Current projects

  1. Digital media use and children’s health and wellbeing: Delineating the role of digital media, such as social media and video games, in children’s health and development.

    JCU DigiWell Members: Dr Sam Teague, Dr Klaire Somoray, Dr Adrian Shatte

  2. Assessing and detecting changes in people’s mental health via online platforms: Investigates population and individual-level sensing tools for assessing depression and anxiety.

    JCU DigiWell Members: Dr Adrian Shatte, Dr Sam Teague

  3. Mobile app-based intervention for perinatal depression and anxiety: Co-designing and evaluating a mindfulness-based CBT program for couples experiencing perinatal depression and anxiety. This work is supported by an NHMRC Investigator Grant ($662k).

    JCU DigiWell Members: Dr Sam Teague, Dr Adrian Shatte, Dr Brian Law, Dr Dan Miller

  4. Human detection of deepfake content: Evaluating the public’s ability to decern deepfake video content and developing and testing interventions to enhance the detection skills of audiences.

    JCU DigiWell Members: Dr Dan Miller, Dr Klaire Somoray

  5. Interactive software use in higher education: Investigating the impact of online interactive software on online student wellbeing and engagement. This work is supported by a JCU CEE Digital Learning Grant ($1k).

    JCU DigiWell Members: Dr Brian Law, Dr Klaire Somoray, Dr Sam Teague

  6. Am I Talking to a Real Person? Experimental Investigations into Human Perceptions of Therapeutic Chatbots: Investigating whether therapeutic communications are perceived as less empathetic when attributed to therapeutic chatbots, as opposed to humans. This work is supported by a JCU CHS Research Seed Grant ($7k).

    JCU DigiWell Members: Dr Dan Miller, Dr Klaire Somoray, Dr Brian Law, Dr Sam Teague, Dr Adrian Shatte

  7. Experiences of men who have sex with men (MSM) on dating apps. Elucidating the role of bias in partner preferences among MSM within the Australian online dating context. This work is supported by a JCU CHS Research Seed Grant ($6k).

    JCU DigiWell Members: Dr Klaire Somoray, Dr Dan Miller, Dr Brian Law, Dr Sam Teague, Dr Adrian Shatte

  8. Beyond the Bump: A social media-based intervention to prevent depression and anxiety in perinatal North Queensland women. Co-designing and evaluating a preventative intervention to address perinatal mental health in regional, rural, and remote areas. This work is supported by a TAAHC Research Seed Grant ($50k).

    JCU DigiWell Members: Dr Sam Teague, Dr Adrian Shatte