I’m Jeremy, a PhD student in Educational Psychology and the Learning Sciences. I study and design informal learning environments. This summer, with the help from the Studio, I am prototyping an app for a new exhibit at the Iowa Children’s Museum. The project is built upon prior work with the Iowa Children’s Museum. I wasContinue reading “Developing an App for a Children’s Museum”
Category Archives: Digital Scholarship & Publishing
1930s Nursing in Native Communities
In the 1920s and 30s, the public health nurse or “field nurse” was an important figure on many Native American reservations. These healthcare workers were hired to provide health education and preventative medicine to Native communities. Their work was also supposed to serve the federal government’s larger-scale policies toward Native people, and many of theirContinue reading “1930s Nursing in Native Communities”
Comparison of Groups with Different Patterns of Symptom Cluster Intensity across the Cancer Treatment Trajectory
People undergoing treatment for cancer may experience a wide range of symptoms that can vary in their frequency and intensity. Experiencing multiple co-concurrent symptoms, also known as symptom clusters (SCs), can be highly distressing and impact one’s quality of life and functioning. Currently, an increasing amount of nursing and other clinical data is being collectedContinue reading “Comparison of Groups with Different Patterns of Symptom Cluster Intensity across the Cancer Treatment Trajectory”
Mapping culture and geography of the Holy Land
My project maps the Christianization of the Holy Land in the Late Antique/early Byzantine period (approximately 300-600 CE) using Christian literary references, pilgrimage itineraries, and various material remains throughout the region that played a part in its cultural transformation. Broadly speaking, I want to better understand how cultural change happens. In Late Antiquity, Christians cameContinue reading “Mapping culture and geography of the Holy Land”
Place and The Tale of Genji
The Tale of Genji, written in approximately year 1000, during Japan’s Heian Period, was penned by Murasaki Shikibu, a mid ranking noble court lady who served the Empress. Widely considered to be the world’s first real novel, it combines fictional characters, relationships and plot line with the very real intricacies of every day life atContinue reading “Place and The Tale of Genji”
The digital journey of an Audiologist
Audiology is a profession that involves studying about sound, ear and hearing. An Audiologist works with individuals and families of individuals with hearing loss. My current research and the research that I wish to do in the future, involves older adults with hearing loss. My goal is to improve hearing aid outcomes for olderContinue reading “The digital journey of an Audiologist”
Creating Collective Memory: Athletes, Commemoration, and Public Statuary
The importance of public art in American culture cannot be underestimated. It resides in public spaces as occasionally benign, sometimes celebrated, and at other times, downright inflammatory. Public art has the power to bring communities together and also has the power to divide them. It has the power to suspend moments in time and cementContinue reading “Creating Collective Memory: Athletes, Commemoration, and Public Statuary”
Honeymooning: A Sentimental Journey
As a summer fellow at the Studio, I am researching honeymoon narratives and building a repository of images, film stills and other media chronicling the practice of honeymooning in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. This collection is intended to serve as research, concept development and material acquisition for a film about honeymoon films.Continue reading “Honeymooning: A Sentimental Journey”
Visualizing US Social Safety Net Benefits: The Learning Curve
Social safety nets consist of several programs that help maintain the wellbeing of society members and protect people during times of hardship. The US social safety net gives individual states a lot of autonomy in administering safety net programs. This leads to considerable variation in the level and breadth of assistance provided in one stateContinue reading “Visualizing US Social Safety Net Benefits: The Learning Curve”
The Networks of Online Groups
Project background: Participation in voluntary associations is vital for a healthy democracy. With most research focusing on the conventional associations, e.g. labor unions or sports groups, the recent popularization of online social groups, e.g. Facebook and Meetup groups, calls for more investigation of the newer forms of associations. Online social groups ease and transform meansContinue reading “The Networks of Online Groups”