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Personal profile
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Professor Tina Du is Head of School at the School of Information and Communication Studies and a full Professor of Information Sciences at Charles Sturt University in New South Wales, Australia. Prior to this, she was a Professorial Lead at the University of South Australia.
Tina’s research interests are interdisciplinary in nature, exploring user–technology interactions, information behaviour/information journeys, emerging technologies and their social impacts, community engagement and librarianship. Her research work has been supported by national and international competitive research grants, attracted more than $1.95M in the Australian Research Council, and government and industry research funding, and yielded more than 140 publications. She has supervised 22 PhD students and 8 postdocs and research assistants. She currently leads an ARC Discovery Project (DP250103150) on Australian public libraries and social capital development.
Tina was awarded the Australian Research Council Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (ARC DECRA), a visiting research fellowship at the University of Oxford, the South Australian Young Tall Poppy of Science Award, the Winnovation Award, and the ASIS&T SIG USE Outstanding Contributions to Information Behaviour Research Award, among many other awards and honours. She was recognised as the national field leader in Library & Information Science and a top 50 researcher in the Engineering & Computer Science Discipline by The Australian’s Research Magazine in 2020. She has received 6 best paper awards. Tina has served as Treasurer of the iSchools organisation, Chair of the Research Advisory Committee of the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA), and Director-at-Large, Board of Directors of the international Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T).
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Information Sciences, Ph.D., Multitasking, Cognitive Coordination and Cognitive Shifts During Web Searching, Queensland University of Technology
Award Date: 10 Jul 2010
External positions
Distinguished Member (ADM) , Association for Information Science and Technology
Adjunct Professor, University of South Australia
Subject keywords
- information behaviour
- community engagement
- emerging technologies
- library studies
- marginalisation
Registered Supervisor
- Yes
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AI for human and misinformation interactions: A case of social media
Huang, N., Zhang, X. & Du, J. T., 2026, Human-AI interaction and collaboration. Wu, D. & Liang, S. (eds.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, p. 153-174 22 p.Research output: Book chapter/Published conference paper › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review
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Best practices for ethics of care when engaging vulnerable communities
Caidi, N., Du, T., Meyer, A., Grisales, C., Costa , M. & Ekmekcioglu, C., 2025.Research output: Other contribution to conference › Presentation only › peer-review
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Co-design an intergenerational arts program for South Australian culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) communities
Peng, F., Maher, C., Windsor, T. D., Du, J. T., Turnbull, D., Eckert, M., Gu, N., Neville, S. & Luksch, E., 2025.Research output: Resource/document › Discussion paper
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Commentary: Jun Fu, Jian Xu, Wanning Sun, and Jia Tina Du, Engagement of Chinese Australians in the 2023 Australian Indigenous Voice Referendum
Fu, J., Xu, J., Su, W. & Du, J. T., 14 Mar 2025, In: Critical Asian Studies.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate
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Digital technology uses, purposes, barriers and training programs for culturally and linguistically diverse older adults: A systematic scoping review
Cunningham, T., Murray, C., Du, J. T., Evans, N. & Ziaian, T., 17 Oct 2025, In: Aslib Journal of Information Management. 77, 5, p. 914-937 24 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
5 Citations (Scopus)
Prizes
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ASIS&T Asia-Pacific Distinguished Service Award
Du, J. T. (Recipient), 2022
Prize: Award › External award
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ASIS&T Distinguished Member (ADM)
Du, J. T. (Recipient), 2023
Prize: Other distinction › External recognition
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ASIS&T SIG USE Outstanding Contributions to Information Behaviour Research Award
Du, J. T. (Recipient), 2025
Prize: Award › External award
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National Field Leader of Library & Information Science, and a Top 50 Australia’s leading researcher in Engineering & Computer Science discipline
Du, J. T. (Recipient), 2020
Prize: Other distinction › External recognition
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The 25th International Conference on Asia-Pacific Digital Libraries (ICADL 2024)
Du, J. T. (Participant)
04 Dec 2024 → 06 Dec 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Conference/Symposium › Academic
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18th International Conference on Information for a Better World: Normality, Virtuality, Physicality, Inclusivity, iConference 2023 (Event)
Sserwanga, I. (Editor), Goulding, A. (Editor), Moulaison-Sandy, H. (Editor), Du, J. T. (Editor), Soares, A. L. (Editor), Hessami, V. (Reviewer), Frank, R. D. (Editor) & Du, J. T. (Guest editor)
13 Mar 2023 → 17 Mar 2023Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial responsibility
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26th Australasian Document Computing Symposium, ADCS 2022 (Event)
Du, J. T. (Editor), Mackenzie, J. (Editor), Nasim, M. (Editor) & Rybinski, M. (Editor)
2022Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial responsibility
Impacts
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Listening to children's voices and perspectives to inform healthcare and education policy and procedures
Gregoric, C. (Creator), McLeod, S. (Creator), Grant, J. (Creator), Hopf, S. (Creator), Murray, E. (Creator), Verdon, S. (Creator), Andrews, K. (Creator), Blake, H. (Creator), Cox, R. (Creator), Davies, J. (Creator), Dealtry, L. (Creator), Dean, C. (Creator), Downey, B. (Creator), Du, J. T. (Creator), Elwick, S. (Creator), Freire, K. (Creator), Gibbs, L. (Creator), Hoffman, L. (Creator), Huser, C. (Creator), Ivory, N. (Creator), Krecko, J. (Creator), Margetson, K. (Creator), McLeod, A. (Creator), Rahman, A. (Creator), Rassafiani, M. (Creator), Sikder, S. (Creator), Smith, L. (Creator), Tribolet, K.-A. (Creator), Stenson, S. (Creator), Woodhead, E.-J. (Creator) & Zischke, C. (Creator)
Impact: Quality of life Impact, Social Impact
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