The project seeks to analyze a large corpus of vaccine (dis)information collected online, using NLP and other machine learning tools. Of particular interest is vaccine hesitancy among people of color, immigrant and religious communities.

This project is eligible for a matching fund stipend from the Data Science Institute. This is not a guarantee of payment, and the total amount is subject to available funding.

Faculty Advisor

  • Professor: Dennis Yi Tenen, Rishi Goyal
  • Center/Lab: Health Language Lab
  • Location: Virtual
  • Research at the interaction of language, culture, and technology.

Project Timeline

  • Earliest starting date: 9/6/21
  • End date: 12/30/21
  • Number of hours per week of research expected during Fall 2021: ~8

Candidate requirements

  • Skill sets: Python (Pandas, Spacy, NLTK, scikit-learn and similar), Git
  • Student eligibility: freshman, sophomore, junior, senior, master’s
  • International students on F1 or J1 visa: eligible
  • Academic Credit Possible: Yes
  • Additional comments: We’ll be meeting weekly in person. Interest in linguistics a plus.