Emily Munro
Research Assistant
BHlthSc
emily.munro@thekids.org.au
Emily Munro is a Research Assistant on the Beacon App Project, which supports parents with evidence-based cyber safety information. Her experience in cyber safety also enabled her to coordinate the RFA Collaboration Award TikTok project (2022-2023) which investigated child health-related videos on the social media platform TikTok.
Emily holds a Bachelor of Health Science from Curtin University and is currently upskilling this qualification by undertaking a Master of Public Health degree at The University of Western Australia. She was awarded a Australian Health Promotion Association Scholarship in 2022 which funded her work on the evaluation of the Beacon app, where she gained skills in qualitative research.
Emily is passionate about prevention and early intervention to maximise children and adolescent’s social-emotional wellbeing and mental health.
Published research
#TraumaTok-TikTok Videos Relating to Trauma: Content Analysis
Experiencing a traumatic event can significantly impact mental and emotional well-being. Social media platforms offer spaces for sharing stories, seeking support, and accessing psychoeducation. TikTok (ByteDance), a rapidly growing social media platform, is increasingly used for advice, validation, and information, although the content of this requires further study.
The queers are all right: a content analysis of LGBTQIA + mental health on TikTok
The formation of online communities instils a sense of connectedness which can ameliorate the mental health concerns that result from minority stressors for lesbian, gay, queer, intersex, asexual, and other diverse genders/sexualities (LGBTQIA+). The aim of this study was to explore how LGBTQIA + people communicate social and mental health concerns on TikTok.
The Investigation of Health-Related Topics on TikTok: A Descriptive Study Protocol
The social media application TikTok allows users to view and upload short-form videos. Recent evidence suggests it has significant potential for both industry and health promoters to influence public health behaviours. This protocol describes a standardised, replicable process for investigations that can be tailored to various areas of research interest, allowing comparison of content and features across public health topics.
Education and Qualifications
- Bachelor of Health Science (Health Sciences) – Curtin University
- Project Management Essentials – Australian Institute of Management
- ICH Good Clinical Practice E6 (R2) – The Global Health Network
Awards/Honours
- 2022 - Health Promotion Scholarship - Australian Health Promotion Association, Western Australia
- 2019 - Vice Chancellor’s List Recipient, Curtin University