3 papers
cs.CY2018
Characterizing Transgender Health Issues in Twitter
Amir Karami, Frank Webb, Vanessa L. Kitzie
Although there are millions of transgender people in the world, a lack of information exists about their health issues. This issue has consequences for the medical field, which onl…
cs.CY2018
"Life never matters in the DEMOCRATS MIND": Examining Strategies of Retweeted Social Bots During a Mass Shooting Event
Vanessa L. Kitzie, Ehsan Mohammadi, Amir Karami
This exploratory study examines the strategies of social bots on Twitter that were retweeted following a mass shooting event. Using a case study method to frame our work, we collec…
cs.SI2018
Characterizing Diseases and disorders in Gay Users' tweets
Frank Webb, Amir Karami, Vanessa Kitzie
A lack of information exists about the health issues of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) people who are often excluded from national demographic assessments,…