Social Work

A study led by Meredith Doherty of the School of Social Policy & Practice finds that patients are more likely to experience cancer care delays or be unable to stick to a treatment plan if forced to fill out a lot of paperwork.

PIK Professor Desmond Upton Patton and colleagues are studying how generative AI, particularly chatbots, can be used ethically in social sciences work.

PIK Professor Desmond Upton Patton says that online outpourings of grief after gang violence often presage additional violence.

PIK Professor Desmond Upton Patton advises parents how best to regulate cellphone use for their children.

The Center for Guaranteed Income Research at the School of Social Policy & Practice is studying the effects of guaranteed financial stipends for at-risk families.

PIK Professor Desmond Upton Patton says that the Union Square riot by fans of Twitch streamer Kai Cenat is a wake-up call for understanding social media and the digital world as real life.

PIK Professor Desmond Upton Patton and colleagues have designed algorithms that analyze social media posts to identify users at risk of harming themselves or others..

Dennis Culhane of the School of Social Policy & Practice says that in the West Coast cities that have struggled with homeless encampments the shelter infrastructure is much more limited than in New York.