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I'm Kelsy, a Ph.D. student in Mass Communication. My current research interests explore the intersections of social media, entrepreneurship, and community building.
Currently, I'm working on my dissertation, which examines the experiences of Black immigrant women as they navigate brand building and identity with algorithmic requirements and self care in digital labor and exploitation. I aim to contribute a deeper understanding of the complex relationships between technology, identity, and power
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Communication skills education is still relatively new in some non-Western countries. Further, most evaluation research on communication skills education examines only short-term results. In our communication skills program in Qatar, we aimed to: 1) assess the impact of the communication skills course on participant skills application; 2) a...
Nielsen reports Black buying power is expected to increase to nearly $2 trillion by 2021. Thus our research is rooted in offering intellectual support to exploring that economic contribution and filling existing gaps in academic literature on the relationship between Black female consumers and personal care brands. In 2018, Black consumers spent mi...
Electronic devices that deliver nicotine, e-cigarettes (e-cigs), pose significant risks and can be addictive. Young adults have the highest prevalence of e-cig usage and are among the most frequent users of social media. Although the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has recently imposed restrictions on the promotion of flavors and messages that cl...
