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Inspired by research on COVID-19 and HIV
Produced by Jess Rassp Written by Lane Michael Stanley Directed by Ben Pierce Performed by Christian Gonzalez Qiao, S., Li, Z., Weissman, S., Li, X., Olatosi, B., Davis, C., & Mansaray, A. B. (2020). Disparity in HIV service interruption in the outbreak of COVID-19 in South Carolina. AIDS and Behavior, 1-9. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10461-020-03013-x Shiau, S., Krause, K. D., Valera, P., Swaminathan, S., & Halkitis, P. N. (2020). The burden of COVID-19 in people living with HIV: a syndemic perspective. AIDS and Behavior, 24(8), 2244-2249. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10461-020-02871-9 Marziali, M. E., Card, K. G., McLinden, T., Wang, L., Trigg, J., & Hogg, R. S. (2020). Physical distancing in COVID-19 may exacerbate experiences of social isolation among people living with HIV. AIDS and Behavior, 24(8), 2250-2252. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10461-020-02872-8 |
Inspired by research on COVID-19 and Women
Produced by Strand Theater Company Written by Kelleen Conway Blanchard Directed by Erin Riley Performed by O’Malley Steuerman Sergent, K., & Stajkovic, A. D. (2020). Women’s leadership is associated with fewer deaths during the COVID-19 crisis: Quantitative and qualitative analyses of United States governors. Journal of Applied Psychology. https://psycnet.apa.org/fulltext/2020-47004-001.pdf Coscieme, L., Fioramonti, L., Mortensen, L. F., Pickett, K. E., Kubiszewski, I., Lovins, H., ... & De Vogli, R. (2020). Women in power: female leadership and public health outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic. medRxiv.https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.07.13.20152397v2.full.pdf+html Meagher, K., Singh, N. S., & Patel, P. (2020). The role of gender inclusive leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic to support vulnerable populations in conflict settings. BMJ Global Health, 5(9), e003760. https://gh.bmj.com/content/5/9/e003760.full Gabster, B. P., van Daalen, K., Dhatt, R., & Barry, M. (2020). Challenges for the female academic during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Lancet, 395(10242), 1968-1970. |
I'm Old School |
Dance of the Dead Inside |
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Inspired by research on COVID-19 and Older Americans
Produced by Arena Players, Inc. Written by Reynaldo Piniella Directed by Mari Andrea Travis Performed by Karen Chase Monahan, C., Macdonald, J., Lytle, A., Apriceno, M., & Levy, S. R. (2020). COVID-19 and ageism: How positive and negative responses impact older adults and society. American Psychologist, 75(7), 887–896. https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2020-51010-001 Seifert, A., Cotten, S. R., & Xie, B. (2020). A double burden of exclusion? Digital and social exclusion of older adults in times of COVID-19. The Journals of Gerontology: Series B. https://academic.oup.com/psychsocgerontology/advance-article/doi/10.1093/geronb/gbaa098/5872331?login=true Krendl, A. C., & Perry, B. L. (2021). The impact of sheltering in place during the COVID-19 pandemic on older adults’ social and mental well-being. The Journals of Gerontology Series B. 76(2), e53-e58. https://academic.oup.com/psychsocgerontology/article/76/2/e53/5890805 Lam, K., Lu, A. D., Shi, Y., & Covinsky, K. E. (2020). Assessing telemedicine unreadiness among older adults in the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic. JAMA internal medicine, 180(10), 1389-1391. https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/article-abstract/2768772 |
Inspired by research on COVID-19 and Healthcare workers
Produced by Jess Rassp Written by Jessica Kim Directed by Jess Rassp Performed by Saraniya Tharmarajah Hennein, R., & Lowe, S. (2020). A hybrid inductive-abductive analysis of health workers’ experiences and wellbeing during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. Plos one, 15(10), e0240646. https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0240646 Iheduru‐Anderson, K. (2020). Reflections on the lived experience of working with limited personal protective equipment during the COVID‐19 crisis. Nursing Inquiry, e12382 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nin.12382 Greenberg, N., Docherty, M., Gnanapragasam, S., & Wessely, S. (2020). Managing mental health challenges faced by healthcare workers during covid-19 pandemic. BMJ, 368:m1211 https://www.bmj.com/content/368/bmj.m1211.full Cox, C. L. (2020). ‘Healthcare Heroes’: problems with media focus on heroism from healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of medical ethics, 46(8), 510-513. https://jme.bmj.com/content/46/8/510.abstract |
How to be a Carved HorseInspired by research on COVID-19 and Social Media
Produced by Single Carrot Theatre Written by Shawn Reddy Directed by Genevieve de Mahy Performed by Surasree Das Ölcer, S., Yilmaz-Aslan, Y., & Brzoska, P. (2020). Lay perspectives on social distancing and other official recommendations and regulations in the time of COVID-19: a qualitative study of social media posts. BMC Public Health, 20(1), 1-9. https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12889-020-09079-5 Nabity-Grover, T., Cheung, C. M., & Thatcher, J. B. (2020). Inside out and outside in: How the COVID-19 pandemic affects self-disclosure on social media. International Journal of Information Management, 55, 102188. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0268401220310331 Pennycook, G., McPhetres, J., Zhang, Y., Lu, J. G., & Rand, D. G. (2020). Fighting COVID-19 misinformation on social media: Experimental evidence for a scalable accuracy-nudge intervention. Psychological science, 31(7), 770-780. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0956797620939054 |
