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Dr

Kate Mannell

Research Fellow, Digital Childhoods

Faculty of Arts and Education/School of Education/Research for Educational Impact

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  • Research Fellow, Digital Childhoods
    Faculty of Arts and Education/School of Education/Research for Educational Impact
  • Melbourne Burwood Campus, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, Victoria 3125

BIO

Kate Mannell is a Research Fellow at Deakin University in the ARC Centre of Excellence for the Digital Child. Her research focuses on the design, governance, and use of digital technologies, with a particular focus on their role in the lives of families and young people. Her current projects include an examination of public discourse around children's screen time, an analysis of the platformisation of family life, and a project developed in partnership with the Indigenous community organisation, Gunya Meta She has recently published research in New Media & Society, Cultural Studies, and Social Media + Society and her research has been covered by media outlets including The Atlantic, The Guardian, the ABC, and The Conversation.

DEAKIN UNIVERSITY CURRENT APPOINTMENT

  • Research Fellow, Digital Childhoods
    Deakin University, Research for Education Impact

DEGREES

  • Doctor of Philosophy
    University of Melbourne

FIELDS OF RESEARCH (2020)

  • Communication and media studies
  • Sociology
  • Cultural studies
  • Screen and digital media

AREA/FACULTY

  • Faculty of Arts and Education

DEPARTMENT/SCHOOL/INSTITUTE

  • School of Education

STRATEGIC RESEARCH AND INNOVATION CENTRE

  • Research for Educational Impact