SSWR 2027 AI and data science sessions

Sessions and presentations on AI and data science at the 31st SSWR Annual Conference in San Francisco, January 2027. They cover AI as a research topic and computational methods such as machine learning, language models, text analysis, and simulation.

The list comes from titles and abstracts in the SSWR online program, checked on November 4, 2026. Confirm times and rooms there before you go, since the program can change. Times are Pacific Time, and rooms are at the Hilton San Francisco Union Square. Linked presenter names go to that person's entry in the member directory. To suggest a correction, email a co-convener.

Keyword network

This network shows which keywords appear together across the 161 presentations and panels below. Mental health is the most common topic, Machine learning is the most common method, and the most frequent pairing of a method and a topic is Chatbots with Mental health, on 10 presentations.

Larger points appear on more presentations, and thicker lines join keywords that share more of them. Point at a keyword to see its connections, drag it to move it, or click it to list its sessions below.

  • AI and data science methods
  • Responsible use of AI
  • Social work topics

Swipe sideways to see the whole network, and tap a keyword to list its sessions.

A keyword counts when it is in the title or appears at least twice in the abstract. The network leaves out keywords on fewer than three presentations and links shared by fewer than three. Keywords come from a list of search terms written for this page, so they are a guide to the program and not a formal classification.

Sessions and presentations

Thursday, January 21Friday, January 22Saturday, January 23Sunday, January 24

Thursday, January 21

1:30 to 3:00 PM Union Station 14 Add to Google Calendar Roundtable
Organizer: Maryam Rafieifar
Speakers: Johanna Creswell Báez, Yun Chen, Jes Kane, Kathryn Berringer, Grant King
1:30 to 3:00 PM Union Station 22 Add to Google Calendar Flash Presentation
1:30 to 3:00 PM Union Station 21 Add to Google Calendar Workshop
Organizer: Antionette Stroter
Speakers: Jamie Cage, Jazel Barqueror, Jaylynn Floyd
3:15 to 4:45 PM Union Station 3 & 4 Add to Google Calendar Symposium
Symposium Organizer: Hyunjune Lee
Discussant: Hee Yun Lee
3:15 to 4:45 PM Union Station 17 & 18 Add to Google Calendar Workshop
Organizer: Ian Williams
Speakers: Jimmy Young, Gokul Mandayam, Beth Counselman-Carpenter
3:15 to 4:45 PM Golden Gate 8 Add to Google Calendar Symposium
Symposium Organizer: Julie Birkenmaier

Friday, January 22

7:00 to 8:00 AM Golden Gate 5 Add to Google Calendar Special Interest Group
Conveners: Cheng Ren, Nari Yoo, Woojin Jung
8:00 to 9:30 AM Union Station 21 Add to Google Calendar Workshop
Organizer: Nari Yoo
Speakers: Nari Yoo, Cheng Ren, Gaurav Sinha
8:00 to 9:30 AM Union Station 20 Add to Google Calendar Oral Paper Session
2:00 to 3:30 PM Union Station 5 & 6 Add to Google Calendar Workshop
Organizer: Sangmi Kim
Speakers: Go-Eum Cha, Youseung Kim, Sooyeon Jeong
2:00 to 3:30 PM Union Station 21 Add to Google Calendar Workshop
Organizer: Patricia Desrosiers
Speaker: Patricia Desrosiers
2:00 to 3:30 PM Continental 6-9 Add to Google Calendar Other Event
Speakers: Rocio Calvo, Joyce Lee, Ruopeng An, Hee Lee, Jiaqi Gong
3:45 to 5:15 PM Continental 6-9 Add to Google Calendar Other Event
Speakers: Sean Joe, Jamee Miller, Stephen Lieberman, Crispin Rakibu Mbamba, Megan Hicks, LB Klein
3:45 to 5:15 PM Union Station 21 Add to Google Calendar Workshop
Organizer: Lauri Goldkind
Speakers: Eunhye Ahn, Bryan Victor, Johanna Creswell Baez
5:30 to 7:00 PM Continental 1-4 Add to Google Calendar Poster Session

Saturday, January 23

8:00 to 9:30 AM Union Station 13 Add to Google Calendar Roundtable
Organizer: Liwei Zhang
Speakers: Joyce Lee, Yingying Zeng, Arati Maleku, Hee Yun Lee, Ruopeng An
8:00 to 9:30 AM Union Station 24 Add to Google Calendar Oral Paper Session
9:45 to 11:15 AM Union Station 15 Add to Google Calendar Oral Paper Session
4:15 to 5:45 PM Golden Gate 4 Add to Google Calendar Symposium
Symposium Organizer: Elizabeth Norell
Discussant: Elizabeth Norell
4:15 to 5:45 PM Union Station 12 Add to Google Calendar Symposium
Symposium Organizer: Marguerite DeLiema

Sunday, January 24

8:00 to 9:30 AM Golden Gate 1 Add to Google Calendar Roundtable
Organizer: Fan Yang
Speakers: Fan Yang, Ruopeng An, Benjamin James Lough, Julie Munoz-Najar, Yuyi Yang
8:00 to 9:30 AM Union Station 19 Add to Google Calendar Oral Paper Session
8:00 to 9:30 AM Golden Gate 3 Add to Google Calendar Symposium
Symposium Organizer: Lindsey Palmer
Discussant: Jacquelyn McCroskey
8:00 to 9:30 AM Union Station 13 Add to Google Calendar Roundtable
Organizer: Gaurav R. Sinha
Speakers: Orion Mowbray, Daniel Gibbs, Nari Yoo, Lauri Goldkind
9:45 to 11:15 AM Union Station 1 & 2 Add to Google Calendar Symposium
Symposium Organizer: Joyce Lee
Discussant: Ruopeng An
11:30 AM to 1:00 PM Union Station 5 & 6 Add to Google Calendar Workshop
Organizer: Kathryn Libal
Speakers: Madri Hall-Faul, Craig Mortley, Gilean Chikwati