Susan Danby is Professor of Early Childhood and Inclusive Education, Queensland University of Technology, Australia. She researches social interaction and communication in institutional contexts that include educational and family settings, helplines and clinical settings. Her recent Australian Research Council Future Fellowship investigated how young children engage with mobile digital technologies in home and school contexts. She is a current member of the Australian Research Council College of Experts.
Experience
2007–present
Professor, Queensland University of Technology
Education
1998
University of Queensland, PhD
1988
Loyola University, Chicago, USA, M.Ed (Early Childhood)
1985
The University of Queensland, B.Ed. Studies
Grants and Contracts
2012
Investigating mobile technologies in young children's everyday worlds
Role:
Chief Investigator
Funding Source:
Australian Research Council
2011
Interacting with Knowledge, Interacting with People: Web Searching in Early Childhood
Role:
Chief Investigator
Funding Source:
Australian Research Council
2007
The impact of technological modality on troubles telling and advice giving on a national children's helpline
Role:
Chief Investigator
Funding Source:
Australian Research Council
2006
Compromised or competent? A longitudinal study of twin children's social competencies, friendships and behavioural adjustment
Role:
Chief Investigator
Funding Source:
Australian Research Council
Professional Memberships
International Institute of Ethnomethodology and Conversation Analysis
Early Childhood Australia
Australian Association for Research in Education
Australian Institute of Ethnomethodology and Conversation Analysis