Doctoral Researcher, University of Bath
Brittany is currently a doctoral researcher at the University of Bath in the Applied Digital Behaviour Lab. Her PhD research is interested in online identities and technology usage, where she utilises a variety of computational techniques.
She obtained her MA from the University of Edinburgh before moving to Bath to undertake her PhD.
In addition, she has experience in the public and private sector. She worked in Global Risk and Digital Risk for Lloyds Banking Group during her MA studies and worked as a Policy Advisor in the Cabinet Office at the beginning of 2018.
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