Narrowing the Gap: Chronic Illness Information as Experienced in Everyday Life and Healthcare Contexts
Year: 2011
Type: dissertation
Abstract: The last eight years have been an amazing and incredibly difficult journey for me. I left my comfy job and comfy life, went back to school to get my Master’s degree and then launched into my doctoral studies. Along the way I got married to the sweetest man I know and had a beautiful daughter. Life keeps happening. I am so grateful for all of the encouragement and support and for the faith people have had in me over the years. I can’t begin to acknowledge how much my thinking has been changed and shaped during the time I’ve been in graduate school at the University of Michigan School of Information. I feel fortunate to have had access to amazing intellectual breadth, encouragement, and support from faculty members, fellow students, and the staff there. Of course, my largest debt of gratitude goes to my chair, Dr. Joan C. Durrance, who has been a constant source of encouragement, support, and intellectual prodding. Joan, you have always challenged me to reach for the intuition beyond the obvious and constantly reminded me that what we do is about people, and that that in itself makes it all worthwhile. I so appreciate your very circumspect and big-picture way of looking at the world, and the compassion, wisdom, wit, and groundedness of your delivery. You
Author: Maria Souden
Language: English
Subfield: General Health Professions
Field: Health Professions
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W164944771