Melanie Stone
Biographic Data
| ID | 4217697 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Melanie Stone |
| GIVEN NAMES | Melanie |
| FAMILY NAME | Stone |
| SIGNATURE | STONE M |
| AFFILIATIONS | The University of Texas at San Antonio Health Science Center |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6714-5920 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Harnessing technology to enhance oral health literacy among Afghan women
Introduction Ongoing socio-political instability has resulted in a growing influx of Afghan women with limited literacy skills resettling in the United States (U.S.). These women face considerable barriers in accessing oral and general healthcare services, exacerbated by limited literacy. This study aimed to explore Afghan women’s challenges in accessing healthcare services and develop a technology-enabled intervention to enhance their health. Me…
Distinctive and Shared Health Needs of Minority Communities by Immigrant Status
A Critical Ethnographic Approach for Understanding How Environmental Factors Shape Experiences of Community Mobility for Older Adults Aging With and Into Vision Loss
The number of older adults diagnosed with vision loss in Canada, and globally, is growing. Older adults with age-related vision loss (ARVL), including macular degeneration, glaucoma, and diabetic retinopathy, experience a reduced capacity to engage with their communities because their opportunities to access and engage with their environments are greatly reduced. This can lead to feelings of abandonment, enhanced fear, and social isolation, which…
Research Practices to Foster Accessibility for, and the Inclusivity of, Older Adults With Vision Loss
Introduction: It is important that the embodied experience of visual impairment is understood in research, and critical participatory action research (CPAR) is one such research methodology that encourages the direct participation of individuals with disabilities in the design, development, and dissemination of research. Methods: This reflexive paper unpacked how our research collective carried out accessible and inclusive CPAR with older adults …
Picturing precarity through occupational mapping
The 2008 recession had long-lasting economic effects that made everyday experiences of precarity more prevalent in many countries. Within a broader neoliberal context, however, the prevalence of precarity and its social production tends to be obscured, leading to a need for actions aimed at enhancing social awareness and informing social change. In this article, we illustrate how the precarity associated with long-term unemployment, which persist…
Picturing precarity through occupational mapping
The 2008 recession had long-lasting economic effects that made everyday experiences of precarity more prevalent in many countries. Within a broader neoliberal context, however, the prevalence of precarity and its social production tends to be obscured, leading to a need for actions aimed at enhancing social awareness and informing social change. In this article, we illustrate how the precarity associated with long-term unemployment, which persist…
Research Practices to Foster Accessibility for, and the Inclusivity of, Older Adults With Vision Loss
Introduction: It is important that the embodied experience of visual impairment is understood in research, and critical participatory action research (CPAR) is one such research methodology that encourages the direct participation of individuals with disabilities in the design, development, and dissemination of research. Methods: This reflexive paper unpacked how our research collective carried out accessible and inclusive CPAR with older adults …
Picturing precarity through occupational mapping
The 2008 recession had long-lasting economic effects that made everyday experiences of precarity more prevalent in many countries. Within a broader neoliberal context, however, the prevalence of precarity and its social production tends to be obscured, leading to a need for actions aimed at enhancing social awareness and informing social change. In this article, we illustrate how the precarity associated with long-term unemployment, which persist…
Harnessing technology to enhance oral health literacy among Afghan women
Introduction Ongoing socio-political instability has resulted in a growing influx of Afghan women with limited literacy skills resettling in the United States (U.S.). These women face considerable barriers in accessing oral and general healthcare services, exacerbated by limited literacy. This study aimed to explore Afghan women’s challenges in accessing healthcare services and develop a technology-enabled intervention to enhance their health. Me…
Distinctive and Shared Health Needs of Minority Communities by Immigrant Status
A Critical Ethnographic Approach for Understanding How Environmental Factors Shape Experiences of Community Mobility for Older Adults Aging With and Into Vision Loss
The number of older adults diagnosed with vision loss in Canada, and globally, is growing. Older adults with age-related vision loss (ARVL), including macular degeneration, glaucoma, and diabetic retinopathy, experience a reduced capacity to engage with their communities because their opportunities to access and engage with their environments are greatly reduced. This can lead to feelings of abandonment, enhanced fear, and social isolation, which…
Research Practices to Foster Accessibility for, and the Inclusivity of, Older Adults With Vision Loss
Introduction: It is important that the embodied experience of visual impairment is understood in research, and critical participatory action research (CPAR) is one such research methodology that encourages the direct participation of individuals with disabilities in the design, development, and dissemination of research. Methods: This reflexive paper unpacked how our research collective carried out accessible and inclusive CPAR with older adults …
Psychology (5 works) · Medicine (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Health disparities and outcomes (2 works) · Nursing (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Afghan (1 works) · Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues (1 works) · Anthropology (1 works) · Citizen journalism (1 works)