Dear Skaidra, I did work in the area of online dating as part of my Master of Public Health thesis, and then as part of a small subsequent grant. I've had a few publications out of this work - some on the findings and some based on the methods. Details below. The reference lists in these publications will also provide details on others publishing in the area. Let me know if you have any issues accessing the publications. Kind regards, Danielle Couch Couch, D, & Liamputtong, P (2013) Online Methods: Instant Messenger and email in consideration. In Sappleton, N (ed.) Advancing Social and Business Research Methods with New Media Technologies. IGI Global: Hershey, PA. Couch, D, Liamputtong, P & Pitts, M (2012). What are the real and perceived risks and dangers of online dating? Perspectives from online daters. Health, Risk & Society, 14(7-8), 697-714. Couch, D, Liamputtong, P & Pitts, M (2011). Online daters and the use of technology for surveillance and risk management. The International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Society, 9(2), 166-134. Couch, D, & Liamputtong, P (2010) Online dating and mating: Methodological and personal reflections on our journey. In Minichiello, V. & Kottler, J. (eds.) Qualitative journeys: Student and mentor experiences with research. Sage Publications: Thousand Oaks, CA, 103-123. Couch, D, & Liamputtong, P (2008) Online dating and mating: The use of the internet to meet sexual partners. Qualitative Health Research, 18(2), 268-279. Couch, D, & Liamputtong, P (2007) Online dating and mating: Perceptions of risk and health among online users. Health, Risk & Society, 9(3), 275-294. Couch, D, & Liamputtong, P (2006) Dating and mating online: Some research experiences. In Liamputtong, P. (ed.) Health research in cyberspace: Methodological, practical and personal issues. New York: Nova Science Publishers. -----Original Message----- From: air-l-bounces@listserv.aoir.org [mailto:air-l-bounces@listserv.aoir.org] On Behalf Of skaidra puodziunas Sent: Friday, 13 September 2013 10:28 AM To: air-l@listserv.aoir.org Subject: [Air-L] Request for Information Relevant to Online Dating within Student Populations Hello fello AOIR's, Pleased to "meet" you all. My name is Skaidra Puodziunas and I'm in 4th year as an undergraduate in an innovative and atypical bachelor degree program of Knowledge Integration, with a cross major in Speech Communication, at the University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada This coming year, I will be working on my 4th year, senior thesis project. I am planning to explore the world of online dating, specifically examining the factors that are associated with students engaging in online dating platforms, in my own university. If anyone has any recommendations for journals, blogs, researchers, institutes, etc. that could be relevant to this topic, I graciously welcome them all! I consider this more of an exploratory project. I am (hopefully) going to incorporating both quantitative and qualitative approaches. Many thanks for your time, Skaidra Skaidra Puodziunas | @SkaidraP 4A Joint Honors Knowledge Integration & Speech Communication University of Waterloo _______________________________________________ The Air-L@listserv.aoir.org mailing list is provided by the Association of Internet Researchers http://aoir.org Subscribe, change options or unsubscribe at: http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org Join the Association of Internet Researchers: http://www.aoir.org/ ----- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2013.0.3408 / Virus Database: 3222/6661 - Release Date: 09/12/13