Dana Lee Hansen
Biographic Data
| ID | 248120 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Dana Lee Hansen |
| GIVEN NAMES | Dana Lee |
| FAMILY NAME | Hansen |
| SIGNATURE | HANSEN D L |
| AFFILIATIONS | Brigham Young University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9645-3279 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 108 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Designing authentic language learning simulations to support student engagement
In a global society, learners must communicate effectively across diverse cultural contexts, but traditional classroom learning can fall short of preparing students for real‐life demands. Simulations can shift students' focus from learning about language to using language for authentic tasks. This study developed and evaluated a digital, educational language simulation called a Playable Case Study (PCS). Students investigated questions about the …
Increasing Cybersecurity Career Interest through Playable Case Studies
Playing in the Same Twitter Network: Political information seeking in the 2010 US gubernatorial elections
New media platforms such as Twitter allow users to choose from a wide range of political information sources including traditional media, politicians, bloggers and other Twitter users. This study extends the theory of channel complementarity by considering the complementary selection of information sources that occur within a single social media space. This study also conceptualizes information seeking as a social network created by follow relati…
A method for computing political preference among Twitter followers
Exploring social media relationships
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate novel techniques for exploring relationship data extracted from social media sites for actionable insights by educators, researchers, and administrators. Design/methodology/approach The paper demonstrates how non‐programmers can use NodeXL, an open source social network analysis tool built into Excel 2007/2010, to collect, analyze, and visualize network data from social media sites like Twitter …
The impact of polices on government social media usage: Issues, challenges, and recommendations
“I'd Rather Not Take it, But . . .”: Young Women's Perceptions of Medicines
Little is known about healthy young women's everyday experiences with medicine use and their general perceptions of medicines. In this article, we describe a user-perspective study involving in-depth qualitative interviews with 20 young women between the ages of 16 and 20 in Copenhagen, Denmark. Inspired by Schutz's phenomenology, informants' medicine-taking experiences were considered within the context of their life-worlds. Analysis revealed th…
Young women's use of medicines: Autonomy and Positioning in Relation to Family and Peer Norms
Medicine use among youths is widespread and on the increase. This is especially true for young females, whose utilization of a variety of medications grows considerably during the teenage years. This user perspective study aims to obtain a greater understanding of what young women perceive as the norms for medicine use at home and among peers, and how these perceptions are reflected in their own use of medicine. In-depth interviews were conducted…
Using Analgesics as Tools: Young Women's Treatment for Headache
In this study, the authors explore the context surrounding young women's use of analgesics to deal with headache. In-depth interviews were conducted with 20 young women between the ages of 16 and 20 in Copenhagen, Denmark. Interviews focused on the young women's experiences with medications within the context of their everyday lives. The central elements in the participants' accounts emerged via a phenomenological approach. Analysis revealed that…
Caught in a Balancing Act: Parents' Dilemmas Regarding Their ADHD Child's Treatment With Stimulant Medication
The authors explored parents' perceptions of and everyday experiences with the stimulant medication used to treat their child's attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in this phenomenological study. They elicited experiences through semistructured interviews with 10 Canadian parents of children with ADHD. In the interviews, parents revealed the meaning the stimulant medication had taken on in the context of their everyday lives. Through …
Impact of Popularity Indications on Readers' Selective Exposure to Online News
Selecting news online may differ from traditional news choices, as most formal importance indicators in traditional media do not convert directly to online news. However, online portals feature news recommendations based on collaborative filtering. To investigate how recommendations affect information choices, 93 participants browsed online news that featured explicit (average rating) or implicit (times viewed) recommendations or no recommendatio…
The impact of polices on government social media usage: Issues, challenges, and recommendations
Caught in a Balancing Act: Parents' Dilemmas Regarding Their ADHD Child's Treatment With Stimulant Medication
The authors explored parents' perceptions of and everyday experiences with the stimulant medication used to treat their child's attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in this phenomenological study. They elicited experiences through semistructured interviews with 10 Canadian parents of children with ADHD. In the interviews, parents revealed the meaning the stimulant medication had taken on in the context of their everyday lives. Through …
Exploring social media relationships
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate novel techniques for exploring relationship data extracted from social media sites for actionable insights by educators, researchers, and administrators. Design/methodology/approach The paper demonstrates how non‐programmers can use NodeXL, an open source social network analysis tool built into Excel 2007/2010, to collect, analyze, and visualize network data from social media sites like Twitter …
