Professional Development

EMPLOYMENT

June 2022–: Professor (continuing), Internet Studies, Curtin University
- May 2025–November 2025: Parental leave
- October 2023–June 2024: Parental leave
2021–May 2022: Associate Professor (continuing) & Principal Research Fellow, Internet Studies, Curtin University
- December 2021–July 2022: Parental leave
2019–2020: Senior Research Fellow (continuing), Internet Studies, Curtin University
2018–2019: Lecturer (continuing), School of Communication and Creative Arts, Deakin University
2017–2019: Postdoctoral Fellow, Management and Transformation Centre, Jönköping University
2016–2017: Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Sociology, National University of Singapore
2015–2016: Research Assistant, ‘Constructing Young People Online’, Curtin University
2015: Research Assistant, ARC DP ‘LGBT Youth Resilience’, University of Western Australia
2015: Research Assistant, ARC DP ‘Toddlers and Tablets’, Edith Cowan University
2015: Research Assistant, Interdisciplinary Studies of Culture, Norwegian University of Science and Technology
2012–2014: Guest Lecturer & Tutor, Anthropology & Sociology, University of Western Australia
2012–2014: Guest Lecturer & Tutor, Communication & Media Studies, University of Western Australia

2025–: Discovery Advisory Group, Curtin Library
2023–2024: Deputy Director, Korea Research Centre
2023–: Founding Director, Influencer Ethnography Research Lab
2023–: Faculty Academic Promotions Committee, Faculty of Humanities
2022–2023: Research and Creative Practice Committee, iSchool
2022: Assessment Panel, Research and Engagement Awards
2021–: Advisory Board, MCASI
2021–: Executive Board Member, Tourism Research Cluster, Curtin Business School
2021–2024: ERA Readiness Taskforce, MCASI
2021–2023: ECR Rep, Faculty Research Committee, Humanities
2021: Mentor, Curtin Global Campuses Mentoring Programme
2020–: Associate Investigator, Centre of Excellence for the Digital Child
2020–: Founder, TikTok Cultures Research Network
2020–: Reviewer, Human Research Ethics Committee
2020: Mentor, Curtin Staff Mentoring Programme
2019–: Programme Lead, Social Media Pop Cultures, Centre for Culture and Technology
2019: Reviewer, HASS Grant Success Panel, Research Office

September 2016: PhD in Social Sciences (Anthropology & Sociology, Media Studies & Communications), University of Western Australia
- Western Australia nominee, 2016 Best Thesis Prize, Australian Anthropological Society
- Mentee (competitive entry), Cultural Studies Association of Australasia Mentorship Programme, 2015
- Special Commendation, Higher Degree by Research Achievements, GRS, 2013
- Publications Grant (18 awards), 2013–2017
- People’s Choice Award, UWA 3MT Competition, 2012
July 2014: Summer Doctoral Programme, Oxford Internet Institute, Oxford University
- Best Student Presentation
June 2014: International Tutors Program, Centre for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning, University of Western Australia
- Special Commendation Award
June 2013: CCI Winter School Programme, ARC Centre of Excellence for Creative Industries & Innovation, Queensland University of Technology
June 2011: Bachelor of Social Sciences (Sociology & Gender Studies), National University of Singapore
- First Class Honours
- Rosie Heng-Ko Poh Choo Gold Medal (Best Female Graduate from the Department of Sociology)
- Gender Studies Prize, University Women’s Association
- Special Book Prize (Sociology)
- Mentee (competitive entry), Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Mentorship Programme

This page was last updated on 24 November 2025.