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2022-08-01

Courtney Marion Wagner

Purpose: To examine the role that reflective, conscious curation of body-image-related Instagram content has on users and the suitability of participant diaries in collecting this information. Methods: Three female Instagram users took part in a qualitative phenomenological study where they...

2021-08-13

Silver, Eric Robert

Anonymity can grant people privacy, safety, and enable rebellion in an oppressive regime. But it can also foster aggression, hate, and undue political upheaval. Drawing on theoretical frameworks from Science and Technology Studies, this research aims to learn how user anonymity granted by...

2017-01-01

Pxhere

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Fall 2019

Kinder, Jordan

This dissertation studies efforts by self-declared grassroots groups, organizations, and campaigns that promote Canadian oil through traditional and social media. Since the emergence of the Ethical Oil campaign following the publication of Ethical Oil in 2010, similar groups and organizations...

2018-08-01

Hurlburt, Brittany L.

Fall 2016

Bezborodova, Nataliya

The thesis traces Internet textual representations of the Maidan, a wide-scale protest movement that took place in 2013-2014 in Ukraine, and their function in identifying the opposing sides during the protests. These texts helped to formulate new narratives, articulate attitudes, and build...

2014

Bridgman, Sarah L., Letourneau, Nicole, Field, Catherine J., Azad, Meghan B., Johnston, David W., Kozyrskyj, Anita L., Kaplan, Bonnie J.

Background Probiotic products that may modify the intestinal microbiota are becoming increasingly available and known to consumers due to their potential to prevent or treat many pediatric health conditions. As scientific knowledge of the health benefits of probiotics increases, it is important...

2015-08-20

MacKenzie, Catherine A.

Spring 2023

Zaman, Md Sayeed Al

Bangladesh, the world’s fourth-largest Muslim country, has a growing community of social media users. With the increasing social media usage, misinformation emerging from social media also becomes widespread in the country. In particular, religious misinformation has become more commonplace,...

Fall 2009

Rogers, Laura G.

Children with autism can have a variety of feeding challenges and there is a paucity of research on the strategies that are effective in addressing these challenges. This study used constructivist grounded theory methodology to determine the process used by mothers to feed their children with...