💬 “stop for a moment and think about how your attention is being used (and abused) whilst you are engaged in digital interactions.”

🔗 You can find more about Dave's work here: research.brighton.ac.uk/en/persons/d...

As co-chair of the BPS #Cyberpsychology committee, Dave brings a unique and critical perspective to what it means to engage with technology mindfully, and through Cyberpsychology he hopes to show how design and policy can better support intentional, inclusive, and caring forms of digital life.

... together, these strands inform his view that mindful, intentional engagement is essential if emerging #technologies (such as #AI) are to enhance, rather than diminish, human #flourishing 🌟

🔗 #Mindfulness in a Digital World: link.springer.com/book/10.1007...

His most recent work entitled 'Mindfulness in a Digital World' extends this perspective, showing how the design of digital environments can erode our attentional autonomy and lead to mindless involvement in the #digitalworld...

#mindfulness

His work reveals that digital technologies are never neutral; they shape and reflect our sense of who we are, how we achieve agency in the world and how we relate to others. All within a broader context of culture, economic and political influence.

#cyberpsychology

Dave's perspective is informed by his academic and professional background in technology design, particularly his ethnographic research with older people, adopting and adapting digital technologies in their everyday lives 🌟

#ethnography #codesign #olderadults #adaptivetechnology #techdesign

Dave is an academic researcher, writer and advocate for the mindful use of digital technology. He is also Principal Lecturer in Cyberpsychology at the University of Brighton.

#digitaltechnology #mindfuless

💬 "...the annual conferences are one of the real highlights for me - alongside the excellent research, there is a real buzz of positivity and enthusiasm with a wonderful sense of connection and peer support."

@thecyberpsyche.bsky.social

💬 "It is such a privilege to support the Cyberpsychology Section and to be part of this inspiring and welcoming community..."

Dawn is an author on the BPS ethics guidelines for internet-mediated research, and recently she has delivered invited talks on AI in education and research - including at the Times Higher Education Digital Universities conference and just last month at the BPS ‘Education in the Age of AI’ event 📚

Dawn has a particular interest in remote care and online support for eating disorders, and she leads the Remote Healthcare for Eating Disorders (RHED) Research Group.

#Cyberpsychology #RHED #healthcareresearch

Dawn’s research interests include digital health technology, artificial intelligence, online behaviour, extreme online content, and #cybersecurity 🔐

#Cyberpsychology #digitalhealthtechnology

Dawn is also Director of the Psychology and Communication Technology Lab (PaCT Lab) @pactlab.bsky.social - one of few dedicated #cyberpsychology research groups in the UK. She is also a Co-Investigator of the UKRI Centre for Doctoral Training in Citizen-Centred AI.

#AI #UKRI

As Past Chair, Dawn remains an active part of the committee, supporting our current Co-Chairs Dave & Lisa. Dawn is an Associate Professor of Cyberpsychology at Northumbria University...

Rowland, L., & Klisanin, D. (2018). Cyber-kindness: Spreading kindness in cyberspace. Media Psychology Review, 12(1).

Brandao, B. M., & Fratantoni, J. M. (2024). Social media kindness intervention increases innovation in college students. Computers in Human Behavior Reports, 13, 100362. doi.org/10.1016/j.ch...