CIRI Blog: Information Resources
“You Are Not Alone in This Fight” – Understanding Opioid Recovery Through Reddit Data
Published: Feb 12th, 2025 by Dr. Yu Chi
The opioid crisis remains one of the most pressing public health emergencies globally, with opioid use disorder (OUD) contributing to significant mortality, societal burden, and healthcare challenges, particularly in the United States. “You Are Not Alone in This Fight” is the title of r/OpiatesRecovery, Reddit’s largest community dedicated to opioid recovery. The anonymity of Reddit is particularly valuable for those with opioid use disorder (OUD), reducing stigma and encouraging honest discussions. However, this openness also introduces risks, as users may disclose sensitive
Language Style Matching as a Measure of Librarian/Patron Engagement in Email Reference Transactions
Published: January 23, 2020 by Ann Agee
When two people are deep in conversation, they unconsciously mimic each other. Both will cross their arms, pick up their coffee cups, or touch their hair as they talk. Research shows that this mimicry is a signal of the high level of engagement between the conversationalists (Scheflen, 1964). Using a technique called language style matching (LSM), social psychologists discovered that similar synchronization appears in written correspondence (Niederhoffer & Pennebaker, 2002). Correspondents with a high level of engagement use similar words, down to the level of pronouns, articles, and prepositions. It is these function words that are used to calculate an LSM score. High LSM scores have been shown to be indicative of a sense of perceived support.
Resources for Planning Research and Writing
Published: October 14, 2018 by Dr. Michele A.L. Villagran
photo credit: Søren Mørk Petersen)
Over the summer before officially beginning as a new faculty, I had to prepare myself for the research and writing expectations of a tenure-track position. I spent at least one to two months seeking out resources beyond those I was aware of years ago when I was a doctoral student.