Melanie Kwestel

"We’re losing our neighborhoods. We’re losing our community'': A comparative analysis of community discourse in online and offline public spheres across disaster phases

Trauma can disrupt one's sense of self and mental well-being, leading survivors to reconstruct their identities in online communities. Drawing from 30 in-depth interviews, we present a sociotechnical process model that illustrates the mechanisms of online identity reconstruction and the pathways to integration. We int…