Black PainInspired by research on COVID-19 and Racial Disparities
Produced by Two Strikes Theatre Collective Written by Christin Eve Cato Directed by Aladrian C. Wetzel Performed by Marjuan Canady Kakani, P., Chandra, A., Mullainathan, S., & Obermeyer, Z. (2020). Allocation of COVID-19 relief funding to disproportionately Black counties. JAMA, 324(10), 10001003. https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/2770395?casa_token=m5aFsq7LN0wAAAAA:igG8ZUnHLN_yRWa5lnmA7lMkNTiYyONX9G48xiG28fsAsooCMp--jfuzjbpC4jq30p-vDNYUILs Pirtle, W.N. (2020). Racial capitalism: A fundamental cause of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic inequities in the United States. Health & Education Behavior, 47(4), 504–508. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1090198120922942 Sneed, R. S., Key, K., Bailey, S., & Johnson-Lawrence, V. (2020). Social and psychological consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic in African-American communities: Lessons from Michigan. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy, 12(5), 446. https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2020-41439-001 Ordaz-Johnson, O. H., Croff, R. L., Robinson, L. D., Shea, S. A., & Bowles, N. P. (2020). More Than a Statistic: a Qualitative Study of COVID-19 Treatment and Prevention Optimization for Black Americans. Journal of general internal medicine, 35(12), 3750-3752. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11606-020-06259-2 |
Better Cooking than TalkingInspired by research on COVID-19 and Economic and food insecurity
Produced by Fells Point Corner Theatre Written by Alli Hartley-Kong Directed by Noah Silas Performed by Valerie Lewis Haynes-Maslow, L., Hardison-Moody, A., Patton-Lopez, M., Prewitt, T. E., Byker Shanks, C., Andress, L., ... & Jilcott Pitts, S. (2020). Examining Rural Food-Insecure Families’ Perceptions of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program: A Qualitative Study. International journal of environmental research and public health, 17(17), 6390. https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/17/17/6390 Leddy, A. M., Weiser, S. D., Palar, K., & Seligman, H. (2020). A conceptual model for understanding the rapid COVID-19–related increase in food insecurity and its impact on health and healthcare. The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 112(5), 1162-1169. https://academic.oup.com/ajcn/article/112/5/1162/5882672?login=true |
Get Ready with MeInspired by research on COVID-19 and Young Americans
Produced by Single Carrot Theatre Written by Britt A Willis Directed by Lauren Erica Jackson Performed by B Kleymeyer Son, C., Hegde, S., Smith, A., Wang, X., & Sasangohar, F. (2020). Effects of COVID-19 on college students’ mental health in the United States: Interview survey study. Journal of medical internet research, 22(9), e21279. https://www.jmir.org/2020/9/e21279/ Fish, J. N., McInroy, L. B., Paceley, M. S., Williams, N. D., Henderson, S., Levine, D. S., & Edsall,R. N. (2020). “I’m Kinda Stuck at Home With Unsupportive Parents Right Now”: LGBTQ Youths’ Experiences With COVID-19 and the Importance of Online Support. Journal of Adolescent Health, 67(3), 450-452. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1054139X20303116 |
Community Connections
Donate and volunteer to these great organizations that are providing much needed services to local communities!
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Reading Partners Baltimore is a children's literacy nonprofit that mobilizes community volunteers to provide students with the one-on-one reading support they need to set them on a path to read at grade level. The organization serves hundreds of students in grades K-4 across 16 city elementary schools.
In the face of COVID-19 school closures and learning loss, Reading Partners Baltimore’s work is more critical than ever. Reading Partners Connects—the organization’s new online tutoring program—brings the success and strength of its in-person tutoring program online and allows tutors to virtually deliver one-on-one tutoring sessions to students. You can make a difference today by making a donation or signing up to volunteer tutor a student! |
Action in Maturity (AIM) is a 501c3 non profit organization that helps older adults in the Baltimore metropolitan area maintain their independence and quality of life through the provision of transportation, outreach, and social support services.
Donate here. Thank You for Keeping AIM on the Road. |
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We are grateful to all of our supporters for helping us equip teens from underserved Kansas City communities through education and inspiration. Your generosity will provide a teen in our community with a voice and give them the tools they need to be successful in high school and beyond.
To make a donation online click here, OR you may mail a check to: Youth Ambassadors, Inc. P.O. Box 22867 Kansas City, MO 64113 |
Moveable Feast serves healthy, home delivered meals at no cost to improve the health and quality of life to Marylanders who live at the intersection between critical illness and food insecurity.
Donate here. We'll put your gift to work right away, bringing nutritious meals to people in Maryland living with HIV/AIDS, cancer and other life-threatening illnesses. |
