MrHouson Hu
Associate Teaching Fellow
Faculty of Health/School of Psychology
Orcid identifier0000-0002-7506-9833 (opens in a new tab)
- Associate Teaching FellowFaculty of Health/School of Psychology
- Melbourne Burwood Campus, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, Victoria 3125
BIO
I am a cyberpsychology researcher and Associate Teaching Fellow in the School of Psychology at Deakin University. My research examines how digital environments shape human behaviour, with a particular focus on online gaming, cyberbullying, gender norms, and safer online communities. Primarily, I investigate how toxic behaviours emerge within multiplayer games and how research, player experiences, and platform design can be better aligned to support healthier online interactions.
DEAKIN UNIVERSITY CURRENT APPOINTMENT
- Associate Teaching FellowDeakin University, School of Psychology
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- Graduate ResearcherDeakin University, Faculty of Health/School of Psychology, Buwood, Australia2022 - present
- Honours Research SupervisorFederation University, Psychology, Ballarat, Australia2026 - present
- Research AssistantDeakin University, School of Psychology, Melbourne, Australia2022 - present
DEGREES
- Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in PsychologyDeakin University, Australia2022 - 2026
- Graduate Diploma of Psychology (Advanced)Deakin University, Australia2020 - 2022
- Bachelor of Science (Psychology)College of William and Mary, United States2011 - 2015
LANGUAGES
- EnglishCan read, write, speak, understand and peer review
- Chinese (Mandarin)Can read, speak and understand
FIELDS OF RESEARCH
- Entertainment and gaming
- Human-computer interaction
- Health psychology
- Gender psychology
AREA/FACULTY
- Faculty of Health
DEPARTMENT/SCHOOL/INSTITUTE/DISCIPLINE
- School of Psychology