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Research survey: Managing PKD with e-Health tools and online information sources

6 June 202215 June 2022 Frances Ryan

Survey now open: https://tinyurl.com/ehealth-pkd I am currently conducting a small research project about the use of e-health tools and online information sources in the self-management of polycystic kidney disease (PKD). The aim of this work is to identify the e-health

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Study participants wanted for research into helping older adults with social media accounts

5 February 201930 May 2021 Frances Ryan

I am currently recruiting participants for a research project that investigates how people help or support older adults to use social media accounts. Any help or support you provide to older adults or people with dementia at any age with

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Starting conversations: Questions of gender

27 February 201514 June 2021 Frances Ryan

As part of my role as a student ambassador for Edinburgh Napier University’s Connect Network, I’ve spent a bit of time in the foyer at the Merchiston campus trying to get people talking about women in STEM. (Along with co-ambassador,

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Finding a method to my madness

27 February 201426 May 2021 Frances Ryan

Last week’s panel review meeting went rather well. I was worried about (mostly) nothing and the review was a simple(ish) chat about my progress to date. Of course, there had been an expectation that I might have had a bit

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Meet Frances (She/Her)

I am Frances Ryan (She/Her), a university lecturer based in Central Scotland. My research focuses on information sharing and use in online environments, especially as it relates to everyday life and “lived” or real-world experiences.

This blog is about my academic life including research and teaching activities, conferences and events, publications, milestones of note, and more.

Read more about my background here.

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  • Published: Ontologies Applied to Archival Records: A Preliminary Proposal for Information Retrieval
  • Invited talk: Social media as a power for good
  • Librarians as Proxies: An exploratory study on the digital proxy practices of librarians
  • Published in Information Research: Social Media by Proxy: how older adults work within their ‘social networks’ to engage with social media
  • Research survey: Managing PKD with e-Health tools and online information sources
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