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Papers by Lauren Martin

Research paper thumbnail of Shared Space, Liminal Space: Five Years into a Community-University Place-Based Experiment

This article explores shared space at the University of Minnesota’s Robert J. Jones Urban Researc... more This article explores shared space at the University of Minnesota’s Robert J. Jones Urban Research and Outreach Engagement Center (UROC), located four miles off campus in a community strong in assets, but facing inequality, disinvestment and racism. UROC’s mission promotes university-community collaboration to solve critical urban challenges. We learned this requires more than just a physical space. Trust and connection requires tending to epistemological space – liminality between the university and community – to foster transformational scholarship.

Research paper thumbnail of Sex Buyers: The "Demand Side" of Sex Trafficking

University of St. Thomas Journal of Law and Public Policy, 2017

Research paper thumbnail of A Call to the Engineering Community to Address Human Trafficking

The Bridge, 2019

Human trafficking (HT) is a horrific and seemingly intractable problem that is typically construe... more Human trafficking (HT) is a horrific and seemingly intractable problem that is typically construed as falling beyond the purview of engineers. This paper argues that engineering systems analysis can produce important insights concerning HT operations and ways to reduce its frequency. Three cases of such systems analysis illustrate (a) the limitations of individual-level interventions against sex trafficking, (b) the benefits of applying network analysis and interdiction models to HT supply chains, and (c) options to reduce the use of trafficked labor in the preparation and distribution of fish products.

Research paper thumbnail of Evaluation of a Community-Based Participatory Model of Family Education

Research paper thumbnail of Some Findings from the Survey of Scottish Witchcraft

Witchcraft and Belief in Early Modern Scotland, 2008

Research paper thumbnail of Scottish Witchcraft Panics Re-examined

Witchcraft and Belief in Early Modern Scotland, 2008

Research paper thumbnail of Satan's Conspiracy: Magic and Witchcraft in Sixteenth-Century Scotland. (Reviews of Books).(Book Review)

Research paper thumbnail of A benefit-cost framework for early intervention to prevent sex trading

Journal of Benefit-Cost Analysis, 2014

Prevention of juvenile sex trading in the US has risen to prominence in public policy discourse. ... more Prevention of juvenile sex trading in the US has risen to prominence in public policy discourse. We develop a generalized benefit-cost model to shed light on this policy issue and illustrate the framework with a case study from Minnesota. The model treats government-funded intervention as an investment project and calculates its net present value. Benefits are derived from harms avoided by reducing the extent of sex trading. The impacts of youth involvement in the market for sexual services are highly complex, and clear data on them are lacking. To account for empirical ambiguity we develop the model around a representative individual, approximate the effect of intervention on the sex market, and conduct sensitivity analysis with key model parameters. The case study evaluates seventeen distinct harms caused by sex trading based on conservative best estimates from scholarly literature. We find a large positive Net Present Value, suggesting it is in the best interest of Minnesota taxpayers to support intervention.

Research paper thumbnail of The Witch, the Household and the Community

Scottish Witches and Witch-Hunters, 2013

Research paper thumbnail of Survey of Scottish Witchcraft, 1563–1736

Scottish Historical Review, 2003

Research paper thumbnail of Sampling and sex trading: Lessons on research design from the street

Research paper thumbnail of Witchcraft and Family: What Can Witchcraft Documents Tell Us About Early Modern Scottish Family Life?

International Review of Scottish Studies, 2007

I It is no surprise to witchcraft scholars that witchcraft docu-ments provide unexpected flashes ... more I It is no surprise to witchcraft scholars that witchcraft docu-ments provide unexpected flashes of insight about family life. Most witchcraft accusations grew out of decades of quarrels and curses between neighbours.8 The quarrels usually concerned women's work, household ...

Research paper thumbnail of Validation of a home food inventory among low-income Spanish- and Somali-speaking families

Objective: To refine and validate an existing home food inventory (HFI) for low-income Somali-and... more Objective: To refine and validate an existing home food inventory (HFI) for low-income Somali-and Spanish-speaking families. Design: Formative assessment was conducted using two focus groups, followed by revisions of the HFI, translation of written materials and instrument validation in participants' homes. Setting: Twin Cities Metropolitan Area, Minnesota, USA. Subjects: Thirty low-income families with children of preschool age (fifteen Spanish-speaking; fifteen Somali-speaking) completed the HFI simultaneously with, but independently of, a trained staff member. Analysis consisted of calculation of both item-specific and average food group kappa coefficients, specificity, sensitivity and Spearman's correlation between participants' and staff scores as a means of assessing criterion validity of individual items, food categories and the obesogenic score. Results: The formative assessment revealed the need for few changes/additions for food items typically found in Spanish-speaking households. Somali-speaking participants requested few additions, but many deletions, including frozen processed food items, non-perishable produce and many sweets as they were not typical food items kept in the home. Generally, all validity indices were within an acceptable range, with the exception of values associated with items such as 'whole wheat bread' (k 5 0?16). The obesogenic score (presence of high-fat, high-energy foods) had high criterion validity with k 5 0?57, sensitivity 5 91?8 %, specificity 5 70?6 % and Spearman correlation 5 0?78. Conclusions: The revised HFI is a valid assessment tool for use among Spanish and Somali households. This instrument refinement and validation process can be replicated with other population groups.

