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Kellie Vella

Postdoctoral researcher in Human-Computer Interaction, Queensland University of Technology

Postdoctoral researcher in Human-Computer Interaction, Queensland University of Technology Dr Kellie Vella researches human-computer interactions with a focus on social, wellbeing, and sustainable contexts. She draws upon theories and methods across the humanities (in particular, social and motivational psychology, ethnography, and participatory research) to better understand how to design, apply, and evaluate technologies. She has published in leading conferences and journals within the field of Human-Computer Interaction and has been navigating a research-driven career across numerous projects, including but not limited to research on positive wellbeing for young men; designing for ecoacoustics research; technologies for disaster victim identification; home-based technologies to engage people with local nature; technologies to reduce campsite waste at music festivals; and designing for young children's nature engagement.