This afternoon I spoke on a panel with 3 other brilliant women to discuss Representation & Identity through out section "Gender & Communication." Cheryll Soriano opened the session with an engaging focus on the depiction of mothers as related to mobile technology in the Philippines. Nikita Hamilton followed with an analysis of the ABC show Scandal focused on black female lead characters. (As a HUGE
Scandal fan, I loved this presentation.) Then, I was up. I was incredibly nervous, and I did my best to be composed, but comfort at these types of conferences can only be learned through practice and experience, which I now have. It didn't help my nerves that we were told to prepare a presentation lasting 10-12 minutes, and then told today by the session chair that the presentation could be between 17-20 minutes. I knew I was going to be
way under that time range. Honestly when I was finished I hardly heard the audience applaud because I was basically zoned out from my nerves. I was very grateful that my colleague Yusuf attended the session for moral support as he is well versed in the research and very experienced in delivering presentations. He was truly a mentor by assisting me throughout the paper writing process and the preparation of my powerpoint. Though my mentor Petya was unable to attend the conference, I am thankful to her for offering me the opportunity to take my vision into a full scale project that will be published in the future. Finally, Bernadette Barker-Plummer closed the session with a discussion of trans-identities and gender politics through news reporting. All in all, this was my favorite sessions because I was truly interested in the works of all of these women. It was a new experience to field questions from an audience who is well versed in this area, and the discussions I had with several people following the session made me further invested in this research. It's also led me to consider the possibility of getting my PhD in the future, because I think there is a lot of work to be in this area. I would also like to share this information with other scientific disciplines, specifically to those focused on health or women's issues, because the issues with women's eating & body image only begin with the media. I've had an amazing experience at this conference, and I feel so blessed to have come this far and to have had this opportunity while earning my Masters at the University of Iowa.
Ellen Paasch is originally from Elkhorn, Nebraska. She graduated with her BS in biological sciences from the University of Nebraska - Lincoln in 2011. This spring, she graduated from the University of Iowa Master of Public Health program in the Department of Community and Behavioral Health. During the next few weeks she will be attending the International Association of Media and Communication Research (IAMCR) conference in Dublin, Ireland, to present the results of a study on Facebook Use and Disordered Eating among College Women.
This afternoon I spoke on a panel with 3 other brilliant women to discuss Representation & Identity through out section "Gender & Communication." Cheryll Soriano opened the session with an engaging focus on the depiction of mothers as related to mobile technology in the Philippines. Nikita Hamilton followed with an analysis of the ABC show Scandal focused on black female lead characters. (As a HUGE Scandal fan, I loved this presentation.) Then, I was up. I was incredibly nervous, and I did my best to be composed, but comfort at these types of conferences can only be learned through practice and experience, which I now have. It didn't help my nerves that we were told to prepare a presentation lasting 10-12 minutes, and then told today by the session chair that the presentation could be between 17-20 minutes. I knew I was going to be way under that time range. Honestly when I was finished I hardly heard the audience applaud because I was basically zoned out from my nerves. I was very grateful that my colleague Yusuf attended the session for moral support as he is well versed in the research and very experienced in delivering presentations. He was truly a mentor by assisting me throughout the paper writing process and the preparation of my powerpoint. Though my mentor Petya was unable to attend the conference, I am thankful to her for offering me the opportunity to take my vision into a full scale project that will be published in the future. Finally, Bernadette Barker-Plummer closed the session with a discussion of trans-identities and gender politics through news reporting. All in all, this was my favorite sessions because I was truly interested in the works of all of these women. It was a new experience to field questions from an audience who is well versed in this area, and the discussions I had with several people following the session made me further invested in this research. It's also led me to consider the possibility of getting my PhD in the future, because I think there is a lot of work to be in this area. I would also like to share this information with other scientific disciplines, specifically to those focused on health or women's issues, because the issues with women's eating & body image only begin with the media. I've had an amazing experience at this conference, and I feel so blessed to have come this far and to have had this opportunity while earning my Masters at the University of Iowa.
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