Kellie Vella

Queensland University of Technology — Australia

Social Sciences · Social Sciences

15h-index996citations51works1.92yr avg
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Research Topics

Impact of Technology on Adolescents(20), Innovative Human-Technology Interaction(12), Educational Games and Gamification(11), Digital Games and Media(10), Flow Experience in Various Fields(9)

Publications51 total

Butterflies that Talk and Sense: Tangible Designs for Young Children’s Environmental Sensemaking
SSRN Electronic Journal·2026Open Access
Designing Inclusive Digital Spaces for Older Adults: The Role of Facilitation, Trust, and Emotional Safety
2025Open Access
Towards Reciprocity: Mediating Human-Nature Relations Through HCI
2025Open Access
Designing for Children's Nature Play and Place Attachment: An Observational Study in Early Childhood Education Centre
2025Open Access
Storying-Roleplay: A Co-design Method Supporting Young Children to Understand Environmental Problems
2025· 2 citedOpen Access
"Hello, Mr Tree": Toying with Playful Conversational AI in the Early Years
2025· 1 citedOpen Access
Tech can help kids connect with nature and go outdoors – here are tips to make it work
2024Open Access
Nature Networks: Designing for nature data collection and sharing from local to global
Designing Interactive Systems Conference·2024· 7 citedOpen Access
Phenology Circles: A Method to Deepen Relations in More-Than-Human Design Processes
Designing Interactive Systems Conference·2024· 7 citedOpen Access
Rethinking the Development of Computational Thinking Skills in Young Children through Nature Play
2023· 2 citedOpen Access
Wired, wild, wonderful: A scoping review of early childhood nature connections fostered by digital technologies
International Journal of Child-Computer Interaction·2023· 7 citedOpen Access
Nature Fictions: Designing for a Sustainable Future through Nature Relations
2023· 17 cited
Pick Me Up Before You Go-Go: Sociotechnical Strategies for Waste in Music Festival Campsites
2023· 3 cited
Phenology Probes: Exploring Human-Nature Relations for Designing Sustainable Futures
2022· 14 cited
Using fNIRS to Assess Cognitive Activity During Gameplay
Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction·2022· 11 cited
Networked Gardens: Remediating Local Nature Data Through the Internet of Things
Designing Interactive Systems Conference·2022· 7 cited
Exploring Technologies to Better Link Physical Evidence and Digital Information for Disaster Victim Identification
Forensic Sciences Research·2022· 10 citedOpen Access
Key Issues for Realizing Open Ecoacoustic Monitoring in Australia
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution·2022· 16 citedOpen Access
Fostering Children's Stewardship of Local Nature Through Game Co-design
2021· 8 cited
Digital Technologies in Nature
2021· 5 cited
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Frequent Co-authors

Daniel Johnson(28), Margot Brereton(18), Bernd Ploderer(13), Jo Mitchell(10), Madison Klarkowski(9), Vanessa Wan Sze Cheng(8), Tracey A Davenport(8), Tshering Dema(7), Ian B. Hickie(6), Leanne Hides(6), Madeleine Dobson(5), Chimi Om(5), Karen Murcia(5), Shannon Rodgers(4), Paul Roe(3), Nicole Peever(3), Cody Phillips(2), Peta Wyeth(2), Nikki Peever(2), Alessandro Soro(2)