments? The role of urban planning in facilitating food equity for new Americans
In the United States, resettled refugees arrive in designated resettlement cities where they can in theory start a new life with support systems in place. Although refugee resettlement agencies are the main point of contact upon arrival, agencies are mandated to work with refugees for 90 days. Traditionally, local governments have not had purposeful contact with resettled refugee populations, yet the policies they enact and built environments the…
Planning for Regional Food Equity
Problem, research strategy, and findings Scholars in planning and public health have increasingly called attention to inequities in the food system. To evaluate and address these challenges, local and regional governments have developed and implemented a variety of plans over the last 2 decades. The role of regional food planning, however, remains understudied. Most assessments of plans, vis-à-vis food systems, fall short in gauging how plans add…
Planning and Food Sovereignty in Conflict Cities: Insights From Urban Growers in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir
Problem, research strategy, and findings Protracted political conflicts disrupt people's lives, including their ability to feed themselves. Urban planning, operating within the ambit of the state, impacts food systems in conflict cities. We examine the confluence of planning and political misgovernance on food sovereignty in conflict cities. We do so by documenting the experiences of urban growers who cultivate, eat, and distribute indigenous gre…
Shifting Interorganizational Relations and the Covid-19 Pandemic as External Shock: An Analysis of Organizational Fields, Capital, and Habitus
Applying the concepts of organizational field, capital, and habitus by Pierre Bourdieu, this study critically examines the (re)configuring of relations between grassroots and mainstream organizations during the COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically, we examined refugee-led organizations (RLOs), via fieldwork and interviews, in one US city from the summer of 2020 during the peak of the pandemic through 2022. We argue for conceptualizing the pandemic as …
Co-Constructing Knowledge and Space with Refugee Communities: Lessons from the Western New York Refugee Health Summit
Displaced peoples are often excluded from institutional, community, and public processes in the United States, including in knowledge production spaces where researchers and educators may discuss problems and devise solutions. In this article, we explore the benefits and challenges inherent in the co-construction of knowledge spaces designed with the intent of serving refugee communities. To do so, we examined the Western New York Refugee Health …
Integration through insurgency: Opposing approaches to refugee resettlement in major resettlement sites
Supporting refugee resettlement in the USA requires a network of actors, including, but not limited to, local resettlement agencies, local and county governments (LCGs), and ethnic community-based organizations (ECBOs). Through a qualitative study, we explore how LCGs manage diverse communities by examining how they plan for immigrants and refugees through immigrant welcoming work. We also consider ECBO’s response to and role in this work. Findin…
Envisioning Healthy Soil Futures: Planning and Policy Inertia in Addressing Soil Contamination in a Postindustrial City
Soil health is critical for healthy cities, yet little is known about how communities experience and address soil contamination. Contamination of soils can expose residents to heavy metals, which may have detrimental health effects. This study focuses on Buffalo, NY, using a mixed-methods approach to understand community experiences surrounding soil contaminants, planning, and policy. Findings reveal that spatial patterns of lead contaminants mir…
Triumphs and tribulations in cross-sectoral efforts to support refugee resettlement: Collaboration and empowerment among refugee serving organizations in two US resettlement cities
A successful refugee resettlement program requires a network of actors to collaborate to support new residents in the US. Yet little is known about how these actors collaborate with one another and empower their clients. This exploratory study of Erie County, NY and Kent County, MI maps out the network of local and county governments, local resettlement agencies, and ethnic community-based organizations that support resettled refugees. I examine …
Geography (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Migration, Health and Trauma (4 works) · Refugee (4 works) · Economics (3 works) · Food security (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Economic growth (2 works) · Education and experiences of immigrants and refugees (2 works) · Ethnic group (2 works)