Amanda Purington
Biographic Data
| ID | 4416369 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Amanda Purington |
| GIVEN NAMES | Amanda |
| FAMILY NAME | Purington |
| SIGNATURE | PURINGTON A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Cornell University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0672-1784 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Examining learners' engagement patterns and knowledge outcome in an experiential learning intervention for youth's social media literacy
Social media have become an integral part of youth's daily lives. Though it brings many benefits such as creative self-expression and opportunities for social connection and support, studies have revealed that exposure to cyberbullying, misinformation and disinformation, or phishing and scams pose great risks to youth's mental health and long-term development. There is no lack of education programs designed to teach youth media literacy, but very…
Learning from failures in knowledge exchange and turning them into successes
While the evidence base on successful practices in knowledge exchange is rapidly growing, much less attention has been given in the academic literature to documenting and reflecting on failures in trying to exchange different types of evidence between academics, practice partners and policymakers. However, learning from failures is just as important, if not more crucial, than celebrating successes. Therefore, in this introduction to the special i…
Improving educational outcomes for youth in foster care
The youth social media literacy inventory
Social media has opened new doors of opportunities and risks for youth. Potential risks include exposure to harmful content, engagement with strangers, or unwanted consequences from irresponsible or naive use. Social media literacy has been proposed as a way to mitigate such risks and promote positive ways of social media engagement. This paper aimed to develop a comprehensive Youth Social Media Literacy Inventory (YSMLI) to objectively assess yo…
Using Social Network Analysis to Strengthen Organizational Relationships to Better Serve Expectant and Parenting Young People
SNA clarified complex relationships and set service providers on a path toward optimizing their network. The usefulness of SNA to impact and improve a network approach to supporting young parents is discussed, including lessons learned from this project
Creating Systems-Level Change to Better Support Expectant and Parenting Young People
Promoting sustainable connections and collaboration at the systems level can help dismantle barriers to service access and benefit young parents
Implementing Evidence-Based Programs
Evidence-based programs (EBPs) are used in many health promotion efforts to ensure that the intended positive behavioral and health outcomes will be achieved. However, because EBPs are developed and tested in research settings, the contextual elements of real world implementation play an important role in their successful delivery in communities. As an intermediary charged with supporting the translation of research to practice for a statewide te…
Nonsuicidal Self-Injury as a Gateway to Suicide in Young Adults
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Nonsuicidal Self-Injury as a Gateway to Suicide in Young Adults
Implementing Evidence-Based Programs
Evidence-based programs (EBPs) are used in many health promotion efforts to ensure that the intended positive behavioral and health outcomes will be achieved. However, because EBPs are developed and tested in research settings, the contextual elements of real world implementation play an important role in their successful delivery in communities. As an intermediary charged with supporting the translation of research to practice for a statewide te…
Using Social Network Analysis to Strengthen Organizational Relationships to Better Serve Expectant and Parenting Young People
SNA clarified complex relationships and set service providers on a path toward optimizing their network. The usefulness of SNA to impact and improve a network approach to supporting young parents is discussed, including lessons learned from this project
Creating Systems-Level Change to Better Support Expectant and Parenting Young People
Promoting sustainable connections and collaboration at the systems level can help dismantle barriers to service access and benefit young parents
The youth social media literacy inventory
Social media has opened new doors of opportunities and risks for youth. Potential risks include exposure to harmful content, engagement with strangers, or unwanted consequences from irresponsible or naive use. Social media literacy has been proposed as a way to mitigate such risks and promote positive ways of social media engagement. This paper aimed to develop a comprehensive Youth Social Media Literacy Inventory (YSMLI) to objectively assess yo…
Examining learners' engagement patterns and knowledge outcome in an experiential learning intervention for youth's social media literacy
Social media have become an integral part of youth's daily lives. Though it brings many benefits such as creative self-expression and opportunities for social connection and support, studies have revealed that exposure to cyberbullying, misinformation and disinformation, or phishing and scams pose great risks to youth's mental health and long-term development. There is no lack of education programs designed to teach youth media literacy, but very…
Learning from failures in knowledge exchange and turning them into successes
While the evidence base on successful practices in knowledge exchange is rapidly growing, much less attention has been given in the academic literature to documenting and reflecting on failures in trying to exchange different types of evidence between academics, practice partners and policymakers. However, learning from failures is just as important, if not more crucial, than celebrating successes. Therefore, in this introduction to the special i…
Improving educational outcomes for youth in foster care
Psychology (6 works) · Medicine (5 works) · Computer Science (4 works) · Nursing (4 works) · Community Health and Development (3 works) · Medical education (3 works) · Public health (3 works) · Business (2 works) · Child Development and Digital Technology (2 works) · Developmental psychology (2 works)