Julia Zauner

Julia Zauner serves as a Lecturer in Sociology at Glasgow Caledonian University, United Kingdom, focusing on critical intersections of digital behavior and gender-based violence. Her research directly addresses United Nations Sustainable Development Goals related to gender equality and violence reduction.

Her primary research domains include:

• Sexual Autonomy and rights frameworks
• Symbolic Violence in digital contexts
• Sexting practices among youth
• Image-based Sexual Abuse prevention
• Survivor-centered approaches
• Victim Blaming mechanisms
• Heteronormative violence structures

Her seminal 2021 work in the Journal of Gender-Based Violence analyzes how sexting education perpetuates symbolic violence through institutional neglect of image-based abuse and violations of sexual autonomy. This research demonstrates significant scholarly impact with 9 Scopus citations and 469 Pure downloads, contributing to evolving policy frameworks around digital sexual violence.