Technology & Human Behaviour Specialist

Leigh-Chantelle is a Brisbane-based technology adoption specialist and behavioural researcher with expertise spanning cyberpsychology, digital wellness, online safety, and sociotechnical systems. She applies interdisciplinary approaches combining psychology and information technology to understand how people interact with emerging technologies in real-world contexts.

Her PhD research on autonomous and electric vehicles has been published in Transportation Research Part F, with a second paper under review, contributing to evidence-based policy for Australia’s autonomous and electric vehicle future. She has presented it at the Australian Electric Vehicle Association (AEVA) conference, the National Future Transport Summit through the Centre for Connected and Automated Transport (CCAT), Engineers Australia, and the University of Technology Sydney’s Institute for Sustainable Futures, and won Best Presentation at a 2023 mixed methods symposium. LC’s earlier Honours research on social robots was published in two education journals (1, 2) and won Best in Session at the Online Conference for Undergraduate Research in Australia, contributing to evidence-based knowledge in early childhood education around human-robot interaction.

Beyond her research expertise, Leigh-Chantelle is an entrepreneur and educator. She founded Daily PhD, a startup that supports PhD candidates and universities in overcoming research obstacles and maintaining progress toward degree completion. Through this venture, she combines her understanding of academic challenges with practical solutions for higher education success.

Leigh-Chantelle serves on the policy sub-committee of the National Future Transport Summit through CCAT and the policy working group of the AEVA. She has owned her ex-demo 2021 Nissan LEAF electric vehicle since June 2022 and is an active member of the AEVA Queensland branch.

Epicentre Equilibrium Programmes

One hour, two hours or a half day, built around your people.

Digital wellbeing, cyberpsychology, online safety and AI literacy

Talks and workshops on using technology on purpose. The full topics, including the Digital Equilibrium Approach, are at digital-equilibrium.com/services.

Autonomous and electric vehicles

From Electric to Autonomous: what EV early adopters teach us about Australia’s self-driving future
Benefits and Challenges of the Autonomous Vehicle Rollout in Australia: what people expect, and what worries them
Human Factors in the Transition to Autonomous and Electric Vehicles: why new technology succeeds or fails with people
Rural and Urban EV Psychology: a sociotechnical divide, and what it means for the rollout

Research and workshops

How to Create a Workshop that Matters: designing sessions people remember and use
The Importance of Multidisciplinary Research: what psychology with education and ICT with psychology each reveal that one field alone can’t
The Importance of Mixed Methods Research: why numbers and stories answer different questions

Looking for support for PhD candidates?
See Daily PhD, my platform for candidates and universities, which includes workshops on thematic analysis, mixed methods and finishing well.

Marketing, writing and publishing

Online Marketing, Advertising & Social Media: what used to work and what works now
Writing & Releasing Your Own Book or eBook: from ideas, to first draft, to published

Events and community

Staging Effective Events & Engaging Volunteers: lessons from Brisbane’s first all-vegan environmental festival
30 Years a Vegan (2027+): what three decades of veganism teach about changing minds and building community

Want to request a programme, presentation or consultation? Contact me.

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