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Intervening in the Media's Influence on Stereotypes of Race and Ethnicity: The Role of Media Literacy Education
(Journal of Social Issues, 2015)
This article provides a review of the research record on the potential for media literacy education to intervene in the media's influence on racial and ethnic stereotypes, and explores the theoretical concepts that underlie ...
Social Group Stories in the Media and Child Development
(Pediatrics, 2017)
How do children and youth come to understand what it means to be a member of a particular race, gender, and other social groups? How do they come to hold beliefs about the groups that they do and do not belong to? Both ...
Effects of prefrontal tDCS on executive function: Methodological considerations revealed by meta-analysis
(Neuropsychologia, 2018-08-01)
A meta-analysis of studies using single-session transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) to target the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) was undertaken to examine the effect of stimulation on executive function ...
Facilitated difficult dialogues on racism: a goal-based approach
(Journal of Applied Communication Research, 2017)
Racist incidents are moments that highlight the systemic racism that still exists within higher education. In 2016, the College of Liberal Arts at a historically White, Southern institution in the U.S. responded to a racist ...
Translating the Future: Transpilers and the New Temporalities of Programming in JavaScript
(2018-01)
This essay is about transpilation and the future of translation work done by machines. “Transpilation” is a particularly ugly portmanteau word that refers, in web development, to a particularly confusing new concept used ...
Representation of Libraries in Funding Acknowledgments
(2019-09)
Acknowledgments are an important aspect of the scholarly communication process. The importance of these paratextual components were pioneered by Cronin in the 1990s and is now an established field
of study (e.g., Cronin, ...
Japanese Anime Heroines as Role Models for U.S. Youth: Wishful Identification, Parasocial Interaction, and Intercultural Entertainment Effects
(Journal of International and Intercultural Communication, 2012)
This paper uses survey methods (N=385) to examine the underlying processes through which U.S. fans create meaningful relationships with Japanese media characters. Specifically, this study tests an integrated model linking ...
Data Materialization: A Hybrid Process for Crafting a Teapot
(MIT Press, 2018)
Data materialization is a workflow developed to create 3D objects from data-informed designs. Building upon traditional metalwork and craft, and new technology's data visualization with generative art, this workflow expresses ...
DOES DESIGN-BUILD (DB) OUTPERFORM CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT AT RISK (CMAR)? A COST AND SCHEDULE COMPARATIVE STUDY OF DB PROJECTS AND CMAR PROJECTS
(2018-03-15)
Design-Build (DB) and Construction Management at Risk (CMAR) are two widely used alternative project delivery systems in the construction industry. Previous studies have found inconclusive results on which of the two has ...
The Content and Visibility of Green Building Practices on Commercial Construction Company Websites
(2018-03-15)
The number of buildings being erected using sustainable principles has risen, in part due, to environmentally conscious consumers and government incentives. For construction companies wanting to provide green building ...