AI, Social Media and Young People
What is this project about?
This program aims to understand how young people use AI and social media sources of health information and supports their digital health literacy through youth-friendly digital interventions. The project involves surveying and interviewing young people about their use of digital sources of health information, as well as co-design of digital interventions to build digital health literacy skills amongst this age-group.
Led by: Dr Melody Taba
Collaborators: Prof. Kirsten McCaffery, Dr Julie Ayre, A/Prof Danielle Muscat, Prof. Becky Freeman, Dr Melissa McCradden
Who funded this research?
This project is funded by the Next Gen AI Health Literacy Synergy grant.
What is the methodological aproach?
We want to ensure findings from this project are truly youth-centered so we have partnered with a number of youth advisors to engage in participatory research.
Youth advisors are aged 18-24 and bring their diverse lived experiences as young people to the project.
Youth involvement ranges across the studies, but we strive to involve young people as co-researchers where possible.
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Project team and collaborators:
Melody Taba (PhD Candidate), A/Prof. Carissa Bonner, Dr Julie Ayre, Prof. Kirsten McCaffery, Prof. Andrew Wilson, Prof. Julie Leask, Prof. Rachel Skinner, Prof. Pip Collin, Prof. Becky Freeman, Dr Cristyn Davies, Dr Tessa Copp, Dr Sarita Bista & Maia Giordano
Youth Advisors:
Brian C, Caitlin B, Carys B, Diana V, Dominque R, Ivan M, Raveena K, Sarah C, Tara H.
Who funded the project?
The project is supported by the Sydney Infectious Diseases Institute EMCR Grant 2022
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