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Professor Rob Cover – Director

Rob Cover is Professor of Digital Communication and Director of the RMIT Digital Ethnography Research Centre.

He leads a number of major funded research projects on digital harms, young people and wellbeing, and gender/sexuality diversity in screen contexts. The author of around one hundred journal articles and chapters, he publishes widely on topics related to digital cultures in the context of social identities, young people, suicide prevention and resilience. 

Clare Thompson – Coordinator

Clare excels in delivering quality change and project management, building effective networks, understanding people and processes, and achieving stakeholder satisfaction.

Distinguished Professor Larissa Hjorth – Mobile Media Lab co-lead

Distinguished Professor Larissa Hjorth is a digital ethnographer, socially-engaged artist and Australian Research Council Future Fellow in RMIT’s School of Media & Communication.

Professor Ingrid Richardson – Mobile Media Lab co-lead

Ingrid is Professor of Digital Media at RMIT’s School of Media and Communication. She co-leads the Mobile Media Lab which explores how people use mobile technologies in everyday life.

Associate Professor James Meese – Digital News and AI Lab co-lead

James studies how media institutions adapt to digital infrastructures, with a focus on personalisation, recommendation, and the public value of news.

Professor Haiqing Yu – Digital News and AI Lab co-lead

Dr Haiqing Yu researches the sociopolitical and economic impact of China’s digital media, communication and culture on China, Australia and the Asia Pacific.

Professor Bernardo Figueiredo – TRACE Digital Lab co-lead

An award-winning researcher and educator, Bernardo co-leads the TRACE Digital lab, an interdisciplinary research initiative situated at the intersection of consumer culture, digital marketplaces, and ethnography.

Professor Rob Cover – Digital Hostility and Disinformation Lab co-lead

Rob is Professor of Digital Communication and Director of the RMIT Digital Ethnography Research Centre. He leads a number of major funded research projects on digital harms.

Professor Nicola Henry – Digital Hostility and Disinformation Lab co-lead

Professor Nicola Henry is an Australian Research Council Future Fellow and Deputy Director of the Social Equity Research Centre at RMIT University.

Professor Daniel X. Harris – School of Education and Creative Agency

Professor Daniel X. Harris is a leading international scholar in creativity, diversity and social change. Dan is Director of the Creative Agency research lab.

Dr Edward Hurcombe – DECRA and ECR Representative

Edward is a Senior Lecturer and ARC DECRA Fellow in RMIT’s School of Media and Communication. Edward researches how news and journalistic practice are transforming.

Dr David Macallif – TRACE Digital Lab co-lead

David manages the School of Media and Communication public relations program and joined RMIT after 20 years in industry working across all areas of marketing, communication and public relations.

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