Browsing Theses (MU) by Thesis Advisor "Luisi, Monique"
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Analyzing access: an analysis of food desert coverage during COVID-19
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)This study explored the ways in which food desert coverage was reported during the COVID-19 pandemic. The purpose of the research was to analyze reporting patterns such as themes, use of race, and sourcing practices to ... -
A discussion of covid-19 vaccine in relation with traditional chinese medicine belief on weibo
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)Traditional Chinese medicine has been influencing Chinese people for thousands of years. Vaccine, as a means of western medicine, has been on the controversial side of traditional Chinese medicine. When it comes to disease, ... -
Exploring cancel culture and the distrust of YouTube influencers
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)YouTube is the third most visited website in the world after Google and Facebook, and the second most visited social media platform after Facebook (Khan, 2017). As over 90 percent of 18- to 24-year-old U.S. American internet ... -
Information deserts : how Colorado news desert communities consumed COVID-19 information
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)The purpose of this study was to explore how Colorado residents living in news deserts consumed, interacted with, and understood news during the COVID-19 pandemic. This research explored community members' media habits in ... -
A qualitative study on Black students' vaccination decisions using the Health Belief Model
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)Pandemics and vaccinations are nothing new, and the COVID-19 pandemic is one of the most recent to threaten millions of lives globally. The first widely distributed vaccine was created for smallpox (CDC, 2022) and since ...