Earvin Charles B. Cabalquinto

Dr. Earvin Charles B. Cabalquinto is a Senior Lecturer and Australian Research Council DECRA Research Fellow at the School of Media, Film and Journalism, Monash University. He holds additional roles as an Honorary Visiting Fellow at the Australian National University and a Research Associate at the University of Jyväskylä, Finland. As co-convenor of the Migration and Mobilities Research Network (MMRN), he contributes to transnational academic collaborations.

• Education: Graduate Certificate in Higher Education (Deakin University, 2021), Doctorate in Communications and Media Studies (Monash University, 2016).

His research bridges digital media, mobility studies, and migration, focusing on transnational family dynamics, caregiving at a distance, and digital inclusion/exclusion. His work examines how mobile technologies reshape migrant identities, crisis communication, and mediated intimacies.

Recent publications analyze TikTok’s role in migration brokerage, digital practices of ageing migrants, and travel vlogs in the Philippines. His 2023 ARC DECRA project investigates digital divides in migrant homes, while a 2024 collaboration explores digital labor and neoliberal migration systems.

• Scientific Awards: DECRA Fellowship (2023), Academic Excellence Award (2012), Chancellor's Lister (2012), Excellent Teaching Result (2019), Early Career Researcher Award (2021).

He supervises PhD projects on digital aging migrants, migrant influencers, and digital brokering, applying multi-sited ethography and visual methods. His "Apat ay Sapat" campaign (2021) promoted vaccine uptake among Filipino-Australians via co-design with community stakeholders.