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Project IMHOTEP: Social Media & Health

The purpose of this project is to explore topics of depression, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), and social determinants of health through the use of social media data.
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This study examines health-related issues during the COVID-19 pandemic by using tweets. The use of social media has greatly increased over the past decade. Twitter is one of the most popular sites among young adults in the U.S. Social media has increasingly become a platform where users can openly communicate about various topics, even topics as stigmatized mental illness. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, people experienced some drastic changes in daily life, such as physical distancing, remote learning, lockdown, travel restrictions, as well as sudden deaths, and mental health concerns. As the chance of meeting people in-person decreased due to the pandemic, people have expressed their thoughts and interacted more with others through social media. The purpose of the project is to explore the topics of depression, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), and social determinants of health through use of social media data.

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Mental Health . COVID . Social Media
Internet-Based Social Connections of Black American College Students in Pre–COVID-19 and Peri–COVID-19 Pandemic Periods: Network Analysis

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Terika McCall
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Social Media . Mental Health
Content and Social Network Analyses of Depression-related Tweets of African American College Students


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Terika McCall
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Heejun Kim
Mental Health . COVID . Social Media
Seeking and Providing Social Support on Twitter for Trauma and Distress During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Content and Sentiment Analysis

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Terika McCall
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Heejun Kim