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View article: Digital communication and social support for disadvantaged youth: A social network survey of youth experiencing homelessness
Digital communication and social support for disadvantaged youth: A social network survey of youth experiencing homelessness Open
Digital technologies provide people new means for exchanging social support, though the extent to which disadvantaged populations benefit is unclear. Youth experiencing homelessness (YEH) are a vulnerable population with a range of support…
View article: Understanding the Evolving Online Learning Landscape: The Case of Science and Religion
Understanding the Evolving Online Learning Landscape: The Case of Science and Religion Open
As the online learning landscape expands and social media continue to be an important information source for many, it is important to ask how people evaluate and experience online sources of learning differently and how this compares acros…
View article: “Doesn’t Seem Like a Place to Interact, or Interact Well”: Motivations to Discuss (and Not) Science and Religion on Social Media
“Doesn’t Seem Like a Place to Interact, or Interact Well”: Motivations to Discuss (and Not) Science and Religion on Social Media Open
Incivility in online discussions is an ongoing concern in academic and popular circles alike. Although social media offers the possibility for meaningful discussion, research has identified many barriers to this potential including disresp…
View article: Division of digital labor: Partner support for technology use among older adults
Division of digital labor: Partner support for technology use among older adults Open
Older adults often assist one another in using digital technology and tend to prefer assistance provided at home. However, research has yet to examine how life partners in this age group support one another in using technology. We intervie…
View article: “You Can Connect with Like, the World!”: Social Platforms, Survival Support, and Digital Inequalities for People Experiencing Homelessness
“You Can Connect with Like, the World!”: Social Platforms, Survival Support, and Digital Inequalities for People Experiencing Homelessness Open
This study examines how people experiencing homelessness invest their efforts in locating survival support over social media and crowdfunding and the barriers they experience along the way. Reporting on ethnographic fieldwork with unstably…
View article: STRIVERS, MAINTAINERS, ACHIEVERS: NETWORKED TRAJECTORIES OF OLDER ADULTS LEARNING TO USE TECHNOLOGY DURING A PANDEMIC
STRIVERS, MAINTAINERS, ACHIEVERS: NETWORKED TRAJECTORIES OF OLDER ADULTS LEARNING TO USE TECHNOLOGY DURING A PANDEMIC Open
While research has explored digital divides in older adults’ technology skills and uses and in their communication uptake during the pandemic, we lack an understanding of the on-the-ground experiences and trajectories of older adults seeki…
View article: Staying connected while physically apart: Digital communication when face-to-face interactions are limited
Staying connected while physically apart: Digital communication when face-to-face interactions are limited Open
Theoretical and empirical work on digital media use and social connectedness has often considered face-to-face communication to be an available option. But how do various digital media uses relate to social connectedness when face-to-face …
View article: Changes in Digital Communication During the COVID-19 Global Pandemic: Implications for Digital Inequality and Future Research
Changes in Digital Communication During the COVID-19 Global Pandemic: Implications for Digital Inequality and Future Research Open
Governments and public health institutions across the globe have set social distancing and stay-at-home guidelines to battle the COVID-19 pandemic. With reduced opportunities to spend time together in person come new challenges to remain s…
View article: From Zero to a National Data Set in 2 Weeks: Reflections on a COVID-19 Collaborative Survey Project
From Zero to a National Data Set in 2 Weeks: Reflections on a COVID-19 Collaborative Survey Project Open
In March 2020, like much of the rest of the world, we went into lockdown. A week into our new reality, we decided to do a survey study about how people were experiencing the COVID-19 pandemic. In this piece, we describe what motivated us t…
View article: CONNECTIVE AMBITION AND CREATIVE CAUTION AMONG HOMELESS USERS OF FACEBOOK
CONNECTIVE AMBITION AND CREATIVE CAUTION AMONG HOMELESS USERS OF FACEBOOK Open
This work-in-progress considers how Chicago's homeless navigate privacy on social media. I refer to "connective ambition" to describe the co-mingling of personal goals with a perception of the power derived from accumulating ties on social…