5 papers
"He gets to be the fun parent": Understanding and Supporting Burnt-Out Mothers in Online Communities
Nazanin Sabri, Ananya Malik, Bangzhao Shu +3
Maternal burnout is a psychological phenomena with documented harms to both mother and child, requiring prompt attention. Mothers experiencing burnout might choose to turn to onlin…
NLP for Social Good: A Survey and Outlook of Challenges, Opportunities, and Responsible Deployment
Antonia Karamolegkou, Angana Borah, Eunjung Cho +30
Natural language processing (NLP) now shapes many aspects of our world, yet its potential for positive social impact is underexplored. This paper surveys work in ``NLP for Social G…
Are LLMs Empathetic to All? Investigating the Influence of Multi-Demographic Personas on a Model's Empathy
Ananya Malik, Nazanin Sabri, Melissa Karnaze +1
Large Language Models' (LLMs) ability to converse naturally is empowered by their ability to empathetically understand and respond to their users. However, emotional experiences ar…
Posting Patterns of Members of Parental Subreddits
Nazanin Sabri, Mai Elsherief
Online forums (e.g., Reddit) are used by many parents to discuss their challenges, needs, and receive support. While studies have investigated the contents of posts made to popular…
#EpiTwitter: Public Health Messaging During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Ashwin Rao, Nazanin Sabri, Siyi Guo +2
Effective communication during health crises is critical, with social media serving as a key platform for public health experts (PHEs) to engage with the public. However, it also a…