All posts by Ta'Karris Bullard

About Ta'Karris Bullard

Hi! My name is Ta'Karris Bullard and I am a senior majoring in Information Networking and Telecommunications with a focus in Computer Networking. I am 22 years old and an international student from the Bahamas! I love tinkering with technology as well as playing/watching soccer, going to the gym and playing COD in the spare time.

Negative Effects of Social Media on Mental Health

As we know, the usage of social media has skyrocketed in recent years. Social media has numerous benefits but although it has its strengths with keeping us interconnected with friends and family, informed about the latest world news, entertained, etc. it also has introduced negative impacts and habits in our lives. In this study, I … Continue reading Negative Effects of Social Media on Mental Health

Social Media and its Negative Impact on Individuals

  Hypothesis: Increased use of social media leads to a negative impact on individuals’ mental health, decline in productivity and a lack in sense of self. Outline Introduction In this section, firstly I will elaborate briefly on how social media usage has evolved throughout the years and expand how it currently affects our society. I … Continue reading Social Media and its Negative Impact on Individuals

Action Research Q88-90 Presentation

Below is my presentation on questions 88-90 from our text this semester “100 questions (and answers) and action research”. I will be discussing how we can add value to the field of research, professional organizations that are available to support us and whether or not it is appropriate to utilize social platforms for collaborative efforts … Continue reading Action Research Q88-90 Presentation

Adverse effects of Social Media

Database used: JSTOR Coyne, S. M., Rogers, A. A., Zurcher, J. D., Stockdale, L., & Booth, M. C. (2020). Does time spent using social media impact mental health?: An eight year longitudinal study. Computers in Human Behavior, 104, 106160. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2019.106160 The source used for the subject search brought up 1,910 results with 1,435 of them … Continue reading Adverse effects of Social Media

Social Media: Good or bad?

Search One (JSTOR) Key Terms: social media, negative impact, college students, seniors, productivity, united states. Academic content is refined to use only academic journals and I used Boolean terms such as “AND” which came to 99 results.  This search being conducted was generally helpful for me as it provided potentially useful sources for my assignment. … Continue reading Social Media: Good or bad?

Impacts of Social Media

                    Impact of Social Media use on Society and Human Interaction JSTOR Social Media Influence(53,812 search results) Human interaction (138,089 search results) Average use of social media (44,023 search results) Google Scholar Social Media Usage (4,210,000 search results) Social media impact on mental health (4,310,000 search results) Human … Continue reading Impacts of Social Media