Emily Johnstone

emily.johnstone@bristol.ac.uk	Year 4 Student – 2020 Intake – Cohort 2 My academic background and passion for psychology complements my interest in the intersection of cybersecurity, privacy and human behaviour. I’m particularly interested in exploring the implications of technology on interpersonal violence and abuse.
PhD Project	Domestic Violence in the Digital Age: Investigating the Role of Smart Home Technologies As technology increasingly features in our relationships, it also enables and exacerbates existing patterns of coercion and control. My research investigates the use of smart home devices in the perpetration of intimate partner violence. This project considers various perspectives to understand how, why, and when smart devices are (mis)used for abuse. I also draw on principles of responsible innovation to develop support systems for victim-survivors in partnership with third-sector organisations. Supervisors: Professor Catherine Hamiton-Giachritsis (Bath), Dr Laura G.E. Smith (Bath), Dr Claudia Peersman (Bristol)
PhD Poster	View poster here
Events Attended	10/11/21 - Ofcom Presentation - presented my PhD work and findings from my placement rapid review to various Ofcom teams. 09/03/22 - Attended a REPHRAIN masterclass on Tech-enabled harms (https://www.rephrain.ac.uk/rephrain-masterclass-using-legal-databases-to-study-tech-enabled-harms/) 16/03/22 - Participated in the REPHRAIN showcase and presented sessions on the REPHRAIN map (https://www.rephrain.ac.uk/rephrain-showcase-march-2022/) 22 - 23/06/22 - NCSC ACE-CSR Conference. 15/07/22 - Attended University of Suffolk's Violence Against Women and Girls in 2022: Problems and Solutions Conference. (https://vawgnetwork.mdx.ac.uk/youre-invited-to-violence-against-women-girls-in-2022-problems-and-solutions-15-july-2022-university-of-suffolk/) 19/10/22 - invited to a Technology Abuse Roundtable with the National Police Chiefs' Council to inform the development of the first Strategic Risk and Threat Assessment for crimes posing danger to women and girls (https://news.npcc.police.uk/releases/first-national-threat-assessment-of-violence-against-women-and-girls-crimes-issued-to-police-chiefs) 19 - 20/01/23 - Participated in REPHRAIN showcase and delivered a session on privacy clinics (https://www.rephrain.ac.uk/rephrain-sandpit-january-2023/) 7 - 8/09/23 - Participated in REPHRAIN All Hands Meeting and led a workshop on safeguarding 11 - 13/09/23 - European Conference on Domestic Violence - presented research as part of a panel entitled Smart Abuse: The Implication of smart, Internet-connected devices on Intimate Partner Violence. (https://ecdv.hi.is) 24/10/23 - Presented REPHRAIN and PhD research to a VISION-VASC seminar.
Academic and Industry Placements (Year 1)	Undertook an industry placement with Ofcom led by Fred Langford and the Trust and Safety Technology Team. Undertook an academic placement with the HARM project team in REPHRAIN.
Publications and Presented Papers	Co-creating a Transdisciplinary Map of Technology-mediated Harms, Risks and Vulnerabilities: Challenges, Ambivalences and Opportunities https://doi.org/10.1145/3610179 Smart Abuse: The Implication of smart, Internet-connected devices on Intimate Partner Violence (conference panel)
Social Media	https://twitter.com/emilykjohnstone