I am conducting exploratory research on social media in NCAA athletics, particularly in the Atlantic 10 Conference. I am interested in two different research questions. How does social media impact current and schools and how will social media impact the new NCAA Name, Image and Likeness rule? To conduct my research, I will be using surveys to collect data from… Read more »
An Introductory Note This project proposal is at the very start of my MLA program. As I am pursuing this program running through one class per semester, the program timeline for me is the maximum five years permitted. ‘The Epistemological Crisis’ is a somewhat ephemeral concept, as such, the project will be rooted in an exploratory perspective. A further framework… Read more »
I chose to focus my research on surveys, another method approach I plan to use in my research project. I selected a chapter from Floyd Fower’s book called, Survey Research Methods. In particular, I reviewed the chapter on ethical issues and took a look into some ethical issues that arise when conducting surveys. The chapter overviewed the responsibility that… Read more »
Video Link: Citations: Debarnot, Sperduti, M., Di Rienzo, F., & Guillot, A. (2014). Experts bodies, experts minds: How physical and mental training shape the brain. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 8, 280–280. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2014.00280 The goal of this article was to “discuss the differences and similarities between various functions of the brain with the aim to identify the highlights of the… Read more »
My presentation is on Galen Clavio and Evan Frederick’s research call “Sharing is Caring: An Exploration of Motivations for Social Sharing and Locational Social Media Usage among Sport Fans.” The research looks into the role of social media in sports, particularly how it pertains to fans interaction with social media. Additionally, it looks into the role locational social media is… Read more »
Video link: https://youtu.be/z8q7G0kkbd0 Article: https://bmcpregnancychildbirth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12884-015-0773-z Abstract: For my second research presentation I decided to analyze the article “An ethnographic investigation of the maternity healthcare experience of immigrants in rural and urban Alberta, Canada”. Canada has a large immigrant population who face many structural and individual barriers in the healthcare system. The aim of this study was to (1) generate new… Read more »
My research presentation is about the healthcare disparities in black maternal death rates. The study dissects data segregated from the 2016-2017 data collected by the NCHS (National Center for Health Statistics). The collected data was scrubbed for comments on the actual death certificate and all causes not primarily indicated by childbirth complications were removed. The findings make clear a much… Read more »
The Dunning-Kruger study has almost achieved ‘meme’ status as evidenced by the prevalence of a graph labelled “Dunning-Kruger Effect” which circulates and is popularized, yet certainly does not appear in their original 1999 paper: The irony of the use of the graphic is that so many people who use this graph have no actual understanding of the underlying study… Read more »
Research Ethics: Standard of Conduct within a given group Moral distinction of right & wrong, not necessarily illegal As moral norms can vary by culture, typically held to “Western” societal standards Manipulation of research data & analysis can have disastrous results A.Dzura observation – interesting that hypothetical example referenced a female researcher violating the ethical standards; would need to conduct a… Read more »
My scholarship presentation is on Kwame Agyemang, John N Singer, Joshua DeLorme’s research, called “An exploratory study of black male college athletes perception on race and athlete activism.” The research critiques the social structure in athletics and its discrimination toward black male athletes. The study wants to better understand the experiences of black male athletes and to explore the issue… Read more »
