My Fulbright project at Florida International University aims to inform evidence-based guidance for families, practitioners, and policymakers on caregivers’ use of screen media
Stephanie is an education researcher and academic whose work examines digital parenting, early childhood development, and family wellbeing. She is a Postdoctoral Fellow with the ARC Centre of Excellence for the Digital Child, where her research focuses on parental self-efficacy, uncertainty, and social judgement in children’s digital lives. Her scholarship employs mixed-methods, policy-relevant, and community-engaged approaches and has been published across peer-reviewed journals. Alongside her academic work, she practises as a registered psychologist and supervisor, contributing applied expertise to research translation, practitioner guidance, and policy discussions on families’ everyday digital practices.
As a Fulbright postdoctoral scholar, Stephanie will be hosted by Florida International University working with Dr Shayl Griffith to examine how caregivers’ use of screen media to soothe distressed young children relates to emerging self-regulation, with attention to parental emotional tolerance and stress. The project aims to inform evidence-based guidance for families, practitioners, and policymakers.