This $557,077 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CFDA 47.070) program aims to enhance the ability of online communities to provide "implicit care" through subtle acts of inclusion and support. The project will involve digital ethnography, diary studies, interviews, and co-design workshops to identify, document, and analyze these implicit care practices on platforms like Facebook, Reddit, and Discord. The research team will then design and deploy lightweight interventions, such as community bots and browser add-ons, to facilitate these implicit care practices. The project will also develop a framework of critical theoretical lenses and design strategies to support implicit care, culminating in a publicly available repository of findings and tools. The goal is to promote healthier and more supportive online interactions, contributing to national well-being.
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