Projects
Our team is continually collecting and investigating a variety of datasets. These datasets cover a wide-range of subjects and topics that are tailored to our team members’ areas of expertise.
Check back here often to view updates on these projects.
Artificial Intelligence Applications for Social Science Research
In a world with hundreds of thousands of AI uses, we sought to offer social scientists a starting point for exploring the world of AI by building a database of 250 AI tools that can be used for social science research. We developed a database of 250…
HNDS-I: A Data Visualization Tool for the Covid-19 Online Prevalence of Emotions in Institutions Database.
DS3 lab secured funding for the HNDS-I: A Data Visualization Tool for the Covid-19 Online Prevalence of Emotions in Institutions Database from the National Science Foundation. Developing this tool allows us to contribute toward broadening…
The Changing Digital Landscape Project
Our team is building a dataset entitled “The Changing Digital Landscape” by drawing data from the COVID-19 Online Prevalence of Emotions in Institutions Database (COPE-ID) from January 2020 to April 2021 to explore changing attitudes . . .
Identity salience, social institutions, and emotions expressed about the COVID-19 pandemic on Twitter
Previous research has found emotions expressed during COVID-19 to be negative, such as anxiety, fear, and depression. However, some positive emotions (e.g., hope and trust) were associated with future-oriented perceptions of the pandemic . . .
Analyses of Emotions Expressed in Social Media and Forums During the COVID - 19 Pandemic
The purpose of the COVID-19 RAPID project funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) is to collect social media and forum data from 10-15 platforms to examine two research areas . . .
A Spatial Analysis of Rape Culture News Events on Twitter
Extensive research has documented evidence of a rape culture across mediums and contexts. This study contributes to this body of research by examining how contextual aspects of place and mainstream . . .
The Silence Breakers: Digital Feminist Activism and Narratives of Gender-Based Violence in the #MeToo Movement
The spread of the #MeToo movement since October 2017 has been accompanied by a growing body of research investigating its implications for . . .
Searching for Safety: Violent Crime Control and Strain Reduction in the Era of Google
The role of the Internet and its effect on crime trends is largely unknown. Researchers have documented how the Internet presents opportunities for cybercrime, with little research considering . . .
Assessment of Social Media Usage During Severe Weather Events and the Development of a Twitter-Based Model for Improved Communication of Storm-Related Information
Twitter messages were found to be an important source of communication during weather-related emergencies. Despite warnings to take shelter or evacuate from a potential disaster site, many people . . .
What Big Data Tells Us About the Growth of a Contemporary Pet Culture: Part 1, the Past
Although pet-keeping and owning is a universal and historical phenomenon, the nature of pet-keeping is affected by social, economic, and cultural processes of human culture. The current study provides a . . .
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