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Reimagining Collaboration in Mental Health, Societal Bias and Black Communities With Microsoft

On October 26, 2020, Walter Wallace, a Black man living with a mental health condition, was murdered by the Philadelphia police. This…

May 5, 2021

May 5, 2021

Desmond U.Patton,PHD

The Urgent Need to Address Online Threats: Insights and Recommendations

In recent years, social media has become a crucial part of our lives, influencing everything from our daily routines to our safety. Yet…

Sep 5

The Urgent Need to Address Online Threats: Insights and Recommendations

Sep 5

Desmond U.Patton,PHD

Looking for joy? Check-in with your social media community.

I’ve been incredibly stressed out with planning the beginning of a new academic year, in the midst of the unrelenting Delta variant…

Sep 3, 2021

Looking for joy? Check-in with your social media community.

Sep 3, 2021

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Why Chicago’s Mayor should reconsider social media monitoring

I’m an associate professor social work and sociology at Columbia University and for the past 8 year’s I’ve studied the social media…

Aug 17, 2020

Aug 17, 2020

Desmond U.Patton,PHD

Wedding Announcement

Jeffrey and I were slow with submitting this to the NY Times Wedding announcements page last year, but with a pandemic and all why not…

Jun 9, 2020

Wedding Announcement

Jun 9, 2020

Desmond U.Patton,PHD

How to turn social media into ACTION

Be anti-racist

May 31, 2020

How to turn social media into ACTION

May 31, 2020

Desmond U.Patton,PHD

My Columbia School of Social Work Keynote Orientation Speech

Becoming… a social worker

Aug 30, 2019

Aug 30, 2019

Desmond U.Patton,PHD

Lavender Graduation Speech- Columbia School of Social Work

“ I have a duty to speak the truth as I see it and share, not just my triumphs, not just the things that felt good, but the pain, the…

May 17, 2019

May 17, 2019

Desmond U.Patton,PHD

Why AI needs social workers and non-tech folks.

In light of recent discussions regarding the lack of diversity and inclusion at Stanford’s new Institute Human-Centered Artificial…

Mar 24, 2019

Mar 24, 2019

Desmond U.Patton,PHD

The social media ‘background check’ on gun purchases: Considerations for social media surveillance…

Written by: Thalea Torres, Irena Trifunovic and SAFElab team

Nov 6, 2018

Nov 6, 2018

Desmond U.Patton,PHD

Desmond U.Patton,PHD

Public Interest Technologist, Associate Professor at Columbia School of Social Work and Director of the SAFElab at Columbia University.

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