Carmel Taddeo

Dr Carmel Taddeo is a senior lecturer in Research Methods and Postgraduate Supervision at UniSA Education Futures with over 3 decades of experience in the education sector across primary and tertiary settings, and in face-to-face, online and hybrid learning and teaching contexts. Dr Taddeo is a member of the Centre for Research in Educational and Social Inclusion; a member of the Technology Wellbeing Roundtable initiative, an affiliate member of the Centre for Change and Complexity in Learning (C3L), and a research advisor for the Global Centre for Work Applied Learning . Dr Taddeo is a change analyst with expertise in developing and applying change theories to various contexts, including measuring behaviour and attitudinal change with technology related initiatives. She also has expertise in the ethical use of technology to achieve positive learning and life outcomes and to promote youth health and wellbeing. Her other areas of research strengths include website and program evaluation & analytics, leadership processes, cyberbullying, cybersafety and social connectedness. She is a mixed method researcher with extensive experience in online survey methods and quantitative data analysis using SPSS, SMARTPLS & AMOS software packages along with qualitative methods and incorporating youth voice and codesign. Dr Taddeo has held school board positions and is a sought after subject matter expert for national and international stakeholders related to youth wellbeing and cybersafety, including ReachOut, Sammy D Foundation, Raising Children Network, and TES (UK) and has received awards for her publications and engagement.