EEmenike

My name is Ekene, and I am an undergraduate architecture student at Rice University in Houston. I have an interest in race and class and the roles they play in literature, film, architecture, and life in general. I am from Nigeria so I also have an interest in immigration, colonialism and its modern day impacts, as well as international perspectives that differ from globally Western norms.

Spring 2023 Proposal Topic Interests

In Spring 2023, I am contributing to the Prairie Restoration is a climate change related topic fairly discussed on Wikipedia. However, the information is quite brief and there is more to be said concerning its purpose and the role it plays in sustainability and climate change as well as its benefits to the communities near it. This is what I want to expand on in my edit.

References

• Blumenthal, Dana M., Nicholas R. Jordan, and Michael P. Russelle. "Soil carbon addition controls weeds and facilitates prairie restoration." Ecological applications 13.3 (2003): 605-615
• Cahill, Kimberly Nicholas, Christopher J Kucharik, and Jonathan A Foley. “Prairie Restoration and Carbon Sequestration: Difficulties Quantifying C Sources and Sinks Using a Biometric Approach.” esa, December 1, 2009. https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1890/08-0069.1.
• Chang, Jinfeng, Philippe Ciais, Thomas Gasser, Pete Smith, Mario Herrero, Petr Havlík, Michael Obersteiner, et al. “Climate Warming from Managed Grasslands Cancels the Cooling Effect of Carbon Sinks in Sparsely Grazed and Natural Grasslands.” Nature News. Nature Publishing Group, January 5, 2021. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-020-20406-7.
• Euliss, Ned H, R A Gleason, A Olness, R L McDougal, H R Murkin, R D Robarts, R A Bourbonniere, and B G Warner. “North American Prairie Wetlands Are Important Nonforested Land-Based Carbon Storage Sites.” Science of The Total Environment. Elsevier, August 29, 2005. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969705004195?casa_token=vJDqnKKJEsYAAAAA%3A5kRG_QYxUsaRe27Po1QToZk1LGFYCKo5_nEGWwte-fyP1Tvw0yfvYGycgTI20DUAIbNsBKy9.
• Harris, James A, Richard J Hobbs, Eric Higgs, and James Aronson. “Ecological Restoration and Global Climate Change.” Wiley Online Library, May 18, 2006. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/j.1526-100X.2006.00136.x.
• Jastrow, J. D., R. M. Miller, and J. Lussenhop. "Contributions of interacting biological mechanisms to soil aggregate stabilization in restored prairie." Soil Biology and Biochemistry 30, no. 7 (1998): 905-916.
• Knapp, Alan K, and Jay N Ham. “Fluxes of CO2, Water Vapor, and Energy from a Prairie Ecosystem during the Seasonal Transition from Carbon Sink to Carbon Source.” Agricultural and Forest Meteorology. Elsevier, June 14, 1998. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0168192397000622.
• Miller, R. Michael, and Julie D. Jastrow. "Influence on soil structure supports agricultural role for prairies, prairie restoration." Ecological Restoration 4.2 (1986): 62-63.
• Potter, K N, H A Torbert, H B Johnson, and C R Tischler. “Carbon Storage after Long-Term Grass Establishment on... : Soil Science.” Soil Science, October 1999. https://journals.lww.com/soilsci/Abstract/1999/10000/CARBON_STORAGE_AFTER_LONG_TERM_GRASS_ESTABLISHMENT.2.aspx.
• Purakayastha, T J, D R Huggins, and J L Smith. “Carbon Sequestration in Native Prairie, Perennial Grass, No-Till, and Cultivated Palouse Silt Loam.” Wiley Online Library, March 1, 2008. https://acsess.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.2136/sssaj2005.0369.
• Scurlock, J, and D O Hall. “The Global Carbon Sink: A Grassland Perspective - Wiley Online Library.” Wiley Online Library, January 4, 2002. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1046/j.1365-2486.1998.00151.x.
• Smith, Adam B, Jacob Alsdurf, Mary Knapp, Sara G Baer, and Loretta C Johnson. “Phenotypic Distribution Models Corroborate Species Distribution Models.” Wiley Online Libary, February 17, 2017. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/gcb.13666.

