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Dr. Jenny Robinson is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Media and Communication at RMIT University. Her research focuses on audience engagement, risk communication, and the role of media technologies in fostering community resilience. She leads projects like STAIRS (2024) to measure urban social transitions and Podcast Plus for Healthy Ageing (2022-2025), which explores tech-literacy among seniors. Her work integrates participatory research and ethical governance, with over 30 industry reports and collaborations with organizations like Dementia Australia and the Young and Well CRC.
Education & Roles: Holds a PhD (not explicitly stated in text), current roles include Non-Executive Director at Saints Care Ltd and supervision of industry projects. Taught courses include Research Methods in Communication, Risk & Crisis Communication, and Ethics in Communication.
Research Interests: Digital health, public health communication, youth and senior engagement, and the UN SDGs (Good Health, Sustainable Cities, Reduced Inequalities). Major projects include the Technologies for Supportive Communities initiative (2011-2016) and eye-tracking collaborations analyzing cinema perception (2013-2017).
Grants & Funding: Secured $50K for STAIRS (Lord Mayor’s Charitable Fund), $74.5K for Podcast Plus (auDA/RMIT), and $34.7K for TuneChair (Dementia Australia). Projects emphasize community-based solutions for digital transformation and health challenges.
Labs & Networks: Affiliated with the Communication & Change Co-Lab (3Cs), Digital Ethnography Research Centre (DERC), and Pathways to Healthy Ageing Network (PHA).
