She holds law degrees from Tel Aviv University and the University of Pennsylvania, and a Ph.D. from Bryn Mawr College. Her research focuses on how low-income families and professionals who work with them navigate government policies. Shdaimah is the author of Negotiating Justice: Legal Services Lawyers, Low-income Clients, and the Quest for Social Change. Her new book entitled Change Research: A Case Study of Social Workers and Housing Advocacy, co-authored with Roland Stahl and Sanford Schram, is forthcoming from Columbia University Press. Shdaimah’s articles on child welfare have appeared in Children and Youth Services Review, Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare, and Journal of Progressive Human Services.