Assistant Professor in Digital and Multimodal Communication / Humane AI University of Groningen
I am an early career researcher currently in the role of an Assistant Professor in Digital and Multimodal Communication / Humane AI at the University of Groningen.
I got my Ph.D. in Media Studies from the University of New South Wales (UNSW Sydney), in 2023. MythesisOrganizational identity design: A multimodal discourse analysis of Australian university homepagesstudied websites as a medium for organizational identity communication, offering an account of the technological and design features through which top-tier Australian universities engage social actors of higher education.
My current research focuses on multimodal generative artificial intelligence and works at the intersection of discourse studies, critical data studies, and science and technology studies. I love all things visual.
My research projects address human-machine agency and a range of representational issues in the context of generative AI adoption and use. These include sociotechnical imaginaries of multiagent networks, attitudinal stance-taking of chatbots agents, (mis-)representations in AI-generated images of war, effects of prompt modifiers on AI video generation, and the impact of visual generative media on the creative economy, professional designers, and artists.
I also support early career researchers and doctoral students as a Representative for the Visual Communication Studies Division at the International Communication Association, andhave about nine years of teaching experience in communication and media across the Netherlands, Australia, and Hong Kong.