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Biography
Theresa (Terri) Senft has a BA (Hons) in Political Science (SUNY Albany USA 1983) and a PhD in Performance Studies (New York University 2004). Her research centers on the performance of self via digital media, with a focus on the visual display of identity via photo, video, and streaming technologies. At Macquarie, Terri teaches on classes on social media, media ethics, visual culture, and representational practices. Previously, Terri taught at New York University (US); University of East London (UK) and University of the Virgin Islands, St. Thomas (US).
Terri began publishing on internet culture in 1990. She is is a founding member of the Association of Internet Researchers, and the founder of the international Selfie Researcher Network. Terri's books include Camgirls: Celebrity and Community in the Age of Social Networks (Peter Lang: 2008) the co-edited Routledge Handbook of Social Media (Taylor & Francis: 2015); and the co-authored History of the Internet: A chronology, 1843 to the present (ABC-Clio: 1999.) Her most frequently cited works elaborate on her coinage of the term “microcelebrity,” and reflect on the ramifications of selfie culture worldwide.
Terri has a long history of community and industry engagement and has recently pivoted to service in the public health sector. She is currently consulting for the Infodemic Management Unit of the World Health Organization (WHO), helping them navigate questions around young people’s social media use worldwide. She has also been providing digital research guidance and youth-related training materials for the Vaccine Confidence Unit of the US Center for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC.) Past industry experience includes companies like Saatchi & Saatchi and Microsoft Research. Past community outreach projects include the online, open access Selfie Research Course. Prior speaking engagements include Women & the World and TED (Salon). Press coverage includes The New York Times , WIRED, and the documentary WebCam Girls.
Education/Academic qualification
Performance Studies, PhD, New York University
Award Date: 30 May 2004
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Projects
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Considerations for Conducting Rapid Community Assessment in Adolescent Populations & Digital Contextss and Digital Contexts
15/09/21 → 13/10/21
Project: Consultancy
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WHO Toolkit: Analysing online interactions and trends on youth-favoured platforms
1/09/21 → 1/12/21
Project: Consultancy
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Teen Vaccine Confidence Rapid Community Assessment (RCA) , San Mateo California
25/06/21 → 1/10/21
Project: Consultancy
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Expert advisor: Young people, social media use, and infodemic management.
1/10/20 → 1/01/21
Project: Consultancy
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Research Outputs
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COVID-19 vaccination rapid community assessment: teen investigators report: July 14-24, 2021
Senft, T., 1 Nov 2021, (Accepted/In press) 25 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report › peer-review
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Infodemic ethics in infodemic management
Senft, T., 2021, (In preparation) Introduction to Infodemic Management. World Health OrganizationResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Textbook contribution
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Policy brief: young people and the infodemic
Senft, T., 1 Jun 2021, (In preparation) World Health Organization. 20 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report › peer-review
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Selfies: drone scholarship on the biometric imaginary
Senft, T., 1 Sep 2021, (In preparation) Polity Press. 300 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book › peer-review
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The selfie habitus
Senft, T., 1 Mar 2021, (Submitted) The Oxford handbook of sociology and digital media. Rohlinger, D. & Sobieraj, S. (eds.). Oxford: Oxford University Press, (Oxford Handbooks Online).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
Prizes
Activities
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Introducing Influence Literacy
Theresa M. Senft (Speaker)
3 Oct 2021 → 5 Oct 2021Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation
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When Good Information Goes Bad: Managing Information Overload at the WHO's First Global Infodemic Management Training
Theresa M. Senft (Speaker)
4 Oct 2021Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation
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Vaccine Status: Too Much Information on Dating Apps?
Theresa M. Senft (Speaker)
8 Sep 2021Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation
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Ethics in Planning Interventions in Infodemic Research Management
Theresa M. Senft (Speaker)
12 Nov 2020Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Young People & the Infodemic
Theresa M. Senft (Speaker)
1 Nov 2020Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
Press / Media
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“The Changing Media Landscape ,2018” Conversation with Catharine Lumby for Macquarie University Pioneering Minds Podcast
13/04/18
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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“Selfies: The High Cost of Low Self Confidence.”
7/10/15
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Impacts
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Consultant Advisor, World Health Organisation (WHO)--ongoing
Theresa M. Senft (Participant)
Impact: Policy impacts, Health impacts, Technology impacts
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