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Professor Sue Nichols is a faculty member at the University of South Australia (UniSA), affiliated with the School of Education Futures and its Education Futures Unit. Her research focuses on social media's impact on children, digital literacy, early childhood education, and health education. Key projects include examining primary school children's social media networks, digital risk framing, and the role of picture books in health literacy. She has contributed to over 100 scholarly articles since 2003, including work on literacy development, family engagement, and global citizenship. Her recent ARC-funded research (DP210101226) explores digital ecologies and parent-child interactions. Nichols collaborates across disciplines, emphasizing participatory visual methods and geosemiotic approaches to study learning environments. She advises on curriculum design and policy, advocating for inclusive pedagogy and holistic child development.
Education Background: Details not explicitly stated in texts, but her extensive publications suggest advanced training in education, literacy studies, and sociology.
Research Interests:
- Social media networks and child development
- Digital mediation in education
- Early literacy practices
- Family-school partnerships
- Health literacy interventions
- Global and cultural dimensions of learning
Grants & Awards: Recipient of ARC DP210101226 (2021-2025), with 6 citations in Web of Science and Scopus. No named awards listed, but her prolific publication record indicates recognition in scholarly communities.
Labs/Teams: Active in the Education Futures Unit at UniSA, collaborating with institutions like Griffith University, Southern Cross University, and the University of Sydney on cross-disciplinary projects. Her work often involves partnerships with schools and community organizations to study real-world educational contexts.