Eliminating Baltimore’s Digital Divide: A Holistic Approach to Connectivity, Community and Collaboration

4 January 2024
Project team members

OBJECTIVE OF THE PROJECT  To address the digital divide, this project implements a state-of-the-art, fibre-optic deployment to deliver secure home Internet service to Baltimore residents, providing free Internet service to approximately 132 households. Using fiber-to-the-premise connectivity paired with a Gigabit Access Multiplexer (GAM) device, gigabit-speed services are provided to low-income housing tenants using existing coaxial…

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Online Mental Health and the Future of Therapeutic Labor

4 January 2024
Online Mental Health: a man is talking with his psychologist online.

RESEARCH QUESTION  The research asks how the work of mental health professionals is changing as they increasingly provide services through online digital platforms, and how such shifts impact therapeutic expertise, therapeutic labor, and professional practice.  The project aims to understand how the work of mental healthcare professionals is changing as it moves to teletherapy and…

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The Economic Consequences of Digital Dark Patterns

4 January 2024

RESEARCH QUESTION  The research objective is to measure the economic impacts of dark patterns in the context of consumer data sharing in the US. Companies often design digital interfaces that manipulate or coerce users into actions they may not take otherwise. These designs are called “dark patterns” when they create consumer harm. The “economic impact”…

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