Bonnie M Nickels
Biographic Data
| ID | 6748383 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Bonnie M Nickels |
| GIVEN NAMES | Bonnie M |
| FAMILY NAME | Nickels |
| SIGNATURE | NICKELS B M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Rochester Institute of Technology |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6773-1367 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
“Covid robbed me of that”: Navigating final conversations and grief during the Covid-19 pandemic
This Is Us: An Analysis of Mediated Family Communication at End-of-Life
Death is a ubiquitous theme in television dramas and we argued that mediated depictions of end-of-life experiences have the potential to provide glimpses into the ways in which characters experience real-life issues and can serve as conversation starters within family viewers. The study aimed to identify how a popular television drama, This is Us , depicted end-of-life communication. Analysis of season one revealed 54 conversations about end-of-l…
Love Locked Up: An Exploration of Relationship Maintenance and Perceived Barriers for Women Who Have Incarcerated Partners
Familial separation due to incarceration present numerous challenges to the enactment of relational maintenance behaviors. This study explored self-reported maintenance behaviors and perceptions of barriers that hinder feelings of connectedness for non-incarcerated women who have a relational partner in jail. Responses from an open-ended questionnaire of 124 non-incarcerated women with relational partners in jail were analyzed to highlight issues…
End-of-Life in Disney and Pixar Films: An opportunity for Engaging in Difficult Conversation
This study expanded upon previous scholarship by examining end-of-life (EOL) depictions and messages of death within Disney and Pixar animated films. We argue Disney and Pixar depictions of EOL and death can provide critical opportunities for discussing death and dying processes with children and adults alike. A content analysis of 57 movies resulted in a total of 71 character deaths. These instances of death became the discourse used for analysi…
Love Locked Up: An Exploration of Relationship Maintenance and Perceived Barriers for Women Who Have Incarcerated Partners
Familial separation due to incarceration present numerous challenges to the enactment of relational maintenance behaviors. This study explored self-reported maintenance behaviors and perceptions of barriers that hinder feelings of connectedness for non-incarcerated women who have a relational partner in jail. Responses from an open-ended questionnaire of 124 non-incarcerated women with relational partners in jail were analyzed to highlight issues…
End-of-Life in Disney and Pixar Films: An opportunity for Engaging in Difficult Conversation
This study expanded upon previous scholarship by examining end-of-life (EOL) depictions and messages of death within Disney and Pixar animated films. We argue Disney and Pixar depictions of EOL and death can provide critical opportunities for discussing death and dying processes with children and adults alike. A content analysis of 57 movies resulted in a total of 71 character deaths. These instances of death became the discourse used for analysi…
Love Locked Up: An Exploration of Relationship Maintenance and Perceived Barriers for Women Who Have Incarcerated Partners
Familial separation due to incarceration present numerous challenges to the enactment of relational maintenance behaviors. This study explored self-reported maintenance behaviors and perceptions of barriers that hinder feelings of connectedness for non-incarcerated women who have a relational partner in jail. Responses from an open-ended questionnaire of 124 non-incarcerated women with relational partners in jail were analyzed to highlight issues…
This Is Us: An Analysis of Mediated Family Communication at End-of-Life
Death is a ubiquitous theme in television dramas and we argued that mediated depictions of end-of-life experiences have the potential to provide glimpses into the ways in which characters experience real-life issues and can serve as conversation starters within family viewers. The study aimed to identify how a popular television drama, This is Us , depicted end-of-life communication. Analysis of season one revealed 54 conversations about end-of-l…
“Covid robbed me of that”: Navigating final conversations and grief during the Covid-19 pandemic
Psychology (3 works) · Art (2 works) · Communication (2 works) · Communication (2 works) · Conversation (2 works) · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health (2 works) · Literature (2 works) · Media Influence and Health (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Social Psychology (2 works)