Daniel Gilhooly
Biographic Data
| ID | 169418 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Daniel Gilhooly |
| GIVEN NAMES | Daniel |
| FAMILY NAME | Gilhooly |
| SIGNATURE | GILHOOLY D |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Central Missouri |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2949-4561 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 34 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Digitally Navigating New Spaces
This ethnographic case study explores how three ethnic Karen refugee-background families living in rural Southeastern US use internet-capable technologies (ICTs) to empower themselves, their families, and other Karen. Drawing on Mäkinen’s conceptualization of “digital empowerment,” we frame empowerment as a means to both cope and gain control of life. Findings demonstrate how ICTs significantly empower Karen individuals as they cope and take cont…
Finding the Familiar in Rural America
The United States resettled over 70,000 ethnic Karen refugees between 2006 and 2019 due to a protracted civil war in Burma. The vast majority of these refugees have been resettled in urban areas despite the fact that most of them are from rural villages. The refugee-resettlement experience can be daunting, but the challenges are often more acute for elders (Johnson 2017). The aim of this study was to examine how a rural lifestyle may help older K…
More than names on a roster
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate how teachers can use their Sgaw Karen students’ names as a means to gaining awareness of their students’ home culture, language and personal stories. Design/methodology/approach This case study uses interviews with four Karen families to explore the meanings behind the names and nicknames given to Karen individuals. Findings The findings of this study reveal that Karen names can provide teachers…
Rethinking Urban Refugee Resettlement
While refugee resettlements in urban areas have historically had negative outcomes, alternatives have not been adequately discussed. This study aims to shed light on refugee's rural resettlement via an ethnographic case study. The participatory action research team consisting of refugee youth and outside academics investigated two rural Karen communities in Georgia and three urban communities via semi‐structured interviews and participant observa…
The Karen resettlement story
This study discusses Karen refugees and their education experiences in the United States via a participatory action research. A White male American English tutor and three adolescent Karen brothers took a road trip and visited with the Karen diaspora communities throughout the United States. Researchers in collaboration designed the study, collected qualitative data (interviews, participant observations, artifacts), and analyzed the data and iden…
Karen Resettlement
The Role of Digital Literacy Practices on Refugee Resettlement
Rethinking Urban Refugee Resettlement
While refugee resettlements in urban areas have historically had negative outcomes, alternatives have not been adequately discussed. This study aims to shed light on refugee's rural resettlement via an ethnographic case study. The participatory action research team consisting of refugee youth and outside academics investigated two rural Karen communities in Georgia and three urban communities via semi‐structured interviews and participant observa…
The Karen resettlement story
This study discusses Karen refugees and their education experiences in the United States via a participatory action research. A White male American English tutor and three adolescent Karen brothers took a road trip and visited with the Karen diaspora communities throughout the United States. Researchers in collaboration designed the study, collected qualitative data (interviews, participant observations, artifacts), and analyzed the data and iden…
Finding the Familiar in Rural America
The United States resettled over 70,000 ethnic Karen refugees between 2006 and 2019 due to a protracted civil war in Burma. The vast majority of these refugees have been resettled in urban areas despite the fact that most of them are from rural villages. The refugee-resettlement experience can be daunting, but the challenges are often more acute for elders (Johnson 2017). The aim of this study was to examine how a rural lifestyle may help older K…
More than names on a roster
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate how teachers can use their Sgaw Karen students’ names as a means to gaining awareness of their students’ home culture, language and personal stories. Design/methodology/approach This case study uses interviews with four Karen families to explore the meanings behind the names and nicknames given to Karen individuals. Findings The findings of this study reveal that Karen names can provide teachers…
The Role of Digital Literacy Practices on Refugee Resettlement
Karen Resettlement
The Karen resettlement story
This study discusses Karen refugees and their education experiences in the United States via a participatory action research. A White male American English tutor and three adolescent Karen brothers took a road trip and visited with the Karen diaspora communities throughout the United States. Researchers in collaboration designed the study, collected qualitative data (interviews, participant observations, artifacts), and analyzed the data and iden…
Rethinking Urban Refugee Resettlement
While refugee resettlements in urban areas have historically had negative outcomes, alternatives have not been adequately discussed. This study aims to shed light on refugee's rural resettlement via an ethnographic case study. The participatory action research team consisting of refugee youth and outside academics investigated two rural Karen communities in Georgia and three urban communities via semi‐structured interviews and participant observa…
More than names on a roster
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate how teachers can use their Sgaw Karen students’ names as a means to gaining awareness of their students’ home culture, language and personal stories. Design/methodology/approach This case study uses interviews with four Karen families to explore the meanings behind the names and nicknames given to Karen individuals. Findings The findings of this study reveal that Karen names can provide teachers…
Finding the Familiar in Rural America
The United States resettled over 70,000 ethnic Karen refugees between 2006 and 2019 due to a protracted civil war in Burma. The vast majority of these refugees have been resettled in urban areas despite the fact that most of them are from rural villages. The refugee-resettlement experience can be daunting, but the challenges are often more acute for elders (Johnson 2017). The aim of this study was to examine how a rural lifestyle may help older K…
Digitally Navigating New Spaces
This ethnographic case study explores how three ethnic Karen refugee-background families living in rural Southeastern US use internet-capable technologies (ICTs) to empower themselves, their families, and other Karen. Drawing on Mäkinen’s conceptualization of “digital empowerment,” we frame empowerment as a means to both cope and gain control of life. Findings demonstrate how ICTs significantly empower Karen individuals as they cope and take cont…
Sociology (6 works) · Anthropology (5 works) · Ethnic group (5 works) · Gender Studies (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Refugee (5 works) · Migration, Health and Trauma (4 works) · Gender Studies (3 works) · Migration, Refugees, and Integration (3 works) · Participatory action research (3 works)