Melody Taba

Dr Melody Taba is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Sydney Health Literacy Lab researching youth digital health literacy via mixed- and participatory methods.

Her research focuses on digital health communication to young people and developing interventions to support their digital health literacy, especially in the context of social media and AI.

She recently finished her PhD at the Lab which aimed to improve the social media health communication young people receive from public health agencies during emergencies, using mixed methods and co-design with young people and government stakeholders.

Melody is passionate about youth engagement, participatory design and consumer involvement. She serves as a convener of the Sydney Health Literacy Lab community panel, Co-SheLL.