DrMaddison Sideris

Casual Research Assistant

Faculty of Arts and Education/School of Education

  • Casual Research Assistant
    Faculty of Arts and Education/School of Education
  • Melbourne Burwood Campus, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, Victoria 3125

BIO

Dr Maddison Sideris (she/her) recently completed her PhD at the University of Melbourne, researching young adults digital intimate practices. Her doctoral work draws on the longitudinal Life Patterns Project, to examine the intimate lives of young adults through their digital practices, and the COVID-19 pandemic. Maddison has a strong passion for exploring how our lives are shaped with and by digital technologies, and their impacts on our personal relationships and socialities. She has experience in teaching undergraduate sociology units, and has lectured in Introduction to Sociology, Health Sociology and Sociology of Families and Relationships. She is first in her family to attend university and enjoys working with students to help them develop research and writing skills and understand higher education in Australia. 

DEAKIN UNIVERSITY CURRENT APPOINTMENT

  • Casual Research Assistant
    Deakin University, School of Education

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Research Fellow
    Deakin University, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Australia25 Aug 2026 - present
  • Research Assistant
    University of Melbourne and Whereto Research, Australia28 May 2026 - present
  • Research Assistant
    University of Melbourne, Youth Research Collective, Faculty of Education, Melbourne, AustraliaJan 2022 - 30 Jun 2025
  • Research Fellow
    Deakin University, School of Health and Social Development, Australia31 Oct 2026 - present
  • Associate Teaching Fellow in Sociology
    Deakin University, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Australia3 Mar 2025 - 16 Oct 2026
  • Tutor in Sociology
    Deakin University, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Australia6 Mar 2023 - 18 Oct 2024

DEGREES

  • Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Sociology
    University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia1 Jan 2022 - 10 Dec 2025
  • Bachelor of Arts (Honours), Sociology
    Deakin University, Geelong, Australia3 Mar 2021 - 11 Nov 2021
  • Bachelor of Arts/Laws, Sociology and Indonesian SL
    Deakin University, Geelong, Australia1 Mar 2016 - 11 Nov 2020

AREA/FACULTY

  • Faculty of Arts and Education

DEPARTMENT/SCHOOL/INSTITUTE/DISCIPLINE

  • School of Education