By Arohi Gadagkar On December 3, Brad Kerr and five SMAHRT interns, Zoe, Grainne, Quin, Lekha and Amrutha, traveled to San Francisco, California for the Promoting Research in Social Media and Health Symposium (PRISM). Below are the projects they presented at PRISM, along with some takeaways from attending the conference: Zoe: Research topic: Adolescents’ and […]
By Arohi Gadagkar In November of 2020, Instagram rearranged its homepage, replacing the posts tab with a shop tab. Now, Instagram users can shop without leaving the app, which probes the question “How does this impact users?” For one, users may feel more inclined to spend more time on the platform, engaging with this new […]
By Brad Kerr I have gotten to spend ten years researching a topic I find interesting and important: social media and adolescent health. These research experiences do not, however, mean I am a trendsetting or even trend-following person when it comes to social media platforms. I created a Facebook account because I was excited to […]