Using Analgesics as Tools: Young Women's Treatment for Headache
In this study, the authors explore the context surrounding young women's use of analgesics to deal with headache. In-depth interviews were conducted with 20 young women between the ages of 16 and 20 in Copenhagen, Denmark. Interviews focused on the young women's experiences with medications within the context of their everyday lives. The central elements in the participants' accounts emerged via a phenomenological approach. Analysis revealed that…
Increasing Cybersecurity Career Interest through Playable Case Studies
Young women's use of medicines: Autonomy and Positioning in Relation to Family and Peer Norms
Medicine use among youths is widespread and on the increase. This is especially true for young females, whose utilization of a variety of medications grows considerably during the teenage years. This user perspective study aims to obtain a greater understanding of what young women perceive as the norms for medicine use at home and among peers, and how these perceptions are reflected in their own use of medicine. In-depth interviews were conducted…
Impact of Popularity Indications on Readers' Selective Exposure to Online News
Selecting news online may differ from traditional news choices, as most formal importance indicators in traditional media do not convert directly to online news. However, online portals feature news recommendations based on collaborative filtering. To investigate how recommendations affect information choices, 93 participants browsed online news that featured explicit (average rating) or implicit (times viewed) recommendations or no recommendatio…
Caught in a Balancing Act: Parents' Dilemmas Regarding Their ADHD Child's Treatment With Stimulant Medication
The authors explored parents' perceptions of and everyday experiences with the stimulant medication used to treat their child's attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in this phenomenological study. They elicited experiences through semistructured interviews with 10 Canadian parents of children with ADHD. In the interviews, parents revealed the meaning the stimulant medication had taken on in the context of their everyday lives. Through …
Using Analgesics as Tools: Young Women's Treatment for Headache
In this study, the authors explore the context surrounding young women's use of analgesics to deal with headache. In-depth interviews were conducted with 20 young women between the ages of 16 and 20 in Copenhagen, Denmark. Interviews focused on the young women's experiences with medications within the context of their everyday lives. The central elements in the participants' accounts emerged via a phenomenological approach. Analysis revealed that…
“I'd Rather Not Take it, But . . .”: Young Women's Perceptions of Medicines
Little is known about healthy young women's everyday experiences with medicine use and their general perceptions of medicines. In this article, we describe a user-perspective study involving in-depth qualitative interviews with 20 young women between the ages of 16 and 20 in Copenhagen, Denmark. Inspired by Schutz's phenomenology, informants' medicine-taking experiences were considered within the context of their life-worlds. Analysis revealed th…
Young women's use of medicines: Autonomy and Positioning in Relation to Family and Peer Norms
Medicine use among youths is widespread and on the increase. This is especially true for young females, whose utilization of a variety of medications grows considerably during the teenage years. This user perspective study aims to obtain a greater understanding of what young women perceive as the norms for medicine use at home and among peers, and how these perceptions are reflected in their own use of medicine. In-depth interviews were conducted…
Exploring social media relationships
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate novel techniques for exploring relationship data extracted from social media sites for actionable insights by educators, researchers, and administrators. Design/methodology/approach The paper demonstrates how non‐programmers can use NodeXL, an open source social network analysis tool built into Excel 2007/2010, to collect, analyze, and visualize network data from social media sites like Twitter …
The impact of polices on government social media usage: Issues, challenges, and recommendations
Playing in the Same Twitter Network: Political information seeking in the 2010 US gubernatorial elections
New media platforms such as Twitter allow users to choose from a wide range of political information sources including traditional media, politicians, bloggers and other Twitter users. This study extends the theory of channel complementarity by considering the complementary selection of information sources that occur within a single social media space. This study also conceptualizes information seeking as a social network created by follow relati…
A method for computing political preference among Twitter followers
Increasing Cybersecurity Career Interest through Playable Case Studies
Designing authentic language learning simulations to support student engagement
In a global society, learners must communicate effectively across diverse cultural contexts, but traditional classroom learning can fall short of preparing students for real‐life demands. Simulations can shift students' focus from learning about language to using language for authentic tasks. This study developed and evaluated a digital, educational language simulation called a Playable Case Study (PCS). Students investigated questions about the …
Psychology (7 works) · Computer Science (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Political science (5 works) · Social Media and Politics (5 works) · Business (4 works) · Perception (4 works) · Qualitative research (4 works) · Social media (4 works) · Social Psychology (4 works)