SMAHRT lab focuses on a number of topics in the area of Social Media and Health. Here is a list of our current topics – we will be expanding in to other topics as well.

1) Social media as a venue for collecting and analyzing massive global data

2) Social media as a tool for data collection – survey, observation, natural language processing and crowdsourcing

3) Social media and Online Communities for Social Support, Behavioral Change Support and Informational support/Information seeking

4) Social media use and its Impact on Health and Mental Well-being

5) Social media as a venue for community development

6) Social media as a venue for Public Health Message dissemination

7) Social Media for Innovation and Entrepreneurship

8) Social media for Health Interventions