Mayuri Gilhooly
Biographic Data
| ID | 4184380 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mayuri Gilhooly |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mayuri |
| FAMILY NAME | Gilhooly |
| SIGNATURE | GILHOOLY M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of New England |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6779-631X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
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…
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…
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…
Rural area (2 works) · Acculturation (1 work) · Digital divide (1 work) · Dignity (1 work) · Empowerment (1 work) · Ethnic group (1 work) · Feeling (1 work) · Gender and Technology in Education (1 work) · Gender Studies (1 work) · Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes (1 work)