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Discovering themes in Twitter activity related to neurological disorders

Description 
Twitter is a social media platform that can be use to disseminate information. It has been estimated to have > 300 million monthly users. Twitter activity related to neurological disorders is a topic of interest given paucity of the data on the topic in mainstream medical literature. The data inform clinicians on topics of interest to people with neurological disorders or the public who comment on these topics. Data have been prospectively collected since August 2018. The project will be useful in learning how to extract data from social media and analyse using data science platforms.
Essential criteria: 
Minimum entry requirements can be found here: https://www.monash.edu/admissions/entry-requirements/minimum
Keywords 
Twitter, social media, big data, multiple sclerosis, epilepsy, motor neuron disease, dementia, stroke
School 
School of Clinical Sciences at Monash Health / Hudson Institute of Medical Research
Available options 
BMedSc(Hons)
Short projects
Time commitment 
Full-time
Part-time
Physical location 
Monash Medical Centre Clayton
Co-supervisors 
Prof 
Henry Ma

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