Beata Jungselius
Senior Lecturer
Docent
Organization
Staff member at Division of media production.Research area
Conducts research in social sciences, informatics.Research area and interests
Associate Professor (Docent) in Informatics (2026) and PhD in Applied Information Technology (University of Gothenburg, 2019). My research examines situated uses of mobile technologies and social media across different user groups, with a particular focus on technology-mediated interpersonal interaction. I have studied how museum visitors document and share their visits through mobile phones and social media, how people communicate through Likes, and how interaction unfolds around images on Instagram. Since completing my PhD, I have continued a longitudinal project on the evolvement of social media use over time, studied digital seniors’ and foreign-born job seekers’ mobile use and technology-mediated interaction, and examined young girls’ relationships with influencers and technology. I am currently especially interested in the role of mobile phones and digital media in family life.
Teaching and supervision
I am Programme Director for the Digital Media programme, where I mainly teach courses on interaction and digital design. I also teach academic writing and research methods and supervise and examine project and thesis work.
Collaboration and external engagement
I work closely with the practices I study and have done so in several collaborative projects. Selected examples include:
MobSoMe & Gothenburg Museum of Natural History | 2012–2014
Collaboration within the interdisciplinary research project MobSoMe (Mobile Social Media) at LETStudio (Learning and Media Technology Studio). The collaboration generated both academic publications and practical value for the museum, informing strategic and operational developments in its digital presence.
Digital Seniors: Harmoniously Adaptive User Interfaces to Support Continued Technology Use in Ageing | 2018–2021
Interdisciplinary research project funded by the Kamprad Family Foundation, involving the University of Gothenburg, RISE, and SeniorNet Sweden. The project aimed to support older adults’ continued use of ICT in the face of age-related cognitive and physical changes.
KomIn Sweden – Mobile communication with language support and AI-based coaching for labour-market integration | 2020–2025
Large collaborative project involving academia, municipalities, and industry partners. The project focused on developing and implementing a digital platform to support language and communication in employment contexts, previously funded by Vinnova and the University of Gothenburg.
Beyond these projects, I have served on the board of the independent non-profit Media Academy (Medieakademin), contributing to the annual analytical report Maktbarometern. I have written a weekly newspaper column on digital etiquette, contributed commentaries to national media outlets, and developed the website “Att umgås utan att träffas” to help older adults maintain social connections through digital technologies during the COVID-19 pandemic.