Research paper thumbnail of Shared Space, Liminal Space: Five Years into a Community-University Place-Based Experiment

This article explores shared space at the University of Minnesota’s Robert J. Jones Urban Researc... more This article explores shared space at the University of Minnesota’s Robert J. Jones Urban Research and Outreach Engagement Center (UROC), located four miles off campus in a community strong in assets, but facing inequality, disinvestment and racism. UROC’s mission promotes university-community collaboration to solve critical urban challenges. We learned this requires more than just a physical space. Trust and connection requires tending to epistemological space – liminality between the university and community – to foster transformational scholarship.

Research paper thumbnail of Sex Buyers: The "Demand Side" of Sex Trafficking

University of St. Thomas Journal of Law and Public Policy, 2017

Research paper thumbnail of A Call to the Engineering Community to Address Human Trafficking

The Bridge, 2019

Human trafficking (HT) is a horrific and seemingly intractable problem that is typically construe... more Human trafficking (HT) is a horrific and seemingly intractable problem that is typically construed as falling beyond the purview of engineers. This paper argues that engineering systems analysis can produce important insights concerning HT operations and ways to reduce its frequency. Three cases of such systems analysis illustrate (a) the limitations of individual-level interventions against sex trafficking, (b) the benefits of applying network analysis and interdiction models to HT supply chains, and (c) options to reduce the use of trafficked labor in the preparation and distribution of fish products.

Research paper thumbnail of Evaluation of a Community-Based Participatory Model of Family Education

Research paper thumbnail of Some Findings from the Survey of Scottish Witchcraft

Witchcraft and Belief in Early Modern Scotland, 2008

Research paper thumbnail of Scottish Witchcraft Panics Re-examined

Witchcraft and Belief in Early Modern Scotland, 2008

Research paper thumbnail of Satan's Conspiracy: Magic and Witchcraft in Sixteenth-Century Scotland. (Reviews of Books).(Book Review)

Research paper thumbnail of A benefit-cost framework for early intervention to prevent sex trading

Journal of Benefit-Cost Analysis, 2014

Prevention of juvenile sex trading in the US has risen to prominence in public policy discourse. ... more Prevention of juvenile sex trading in the US has risen to prominence in public policy discourse. We develop a generalized benefit-cost model to shed light on this policy issue and illustrate the framework with a case study from Minnesota. The model treats government-funded intervention as an investment project and calculates its net present value. Benefits are derived from harms avoided by reducing the extent of sex trading. The impacts of youth involvement in the market for sexual services are highly complex, and clear data on them are lacking. To account for empirical ambiguity we develop the model around a representative individual, approximate the effect of intervention on the sex market, and conduct sensitivity analysis with key model parameters. The case study evaluates seventeen distinct harms caused by sex trading based on conservative best estimates from scholarly literature. We find a large positive Net Present Value, suggesting it is in the best interest of Minnesota taxpayers to support intervention.

Research paper thumbnail of The Witch, the Household and the Community

Scottish Witches and Witch-Hunters, 2013

Research paper thumbnail of Survey of Scottish Witchcraft, 1563–1736

Scottish Historical Review, 2003

Research paper thumbnail of Sampling and sex trading: Lessons on research design from the street

Research paper thumbnail of Witchcraft and Family: What Can Witchcraft Documents Tell Us About Early Modern Scottish Family Life?

International Review of Scottish Studies, 2007

I It is no surprise to witchcraft scholars that witchcraft docu-ments provide unexpected flashes ... more I It is no surprise to witchcraft scholars that witchcraft docu-ments provide unexpected flashes of insight about family life. Most witchcraft accusations grew out of decades of quarrels and curses between neighbours.8 The quarrels usually concerned women's work, household ...

Research paper thumbnail of Validation of a home food inventory among low-income Spanish- and Somali-speaking families

Objective: To refine and validate an existing home food inventory (HFI) for low-income Somali-and... more Objective: To refine and validate an existing home food inventory (HFI) for low-income Somali-and Spanish-speaking families. Design: Formative assessment was conducted using two focus groups, followed by revisions of the HFI, translation of written materials and instrument validation in participants' homes. Setting: Twin Cities Metropolitan Area, Minnesota, USA. Subjects: Thirty low-income families with children of preschool age (fifteen Spanish-speaking; fifteen Somali-speaking) completed the HFI simultaneously with, but independently of, a trained staff member. Analysis consisted of calculation of both item-specific and average food group kappa coefficients, specificity, sensitivity and Spearman's correlation between participants' and staff scores as a means of assessing criterion validity of individual items, food categories and the obesogenic score. Results: The formative assessment revealed the need for few changes/additions for food items typically found in Spanish-speaking households. Somali-speaking participants requested few additions, but many deletions, including frozen processed food items, non-perishable produce and many sweets as they were not typical food items kept in the home. Generally, all validity indices were within an acceptable range, with the exception of values associated with items such as 'whole wheat bread' (k 5 0?16). The obesogenic score (presence of high-fat, high-energy foods) had high criterion validity with k 5 0?57, sensitivity 5 91?8 %, specificity 5 70?6 % and Spearman correlation 5 0?78. Conclusions: The revised HFI is a valid assessment tool for use among Spanish and Somali households. This instrument refinement and validation process can be replicated with other population groups.