Previous work:

Fall 2022 Proposal Topic Interests

In Fall 2022, I contributed to “Homelessness in the United States". Listed below are the contributions I planned to make whilst working on this article as well as resources in which I drew information from.

Homelessness in the United States is an issue well discussed on Wikipedia. However, there is more to be said concerning rehabilitation efforts as well as the opportunities and barriers in place that allow/hinder people to transition out of homelessness. This is what I want to expand on in my edit.

References

• Balasuriya L, Dixon LB. “Homelessness and Mental Health: Part 2. The Impact of Housing Interventions.” Psychiatric Serv. May 2021;72(5):618-619. doi: 10.1176/appi.ps.72504. PMID: 33950746.
• Burt, Martha. “Impact of housing and work supports on outcomes for chronically homeless adults with mental illness: LA's HOPE.” Psychiatric Serv. March 2012 ;63(3):209-15. doi: 10.1176/appi.ps.201100100. PMID: 22307878.
• Garcia Nieto, R, M Gittelman, and A Abad. Homeless Mentally Ill Persons: A bibliography review. International Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation, 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20080506130241/http://www.psychosocial.com/IJPR_12/Homeless_Mentally_Ill_Nieto.html.
• Garrett, Daniel G. “The Business Case for Ending Homelessness: Having a Home Improves Health, Reduces Healthcare Utilization and Costs.” American health & drug benefits. Engage Healthcare Communications, LLC, January 2012. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4046466/.
• Homelessness Policy Research Institute. “Homelessness and Employment.” Price Center for Social Innovation, September 30, 2020. https://socialinnovation.usc.edu/homeless_research/homelessness-and-employment/.
• Melgoza, Brianna. “Rehabilitation Centers as a Fundamental Challenge to Reduce Chronic Homelessness: A Review of the Literature.” ScholarWorks. California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, May 15, 2020. https://scholarworks.calstate.edu/concern/theses/xp68kj33t.
• Poremski, Daniel, Rob Whitley, and Eric Latimer. “Barriers to Obtaining Employment for People with Severe Mental Illness Experiencing Homelessness.” ResearchGate, April 2014. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/262015388_Barriers_to_obtaining_employment_for_people_with_severe_mental_illness_experiencing_homelessness.
• Poremski, D., Woodhall-Melnik, J., Lemieux, A.J. et al. “Persisting Barriers to Employment for Recently Housed Adults with Mental Illness Who Were Homeless. Journal of Urban Health” 93, 96–108 (14 December 2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11524-015-0012-y
• Shaheen, Gary, and John Rio. “Recognizing Work as a Priority in Preventing or Ending Homelessness - Journal of Prevention.” SpringerLink. Springer US, June 13, 2007. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10935-007-0097-5#citeas.
• Shier, Michael L, Marion E Jones, and John R Graham. “Employment Difficulties Experienced by Employed Homeless People: Labor Market Factors That Contribute to and Maintain Homelessness.” Taylor & Francis, January 20, 2012. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10875549.2012.640522.
• Tsemberis S, Kent D, Respress C. “Housing stability and recovery among chronically homeless persons with co-occurring disorders in Washington, DC.” Am J Public Health. January 2012 ;102(1):13-6. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2011.300320. PMID: 22390393; PMCID: PMC3490566.
• United States Interagency Council on Homelessness. “The Ten Year Planning Process to End Chronic Homelessness in Your Community: A Step-by-Step Guide.” The Ten Year Planning Process to End Chronic Homelessness in Your Community: A Step-by-Step Guide | The Homeless Hub, 2003. https://www.homelesshub.ca/resource/ten-year-planning-process-end-chronic-homelessness-your-community-step-step-guide.
  

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