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Ava Wan is a PhD candidate and Research Assistant at La Trobe University's La Trobe Law School, concurrently holding teaching positions as Subject Tutor at the University of Melbourne and Subject Instructor at Swinburne University of Technology. Her academic trajectory spans multiple Melbourne institutions including prior tutoring roles at Ormond College and St. Mary's College.
Her educational qualifications include:
- Doctor of Philosophy in Criminology at La Trobe University (Aug 2024 - present)
- Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Criminology at the University of Melbourne (Feb 2022 - Dec 2022)
- Bachelor of Arts in Criminology and Sociology at the University of Melbourne (Jul 2018 - Jun 2021)
Her research critically examines digital infrastructure's impact on sociopolitical discourse through the lenses of digital, queer, and cultural criminology. She investigates platform-mediated harms, discursive violence, and narrative construction within online subcultures, with particular focus on marginalized identity formation. Her methodology centers on critical discourse analysis to understand how digital structural mechanisms shape collective opinion and community belonging.
Ava Wan currently does not supervise graduate students as she remains a doctoral candidate. No active research grants are documented in available materials. Her teaching practice emphasizes transformative pedagogy and compassionate engagement to foster student empowerment in social justice contexts.
