Program objectives
Working in partnership with industry, government and community organisations, this program uses innovative digital ethnographic and co-design methods to understand, intervene, and advocate for digital access and literacy as vital elements of social inclusion. We help equip citizens and consumers with the knowledge and skills to confidently, effectively and ethically navigate the increasingly complex digital media environment; and we deliver actionable new knowledge of the structural conditions and circumstances that impact on equitable and safe participation in the digital society.
Program Leader: Prof Michael Dezuanni
- Prof Michael Dezuanni Program Leader - Digital Inclusion & Participation
- Prof Jean Burgess Associate Director, ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society
- Prof Susan Carson Program Director, School of Communication
- Dr Elija Cassidy Senior Lecturer, School of Communication
- Dr Michael Chataway Lecturer, Faculty of Law
- Prof Marcus Foth Professor, Urban Informatics
- Assoc Prof Bridget Harris Associate Professor, Faculty of CI, Education & Social Justice, School of Justice
- Assoc Prof Lesley Hawkes Research Training Coordinator, School of Communication
- Dr Guy Healy Research Associate
- Dr Lesley Irvine Lecturer, School of Communication
- Dr Nick Kelly Lecturer in Interaction Design, School of Design
- Dr Amber Marshall Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Digital Media Research Centre
- Dr Ariadna Matamoros Fernandez Lecturer, School of Communication
- Dr Marion McCutcheon Research Associate
- Dr Juliana Mclaughlin Senior Lecturer, School of Communication
- Dr Prue Miles Relationship Manager and Senior Lecturer Faculty of Education
- Prof Peta Mitchell Professor, School of Communication
- Dr Kim Osman Senior Research Associate, Digital Media Research Centre
- Dr Jessa Rogers First Nations Senior Research Fellow
- Assoc Prof Verena Thomas Associate Professor
- Dr T.J. Thomson Senior Lecturer, School of Communication
- Kathryn Arthy Centre Manager
- Caroline Keating Research Centre Coordinator
Relevant projects
- De-risking priority opportunities for agricultural investment in north Queensland
- Building community resilience through robust digital connectivity and inclusion
- Telecommunications and Digital Connectivity Strategy for the Cape York Peninsula
- Advancing digital inclusion in low income Australian families
- Discovering a Good Read: Cultural Pathways to Reading for Australian Teens
- The media literacy needs and experiences of adult Australians
- Advancing digital inclusion in low income Australian families
- A Study into Digital Inclusion and Human Factors of AgTech Adoption on Queensland farms
- Mapping the Australian Children's Internet
- Northern Australia communication analysis: Investigating digital inclusion infrastructure, governance, policy and intervention
- Advancing the news media literacy of young Australians
- M:EE - Minecraft for Educational Impact
- Mentoring digital mentors - facilitating impactful digital ability programs for Australians at risk of digital exclusion
- Minecraft for Type 1 Diabetes (MCT1)
- Australian screen content in primary, secondary and tertiary education: uses and potential
- Fostering digital participation through living labs in regional and rural Australian communities