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A Scoping Review of Research Evaluating Physiological Information for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities: Augmentative and Alternative Communication Research Considerations by Holyfield, Christine, O'Neill Zimmerman, Tara

“…Purpose: Today, an ever-increasing number of technological advancements are becoming mainstream. As the availability of technological innovations increases, so…”
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Effects of Interaction Approaches and Added High-Tech Augmentative and Alternative Communication on Prelinguistic and Linguistic Communication from School-Age Beginning Communicators by Caldwell, Nicolette Sammarco, Holyfield, Christine, Zimmerman, Tara O'Neill

“…Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) intervention research is rarely focused on school-age beginning communicators, despite the urgent need to…”
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Visual fixation patterns to AAC displays are significantly correlated with motor selection for individuals with Down syndrome or individuals on the autism spectrum by Wilkinson, Krista M, Brittlebank, Savanna, Barwise, Allison, Zimmerman, Tara O'Neill, Light, Janice

“…Eye tracking research technologies are often used to study how individuals attend visually to different types of AAC displays (e.g. visual scene displays, grid…”
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Older Adults’ Trust and Distrust in COVID-19 Public Health Information: Qualitative Critical Incident Study by Shiroma, Kristina, Zimmerman, Tara, Xie, Bo, Fleischmann, Kenneth R, Rich, Kate, Lee, Min Kyung, Verma, Nitin, Jia, Chenyan

“…Background:The COVID-19 infodemic has imposed a disproportionate burden on older adults who face increased challenges in accessing and assessing public health…”
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Social noise: the influence of observers on social media information behavior by Zimmerman, Tara

“…PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to introduce the concept of social noise. Under the influence of social noise, a social media user may adjust information…”
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Crime Junkies: A Case for Studying Information Behavior Surrounding True Crime Podcasts by Zimmerman, Tara

“…ABSTRACT True crime podcasts have become a cultural phenomenon and consistently draw more listeners than any other podcast genre. The interplay between true…”
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Quiet Weeks to Support Academic Medicine Staff and Faculty Well-Being by Cawse-Lucas, Jeanne, Breedlove, London, Zimmerman, Tara

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Call for Research: Leveraging Social Networking for Modern Slavery & Human Trafficking Awareness by Allen, Jeff, Zimmerman, Tara

“…ABSTRACT Human trafficking is a complex global issue that continues to challenge efforts aimed at raising awareness and preventing its occurrence. Overall, the…”
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Determining Trust in Information: Initial Literature Review by Zimmerman, Tara, Allen, Jeff

“…ABSTRACT Pew Research Center's findings reveal a notable trend: U.S. adults under the age of thirty exhibit a level of trust in information on social media…”
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Misinformation and COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy by Zimmerman, Tara, Shiroma, Kristina, Fleischmann, Kenneth R., Xie, Bo, Jia, Chenyan, Verma, Nitin, Lee, Min Kyung

“…•Various kinds of misinformation are related to specific types of vaccine hesitancy-related attitude.•Misinformation based in politics, religion, and media is…”
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Trust in COVID‐19 public health information by Verma, Nitin, Fleischmann, Kenneth R., Zhou, Le, Xie, Bo, Lee, Min Kyung, Rich, Kate, Shiroma, Kristina, Jia, Chenyan, Zimmerman, Tara

“…Understanding the factors that influence trust in public health information is critical for designing successful public health campaigns during pandemics such…”
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A feeling for the data: How government and nonprofit stakeholders negotiate value conflicts in data science approaches to ending homelessness by Slota, Stephen C., Fleischmann, Kenneth R., Lee, Min Kyung, Greenberg, Sherri R., Nigam, Ishan, Zimmerman, Tara, Rodriguez, Sarah, Snow, James

“…Governmental and organizational policy increasingly claims to be data‐driven, data‐informed, or knowledge‐driven. We explore the data practices of local…”
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Default to truth in information behavior: a proposed framework for understanding vulnerability to deceptive information by Zimmerman, Tara, Njeri, Millicent, Khader, Malak, Allen, Jeff

“…Purpose This study aims to recognize the challenge of identifying deceptive information and provides a framework for thinking about how we as humans negotiate…”
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Examining Human Information Behavior on Social Media: Introducing the Concept of Social Noise by Zimmerman, Tara

“…Social media information behavior is increasingly critical, impacting not only individuals and groups but the beliefs, values, and direction of society and…”
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Impact of cultural and religious literacy: Implications for information literacy by Khader, Malak, Allen, Jeff, Njeri, Millicent, Zimmerman, Tara, Rosellini, Amy, Eaves, Tresia

“…Today, more than ever, there is an abundance of information and points of access that can complicate the information seeking process, even in religious…”
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Just Infrastructure? Field Research on a Standardized Assessment Tool for a Continuum of Care for People Experiencing Homelessness by Slota, Stephen C., Fleischmann, Kenneth R., Greenberg, Sherri, Surka, Michelle, Evans, Keyanna S., Snow, James, Rodriguez, Sarah, Zimmerman, Tara

“…As community‐oriented programs move from intervention to infrastructure, questions of just and equitable access to that infrastructure both arise and become…”
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Population Size of Snowy Plovers Breeding in North America by Thomas, Susan M, Lyons, James E, Andres, Brad A, T-Smith, Elise Elliot, Palacios, Eduardo, Cavitt, John F, Andrew Royle, J, Fellows, Suzanne D, Maty, Kendra, Howe, William H, Mellink, Eric, Melvin, Stefani, Zimmerman, Tara

“…Snowy Plovers (Charadrius nivosus) may be one of the rarest shorebirds in North America yet a comprehensive assessment of their abundance and distribution has…”
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Exploring the use of Generative AI to Support Automated Just-in-Time Programming for Visual Scene Displays by Zastudil, Cynthia, Holyfield, Christine, Kapp, Christine, Crosland, Xandria, Lorah, Elizabeth, Zimmerman, Tara, MacNeil, Stephen

“…Millions of people worldwide rely on alternative and augmentative communication devices to communicate. Visual scene displays (VSDs) can enhance communication…”
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Status of the White-Faced Ibis: Breeding Colony Dynamics of the Great Basin Population, 1985-1997 by Earnst, Susan L., Neel, Larry, Ivey, Gary L., Zimmerman, Tara

“…The status of the White-faced Ibis (Plegadis chihi) in the Great Basin is of concern because of its small population size and the limited and dynamic nature of…”
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