A Q&A with a UCIPT Postdoctoral Researcher What is the single most relaxing tweet, from a sentiment-analysis point of view? There are many different methods that we can use to conduct sentiment analysis. The basic idea of sentiment analysis is to categorize a tweet as positive, neutral, or […]
A Q&A with a UCIPT Postdoctoral Researcher Twitter has recently been cracking down on the Islamic State’s use of their platform. Have there been any studies related to student tweets that would enable you to identify students at risk for radicalization by ISIS or other terror groups? Applying social […]
A Q&A with a UCIPT Postdoctoral Researcher In anticipation of the results of Super Tuesday, were you able to see an increase in the stress of college students at campuses in battleground states? We have not been tracking the stress level of college students on Twitter at campuses […]
A Q&A with a UCIPT Postdoctoral Researcher Based on what you see on social media, how is the 2016 U.S. presidential election affecting the stress levels of college students and college applicants? Is there anxiety about joining the political process? That’s an interesting question. I’m not sure […]
A Q&A with a UCIPT Postdoctoral Researcher Last week you discussed the accuracy of social media to detect depression. Currently, the accuracy rate is approximately 70%. What kind of benchmarks are used? What is the gold standard you would hold social media against? There are currently no standardized benchmarks for […]
A Q&A with a UCIPT Postdoctoral Researcher Would it be possible for college admissions personnel to use Twitter to find students who are most able to cope with college stress? I believe that is possible. There was a recent study by Dr. DeChoudhury, and her team found […]
A Q&A with a UCIPT Postdoctoral Researcher How can your research on Twitter and human stress be applied to universities? The stress level of college students is a huge concern for universities because stress can have significant negative impact on their health and academic performance. We recently conducted […]
