Edith Jennifer Hill

Edith Jennifer Hill is an Associate Lecturer in Learning & Teaching Innovation at Flinders University, South Australia. She is affiliated with the Life Narrative Lab and contributes regularly to public discourse through The Conversation. Her academic work bridges media studies, digital culture, and health communication.

Research Interests:

• Digital health narratives and wellness culture on social media
• Women’s health and illness representation online
• Ethical concerns in sharing children’s lives on platforms like TikTok and Instagram
• Influencer culture, hoaxes, and digital storytelling practices
• Online communities and platform affordances

Her research explores how personal narratives of health and illness are constructed and shared across YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok, with a focus on authenticity, ethics, and community. She investigates the rise of wellness influencers, online hoaxes, and the emotional labor involved in digital self-disclosure.

Recent publications analyze media representations of motherhood, trauma, and identity, reflecting trends in digital storytelling, reality TV, and documentary culture. Her work often critiques the commercialization of personal experience and the blurring lines between truth and performance online.

Scientific Contributions:

• Regular contributor to The Conversation on media, culture, and digital ethics
• Public engagement through expert media commentary
• Interdisciplinary research linking creative practice and academic inquiry

Edith is also a creative writing practitioner and artist, integrating artistic expression into her scholarly work. She supervises or mentors no students as per available information and is not listed as having received formal scientific awards. Her work is supported through her academic position and public engagement activities.

Labs & Affiliations:

• Life Narrative Lab, Flinders University
• PhD Candidate, Flinders University