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In this episode, Dr Ksenia Bakina interviews Dr Emma Turley, a Senior Lecturer in Criminology at Central Queensland University, whose work explores online abuse and digital harms affecting women and LGBTQ+ communities. Drawing on psychology, criminology, and gender studies, Emma also co-edits the Psychology of Women & Equalities Review.
The episode focuses on the risks women face in online dating, offering practical safety tips, privacy advice, and recommendations for app features, while highlighting the effectiveness of short educational videos she co-created with colleagues to promote safer dating practices. youtube.com/@DatingAppsSafety?app=desktop&cbrd=1
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In this episode, Dr Ksenia Bakina interviews Dr Emma Turley, a Senior Lecturer in Criminology at Central Queensland University, whose work explores online abuse and digital harms affecting women and LGBTQ+ communities. Drawing on psychology, criminology, and gender studies, Emma also co-edits the Psychology of Women & Equalities Review.
The episode focuses on the risks women face in online dating, offering practical safety tips, privacy advice, and recommendations for app features, while highlighting the effectiveness of short educational videos she co-created with colleagues to promote safer dating practices. youtube.com/@DatingAppsSafety?app=desktop&cbrd=1
Transcript - media-podcast.open.ac.uk/feeds/3998_youtubeuploadsfriday/20260630T220641_Episode_1_Cyber_Armour.pdf
Read the article: https://www.open.edu/openlearn/society-politics-law/the-cyber-armour-a-podcast-which-champions-voices-and-safety-women-and-girls-the-digital-world
Study the free course Human rights and law at The Open University
https://www.open.edu/openlearn/society-politics-law/human-rights-and-law/content-section-0?active-tab=description-tab
Study Q92 BA (Honours) Criminology and open.ac.uk/courses/criminology/degrees/ba-criminology-and-law-q92
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The Open University is the world’s leading provider of flexible, high quality online degrees and distance learning, serving students across the globe with highly respected degree qualifications, and the triple accredited MBA. The OU teaches through its own unique method of distance learning, called ‘supported open learning’ and you do not need any formal qualifications to study with us, just commitment and a desire to find out what you are capable of.
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