In my ongoing doctoral dissertation study, I investigate how residents and communities engage with information and information technologies to respond to and cope with food insecurity and information crisis during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns in Shanghai, China.
Conference Presentations
Du, X. (2025, March). Using Information and Communication Technologies to Cope with Food Insecurity During the COVID-19 Pandemic Lockdowns in Shanghai, China: A Help or A Hindrance? The 2025 Annual Conference of the Association for Asian Studies, Columbus, OH, USA.
Du, X. (2024, October). Social Media in a Food Insecurity Crisis During the COVID-19 Pandemic Lockdowns: A Qualitative Constructivist Grounded Theory Approach. Presented at the SIG-Social Media workshop, The 87th Annual Meeting of the Association for Information Science and Technology, Calgary, CA.
Du, X. (2024, October). Exploring the Information Practices and Resilience in a Food Crisis: A Constructivist Grounded Theory Study of Families During the COVID-19 Lockdown. Presented at the Doctoral Colloquium, The 87th Annual Meeting of the Association for Information Science and Technology, Calgary, CA.
Du, X.(2024, October). Exploring the Information Practices and Resilience of Ordinary Residents in a Food Crisis During the COVID-19 Lockdowns in Shanghai, China. Presented at the SIG-USE Annual Symposium, The 87th Annual Meeting of the Association for Information Science and Technology, virtual.