Street outreach is a violence prevention model in which organizations hire residents with
strong relationships and local expertise to mediate violent conflicts in their communities. We …

While natural language processing affords researchers an opportunity to automatically scan
millions of social media posts, there is growing concern that automated computational tools …

Wearables are a potentially vital mechanism for individuals to monitor their health, track
behaviors, and stay connected. Unfortunately, both price and a lack of consideration of the …

Adversarial interactions against politicians on social media such as Twitter have significant
impact on society. In particular they disrupt substantive political discussions online, and may …

Structural inequalities, historical oppression, discrimination, social exclusion, power, and
privilege are some of the most pressing human rights issues that social workers deal with in …

Gang violence is a severe issue in major cities across the US and recent studies have found
evidence of social media communications that can be linked to such violence in …

Open-ended survey questions crucially contribute to researchers' understandings of
respondents' experiences. However, analyzing open-ended responses using human coders …

Abstract The European Commission's White Paper on Ethics and Artificial Intelligence posits
that “the use of algorithms can perpetuate or even stimulate racial bias”. In the US …

We present an ongoing collaboration between computer science researchers and fact-
checking experts in a broad-cast corporation to develop Watch'n'Check, a social media …

In the 21st century, social media has been utilized to connect youth to peers who share their
experiences and provide support. Research shows how gang-affiliated youth use social …