Desmond U. Patton

2.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
62 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Desmond U. Patton is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Clinical Psychology and Artificial Intelligence. According to data from OpenAlex, Desmond U. Patton has authored 62 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 16 papers in Clinical Psychology and 16 papers in Artificial Intelligence. Recurrent topics in Desmond U. Patton's work include Hate Speech and Cyberbullying Detection (13 papers), Social Media and Politics (12 papers) and Crime Patterns and Interventions (12 papers). Desmond U. Patton is often cited by papers focused on Hate Speech and Cyberbullying Detection (13 papers), Social Media and Politics (12 papers) and Crime Patterns and Interventions (12 papers). Desmond U. Patton collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Italy. Desmond U. Patton's co-authors include Jun Sung Hong, Rob Eschmann, Caitlin Elsaesser, Beth S. Russell, Christine McCauley Ohannessian, Sadiq Y. Patel, Jocelyn Smith, Megan L. Ranney, Jamie Macbeth and Tyreasa Washington and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PEDIATRICS and Computers in Human Behavior.

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Desmond U. Patton

60 papers receiving 1.5k citations

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Parenting in a digital age: A review of parents' role in preventing adolescent cyberbullying

2017 203 citations Caitlin Elsaesser, Desmond U. Patton et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Designing a Machine Learning-Based Model Integrating Clinical Orders for Child Abuse and Neglect Identification with Focus on Reducing Socio-economic Bias 2025 ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Betina Idnay, Desmond U. Patton, Maxim Topaz, Kenrick Cato	0
2	Digital mourning in tweets: Multimodal analysis of image-based grieving practices among gang-affiliated Black youth 2024 ·New Media & Society ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Desmond U. Patton	4
3	Defending against social media: structural disadvantages of social media in criminal court for public defenders and defendants of low socioeconomic status 2023 ·Information Communication & Society ·Jeffrey Lane, (unknown), Desmond U. Patton	1
4	Evaluation of African American Language Bias in Natural Language Generation 2023 ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Desmond U. Patton, (unknown), Kathleen McKeown	5
5	Black and Latinx Primary Caregiver Considerations for Developing and Implementing a Machine Learning–Based Model for Detecting Child Abuse and Neglect With Implications for Racial Bias Reduction: Qualitative Interview Study With Primary Caregivers 2022 ·JMIR Formative Research ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Kenrick Cato, Desmond U. Patton, Maxim Topaz	2
6	Community implications for gun violence prevention during co-occurring pandemics; a qualitative and computational analysis study 2022 ·Preventive Medicine ·Desmond U. Patton, (unknown), (unknown), Christopher Thomas, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Timothy C. Wang, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Kathleen McKeown	3
7	SafeText: A Benchmark for Exploring Physical Safety in Language Models 2022 ·Edinburgh Research Explorer (University of Edinburgh) ·Sharon Levy, (unknown), Melanie Subbiah, Lydia B. Chilton, Desmond U. Patton, Kathleen McKeown, William Yang Wang	10
8	Addressing the inappropriate use of force by police in the United States and beyond: A behavioral and social science perspective 2021 ·Aggressive Behavior ·Paul Boxer, Rod K. Brunson, Noni K. Gaylord‐Harden, Kimberly Barsamian Kahn, Desmond U. Patton, Joseph B. Richardson, Luis M. Rivera, (unknown), Mario S. Staller, Barbara Krahé, Eric F. Dubow, Dominic J. Parrott, (unknown)	16
9	Avoiding fights on social media: Strategies youth leverage to navigate conflict in a digital era 2020 ·Journal of Community Psychology ·Caitlin Elsaesser, Desmond U. Patton, Allyson Kelley, (unknown), (unknown)	6
10	Reallocating ventilators during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic: Is it ethical? 2020 ·Surgery ·Quyen D. Chu, Ricardo Correa, Tracey L. Henry, (unknown), Hanni Stoklosa, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Benson Hsu, Rohit Gupta, Desmond U. Patton, Lisa Moreno‐Walton, (unknown), Christy Chai, SreyRam Kuy	11
11	Expressions of loss predict aggressive comments on Twitter among gang-involved youth in Chicago 2018 ·npj Digital Medicine ·Desmond U. Patton, Owen Rambow, Jonathan Auerbach, Kevin Li, (unknown)	12
12	Detecting Gang-Involved Escalation on Social Media Using Context 2018 ·Serina Chang, Ruiqi Zhong, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Desmond U. Patton, (unknown), (unknown), Kathy McKeown	11
13	Accommodating Grief on Twitter: An Analysis of Expressions of Grief Among Gang Involved Youth on Twitter Using Qualitative Analysis and Natural Language Processing 2018 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·Desmond U. Patton, Jamie Macbeth, Sarita Schoenebeck, Katherine Shear, Kathleen McKeown	24
14	Automatically Processing Tweets from Gang-Involved Youth: Towards Detecting Loss and Aggression. 2016 ·Smith ScholarWorks (Smith College) ·(unknown), (unknown), Jamie Macbeth, Kathleen McKeown, Desmond U. Patton, Owen Rambow	19
15	Hospital-based violence intervention programs targeting adult populations: an Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma evidence-based review 2016 ·Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open ·(unknown), Desmond U. Patton, (unknown), Megan L. Ranney, A. Britton Christmas, Pina Violano, Aparna Sodhi, Bryce R. H. Robinson, Marie Crandall	58
16	Understanding the Correlates of Face-to-Face and Cyberbullying Victimization Among U.S. Adolescents: A Social-Ecological Analysis 2016 ·Violence and Victims ·Jun Sung Hong, Jungup Lee, Dorothy L. Espelage, Simon C. Hunter, Desmond U. Patton, (unknown)	65
17	Posttraumatic stress symptoms in context: Examining trauma responses to violent exposures and homicide death among Black males in urban neighborhoods. 2016 ·American Journal of Orthopsychiatry ·Jocelyn Smith, Desmond U. Patton	87
18	Gang Violence, Crime, and Substance Use on Twitter: A Snapshot of Gang Communications in Detroit 2015 ·Desmond U. Patton	7
19	Are Community Violence-Exposed Youth at Risk of Engaging in Delinquent Behavior? A Review and Implications for Residential Treatment Research and Practice 2014 ·Residential Treatment for Children & Youth ·Jun Sung Hong, Hui Huang, (unknown), Desmond U. Patton, Tyreasa Washington	9
20	Exposure to Community Violence and Social Capital: African American Students in the Critical Transition to High School 2009 ·Desmond U. Patton, David W. Johnson	2

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