Bar Hopping, Condom Collecting
Gamification in the Community to Increase Exposure to Reproductive Services and Education
Profile
I am passionate about: people, travel, technology, photography, and music. Traveling the world has given me so much perspective on what is truly important in life, and I believe by connecting cultures and encouraging diversity, the world can become a much better place.
A little known fact about me is: I am a dual citizen - Canadian and America. While I was born in San Ramon, California, I grew up in Calgary, Alberta - I consider both Texas and Alberta my homes and love to travel between both countries.
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Business Analyst; Student
Spiceworks; UT Austin
"Honestly, it's not all about me"
I am a senior at UT Austin majoring in Management Information Systems and minoring in Management. Originally from Canada and growing up in Texas, I say a lot of weird words such as “parkade” and “y’all”. Gordon Ramsey from Hell's Kitchen is my spirit animal. I love listening to, sharing, and playing music. I also enjoy demolishing anyone and everyone who challenges me in Super Smash Bros, Mario Kart, and Mario Party. I also love traveling! I lived in Hong Kong for six months last Fall (Fall 2016) and traveled to China, Macau, Taiwan, South Korea, Japan, and Thailand. Hoping to be back soon!
Research
13pt
Idea
15pt
Evaluation
0pt
Collaboration
10pt
Total
38pt
Gamification in the Community to Increase Exposure to Reproductive Services and Education
My interviews on Reproductive Health Services and Education for Young People in the United States explain flaws in my country's system.
I absolutely loved this contribution – I think studying how influential channels in popular culture affect expanding reproductive education and services efforts is really interesting. While MTV and “It’s Your (Sex) Life” provide extremely helpful forums to learn about reproductive education and services, I think it is also important to mention MTV’s Facebook presence. While “It’s Your (Sex) Life” does not really have any easily accessible places to have conversations, MTV’s Facebook presence is wonderful and provides an open space where individuals can talk about problems relating to sex. I believe being about to learn about ideas through MTV’s educational forums and then being able to discuss them on MTV’s Facebook platform provides individuals with a unique, young approach to reproductive education.
One thing I will mention, however, is that I think it is also important to consider the risks of using solely technology to educate people on sex. While the internet is a wonderful source of information, especially about topics some individuals are too uncomfortable to talk about face-to-face, I wonder how interacting with a screen impacts individuals’ learning. Because sex involves two people and this way of education does not involve people interaction, I am interested to see if this impacts how individuals would act in sexual settings. While I think both technological education and face-to-face education are invaluable, I think this research contribution can spur a conversation on the pros and cons of each. I would to hear any other thoughts you may have on this idea, Shruti! I really appreciated your contribution.
Carina commented on How might we encourage dialogue between boys and girls about sex in the classroom setting?