Jenna Harb

Dr. Jenna Harb is a Research Fellow at the Australian National University's School of Regulation and Global Governance (RegNet). Her work critically examines intersections between inequality, regulatory governance, and digital technologies through the lens of 'Tech for Good' initiatives.

• PhD in Sociology (2024) from Australian National University
• Master of Sociology (2016) from University of Waterloo
• Bachelor of Sociology and Legal Studies (2015) from University of Waterloo

Her research focuses on:

• Critical analysis of biometric technologies in humanitarian contexts
• Ethical implications of AI and digital platforms
• Feminist perspectives on technological labor
• Financialization of welfare systems
• Surveillance practices in post-conflict societies
• Regulatory challenges in digital governance

Recent publications demonstrate thematic concentrations in Lebanon's digital humanitarian infrastructures (74%), feminist technoscience analysis (65%), AI accountability mechanisms (59%), and global governance structures (56%). Her work engages with Science and Technology Studies, postcolonial theory, and critical data studies.

Jenna collaborates with:

• Justice and Technoscience Lab (ANU)
• Labor Tech Research Network
• Data & Society
• University of Melbourne
• Vrije Universiteit Brussel