Big Data and Health Care
Supervisors: Professor Nick Couldry and Dr Alison Powell
Research Interests: Quantitative research methods, research design, digital selfhood, issues pertinent to Big Data, health-related decision-making, self-tracking, media-induced distracted driving, power and visibility, media representation of the Roma minority
Svetlana joined the Department of Media and Communication in 2015. Her four-year PhD research project is fully funded by an LSE PhD Studentship. She spent her previous academic year honing her research skills, reading and working towards an MPhil in Sociology (Distinction) at the University of Cambridge. Her research focused on the health communication and nutritional practices of low-income single-mothers in England. In 2014, Svetlana graduated with Distinction from LSE’s MSc in Media and Communication (Research Track). She also completed a two-year research-oriented MA degree at Simon Fraser University, graduating with Distinction. Svetlana holds a BA degree (Distinction) in both Communication and International Studies from Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, Canada.
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LSE PhD Studentship, London School of Economics and Political Science: a studentship awarded on the basis of outstanding academic achievement and research potential
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Cambridge International Trust Scholarship, University of Cambridge: a merit-based graduate scholarship awarded on the basis of significant academic achievement and research potential
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Simon Fraser University Graduate Fellowship, Simon Fraser University: a merit-based academic scholarship awarded to high-achieving graduate students based on departmental ranking
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The W. Ronald Heath International Entrance Scholarship, Simon Fraser University: an academic four-year scholarship awarded in recognition of academic excellence to finance a BA degree Teaching & Research
Svetlana has two years of teaching experience. She served as a Teaching Assistant on a variety of courses ranging from Introduction to Communication Studies and Introduction to Information Technology: The New Media to Empirical Communication Research Methods and Approaches to Media and Audience Research (Quantitative). At present, Svetlana supervises students enrolled in the Media, Culture and Society module at the Department of Sociology, University of Cambridge. Svetlana has served as a Research Assistant on a variety of empirical projects from studies on health communication to exploration of aspects of creative industries.
Lesage, F., & Smirnova, S. (2015). "Keeping up" through Teaching and Learning Media Software: "Introducing" Photoshop. Canadian Journal Of Communication, 40(2). Retrieved from http://www.cjc-online.ca/index.php/journal/article/view/2810