Investigators and Staff

Leadership Team

• Prof Patrik Wikstrom
  

  Director

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• Prof Michael Dezuanni
  

  Associate Director / Program Leader - Digital Inclusion & Participation

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• Assoc Prof Daniel Angus
  

  Program Leader - Computational Communication & Culture

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• Prof Axel Bruns
  

  Program Leader - Digital Publics

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• Prof Jean Burgess
  

  Associate Director, ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society

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• Prof Amanda Lotz
  

  Program Leader - Transforming Media Industries

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• Prof Nicolas Suzor
  

  Program Leader - The Digital Social Contract

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• Kathryn Arthy
  

  Centre Manager

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• Caroline Keating
  

  Research Centre Coordinator

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Chief Investigators

• Assoc Prof John Banks
  

  Associate Professor, School of Communication

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• Assoc Prof Mark Burdon
  

  Associate Professor, Faculty of Law

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• Dr Elija Cassidy
  

  Senior Lecturer, School of Communication

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• Dr Christopher M. Cox
  

  Lecturer, School of Communication

• Dist Prof Stuart Cunningham
  

  Distinguished Professor, Media and Communication

• Dr Ehsan Dehghan
  

  Lecturer, School of Communication

• Prof Marcus Foth
  

  Professor, Urban Informatics

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• Dr Timothy Graham
  

  Senior Lecturer, School of Communication

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• Dr Joanne Gray
  

  Lecturer, Creative Industries

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• Assoc Prof Stephen Harrington
  

  Discipline Leader, School of Communication

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• Dr Bridget Harris
  

  Lecturer, Faculty of Law

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• Dr Jenny Hou
  

  Senior Lecturer, School of Communication

• Prof Dan Hunter
  

  Executive Dean, Faculty of Law

• Dr Brendan Keogh
  

  Fellow, Digital Media Research Centre

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• Dr Ariadna Matamoros Fernandez
  

  Lecturer, School of Communication

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• Assoc Prof Peta Mitchell
  

  Associate Professor, School of Communication

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• Dr Benjamin Nicoll
  

  Lecturer, School of Communication

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• Dr Kylie Pappalardo
  

  Lecturer, Faculty of Law

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• Dr Michelle Riedlinger
  

  Senior Lecturer, School of Communication

• Assoc Prof Mark Ryan
  

  Associate Professor, School of Creative Practice

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• Assoc Prof Kevin Sanson
  

  Discipline Leader, School of Communication

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• Dr Aljosha Karim Schapals
  

  Lecturer, School of Communication

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• Dr T.J. Thomson
  

  Senior Lecturer, School of Communication

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• Dr Tess Van Hemert
  

  Lecturer, School of Communication

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Affiliated Investigators

• Dr Naomi Barnes
  

  Lecturer in Literacy, Faculty of Education

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• Prof Susan Carson
  

  Program Director, School of Communication

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• Dr Michael Chataway
  

  Lecturer, Faculty of Law

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• Prof Susan Danby
  

  Professor, Faculty of Education

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• Dr Ruari Elkington
  

  Lecturer in Creative Industries, QUT

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• Assoc Prof Lesley Hawkes
  

  Research Training Coordinator, School of Communication

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• Dr Anna Huggins
  

  Director, Undergraduate Programs (Curriculum)

• Dr Nick Kelly
  

  Lecturer in Interaction Design, School of Design

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• Prof Paula McDonald
  

  Professor, QUT Business School

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• Dr Prue Miles
  

  Relationship Manager and Senior Lecturer Faculty of Education

• Assoc Prof Richi Nayak
  

  Associate Professor, Science and Engineering Faculty

• Dr Dan Padua
  

  Lecturer, School of Communication

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• Dr Mark Piccini
  

  Lecturer, School of Communication

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• Prof Matthew Rimmer
  

  Lecturer, Faculty of Law

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• Assoc Prof Angela Romano
  

  Associate Professor, School of Communication

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• Dr Christina Spurgeon
  

  Senior Lecturer, School of Communication

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• Dr Marissa Takahashi
  

  Manager, Digital Observatory

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• Assoc Prof Verena Thomas
  

  Associate Professor

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• Prof Kieran Tranter
  

  Professor, Faculty of Law

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• Dr Oksana Zelenko
  

  Director, Research Engagement and Impact, Creative Industries Faculty

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Research Fellows

• Dr Ben Egliston
  

  Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Digital Media Research Centre

• Dr Rosalie Gillett
  

  Research Associate, Creative Industries Faculty

• Dr Sofya Glazunova
  

  Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Digital Media Research Centre

• Dr Guy Healy
  

  Research Associate

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• Dr Edward Hurcombe
  

  Research Associate

• Dr Kelly Lewis
  

  Research Associate

• Dr Amber Marshall
  

  Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Digital Media Research Centre

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• Dr Marion McCutcheon
  

  Research Associate

• Dr Kim Osman
  

  Research Fellow, Digital Media Research Centre

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• Dr Alice Witt
  

  Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Digital Media Research Centre, Faculty of Law

• Xue Ying (Jane) Tan
  

  Software Developer