This has been a wonderful and generative, if not frustrating at times, experience. In this summary I am going to go over my results and discuss possible directions for future research. As previously discussed, I was able to produce five main themes from three interviews. These themes are first OB/GYN experiences, subject of medicalization, adherence to […]

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This is my last update and will most likely be pretty similar to my final summary. I would like to take this opportunity to preliminarily discuss my findings. My final summary will likely include more specifics, as well as a brief discussion about steps for future research and my overall experience. Unable to produce a […]

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At this point in the semester, I am almost done with my research. I have finished the first draft of my research paper. Notably, I met with my advisor and she had some really good suggestions for me. First of all, considering some of the delays I faced and the nature of qualitative research there is […]

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I’m writing this post on Halloween because I’m worried that some people might not have a costume prepared for the spooky festivities. If you really want to scare people this Halloween, dress up like the creative writing rewrite process. So much has changed in my novel since I started writing it. Characters have full personalities…
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Today, I presented Black Rainbow at the Undergraduate Research Symposium, bringing an “end” to my summer research project. This was the first time I publicly presented research, and it was a surprisingly enriching experience. I went into it doubting if I would be able to attract interested people to my presentation – it is something of […]

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I was able to complete three interviews in the past two months, which I find satisfactory for this pilot research project. That being said, the third interview I analyzed was the last. Soon, I’ll start trying to compile the themes I found in all three interviews into one cohesive analysis. But for now, I’ll discuss […]

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I’m back with another belated post on my honors research project where I am writing a comedy novel, titled Tell Me What You Really Think. I wanted to quickly recap a new plan that I made with my adviser at the start of this semester. If you’ve seen any of my other posts, you would know…
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I decided to analyze each interview transcript separately before attempting to collate the themes from each. It helps me keep organized and will make any themes that vary by participant demographics – which were collected in a quick survey – more prominent. This second interview that I analyzed was quite similar to the first; there […]

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To date I have completed three interviews and finished transcribing each of them. The transcription process took quite awhile, which I expected but was still a challenge nonetheless! At this point, I have begun analyzing the data. To do so I have printed out the transcriptions and combed through each one highlighting and annotating along […]

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After delving into Oryx and Crake, I did some research into more specific articles regarding toxicity affecting women. During this stage, I did a lot of reading that a lot of the time…did not quite help me with my project. This was challenging, as I had gone in with a lot of enthusiasm about all…
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