Kaya Fung is a Senior at Miami University studying Strategic Communication. Her Honors Senior Project examines dimensions of social media usage, specifically related to automatic and unconscious social media behaviors. Drawing from a range of literature in the Communications, Psychology and other related fields, her project aimed to learn more about the relationship between automatic […]
A02: Time to Be Real About College Students Posting Alcohol and Its Effects on Drinking Behaviors and FOMO
Approximately 67% of teens actively use TikTok, one of the top social media platforms. Also, approximately 40% of teens observe alcohol on social media in some capacity (Vogels, Gelles-Watnick, Maccarat, 2022). FOMO (fear of missing out) is a form of anxiety one experiences by not going to an event or feeling left out. People can […]
A15-T: Effects of COVID-19 Policy and Communication on Pandemic Control in US Colleges
Our research is driven by the following question: how can universities and colleges in the United States better deal with the COVID-19 pandemic? We are interested in the impact of reopening methods for classes and housing, resource and information sharing with students, and other important university responsibilities. Following that, we will examine the challenges in […]
C22-P: #Native Influencers: Decolonizing Social Media
How does media broadcast Native voice/perspective? How does this form of “storytelling” negotiate Native identity? How are non-Native audiences reacting to these performances? This study examines social media use in Native American communities and continues my previous engagement with Native American storytelling by investigating digital performances, stories, and discourses. By utilizing an anthropologically informed discourse-centered […]