D Skinner
Biographic Data
| ID | 24618 |
|---|---|
| NAME | D Skinner |
| GIVEN NAMES | D |
| FAMILY NAME | Skinner |
| SIGNATURE | SKINNER D |
| AFFILIATIONS | York University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7428-1453 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1991 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Forensic genetics and the prediction of race
Media Activism and the Academy, Three Cases
In Canada, there is a relatively strong tradition of activist scholarship in media and communication studies. However, very little research has been undertaken on how working in the university may contextualize the ways in which academic workers participate in activist media projects. Focusing on three such projects – Media Democracy Day, Open Media, and NewsWatch Canada – this article draws upon elements of political economy and Bourdieu’s field…
Keeping the Fox at Bay
Evaluation of use of cellphones to aid compliance with drug therapy for HIV patients
Key to the care of people living with HIV is effective data on use of ARVs, their responses to the medication and additional needs. An adaptation of cellphone technology by Cell-Life provides an easy-to-use data capturing devise for use by therapeutic counsellors (home based carers). Individual in-depth interviews were conducted with all the counsellors using the technology at two points in time, six months apart. The technology was found to be e…
Yesterday’s News
An evaluation of an education programme on HIV infection using puppetry and street theatre
'Puppets Against AIDS' is a novel educational medium being used to try to reduce the spread of HIV infection in South Africa. It involves the use of street theatre employing two-metre-high puppets who act out a story of how one person, who is infected with HIV, passes it onto a series of other people until he eventually dies. The puppet show was evaluated in two phases. The first involved a content analysis of a video recording of the show by a m…
An evaluation of an education programme on HIV infection using puppetry and street theatre
'Puppets Against AIDS' is a novel educational medium being used to try to reduce the spread of HIV infection in South Africa. It involves the use of street theatre employing two-metre-high puppets who act out a story of how one person, who is infected with HIV, passes it onto a series of other people until he eventually dies. The puppet show was evaluated in two phases. The first involved a content analysis of a video recording of the show by a m…
Yesterday’s News
Evaluation of use of cellphones to aid compliance with drug therapy for HIV patients
Key to the care of people living with HIV is effective data on use of ARVs, their responses to the medication and additional needs. An adaptation of cellphone technology by Cell-Life provides an easy-to-use data capturing devise for use by therapeutic counsellors (home based carers). Individual in-depth interviews were conducted with all the counsellors using the technology at two points in time, six months apart. The technology was found to be e…
Keeping the Fox at Bay
Media Activism and the Academy, Three Cases
In Canada, there is a relatively strong tradition of activist scholarship in media and communication studies. However, very little research has been undertaken on how working in the university may contextualize the ways in which academic workers participate in activist media projects. Focusing on three such projects – Media Democracy Day, Open Media, and NewsWatch Canada – this article draws upon elements of political economy and Bourdieu’s field…
Forensic genetics and the prediction of race
Sociology (5 works) · Media studies (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (2 works) · Advertising (2 works) · Business (2 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Family medicine (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Medicine (2 works)