Overview
Background
Dr Kellie Vella is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Centre for Digital Cultures & Societies, working on the Australian Research Data Commons' Australian Internet Observatory. Her research centres on human-computer interactions within social and interdisciplinary contexts. She draws upon motivational psychology and participatory research to better understand how to design, apply, and evaluate new technologies for learning and wellbeing.
Availability
- Dr Kellie Vella is:
- Available for supervision
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy of Computer-Human Interaction, Queensland University of Technology
Works
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2026
Conference Publication
Balancing Attention Support for Early-learners (BASE) in Digital Technology Interactions: A Framework for Design and Use
Vella, Kellie, Iines Holopainen, Nelli, Torjinksi, Marina, Rose Dobson, Madeleine, Murcia, Karen and Brereton, Margot (2026). Balancing Attention Support for Early-learners (BASE) in Digital Technology Interactions: A Framework for Design and Use. New York, NY, USA: ACM. doi: 10.1145/3772318.3791364
2026
Conference Publication
Tuning into Everyday Ecologies: Children’s Slow Noticing in Food Gardens
Li, Yanxia, Dobson, Madeleine Rose, Dema, Tshering, Vella, Kellie and Brereton, Margot (2026). Tuning into Everyday Ecologies: Children’s Slow Noticing in Food Gardens. New York, NY, USA: ACM. doi: 10.1145/3772318.3791719
2025
Conference Publication
Designing inclusive digital spaces for older adults: the role of facilitation, trust, and emotional safety
Asadi, Yasamin, Vella, Kellie, Brereton, Margot, Soro, Alessandro, Ploderer, Bernd and Cook, Rachael Leigh (2025). Designing inclusive digital spaces for older adults: the role of facilitation, trust, and emotional safety. OZCHI '25: 37th Australian Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, Gadigal (Sydney), NSW, Australia, 29 November - 3 December 2025. New York, NY, United States: ACM. doi: 10.1145/3764687.3764726
2025
Conference Publication
Towards reciprocity: mediating human-nature relations through HCI
Perera, Piumi, Cumbo, Bronwyn, Bidwell, Nicola J, Vella, Kellie, Webber, Sarah, Zhang, Huiwen, Wadley, Greg, Paay, Jeni, Morrison, Ann, Giraldo, Catalina and Cheng, Xin (2025). Towards reciprocity: mediating human-nature relations through HCI. OZCHI '25: 37th Australian Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, Gadigal (Sydney), NSW, Australia, 29 November - 3 December 2025. New York, NY, United States: ACM. doi: 10.1145/3764687.3769939
2025
Conference Publication
Designing for children's nature play and place attachment: an observational study in early childhood education centre
Om, Chimi, Vella, Kellie, Dema, Tshering, Ploderer, Bernd, Li, Yanxia, Murcia, Karen and Brereton, Margot (2025). Designing for children's nature play and place attachment: an observational study in early childhood education centre. OZCHI '25: 37th Australian Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, Gadigal (Sydney), NSW, Australia, 29 November - 3 December 2025. New York, NY, United States: ACM. doi: 10.1145/3764687.3764721
2025
Conference Publication
Storying-roleplay: a co-design method supporting young children to understand environmental problems
Om, Chimi, Vella, Kellie, Dema, Tshering, Ploderer, Bernd, Murcia, Karen and Brereton, Margot (2025). Storying-roleplay: a co-design method supporting young children to understand environmental problems. IDC '25: Interaction Design and Children, Reykjavik, Iceland, 23-26 June 2025. New York, NY, United States: ACM. doi: 10.1145/3713043.3728842
2025
Conference Publication
"Hello, Mr Tree": toying with playful conversational AI in the early years
Vella, Kellie, Dobson, Madeleine and Brereton, Margot (2025). "Hello, Mr Tree": toying with playful conversational AI in the early years. CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, Yokohama, Japan, 26 April - 1 May 2025. New York, NY, United States: ACM. doi: 10.1145/3706599.3719878
2024
Conference Publication
Engaging with nature in a digital world
Perera, Piumi, Rodgers, Shannon, Bidwell, Nicola J., Webber, Sarah, Vella, Kellie, Zhang, Huiwen and Cumbo, Bronwyn (2024). Engaging with nature in a digital world. OzCHI '24: 36th Australasian Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, Meanjin (Brisbane), QLD, Australia, 30 November - 4 December 2024. New York, NY, United States: ACM. doi: 10.1145/3726986.3727935
2024
Conference Publication
Nature Networks: Designing for nature data collection and sharing from local to global
Vella, Kellie, Rogers, Yvonne, Tulloch, Ayesha and Brereton, Margot (2024). Nature Networks: Designing for nature data collection and sharing from local to global. DIS '24: ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference, Copenhagen, Denmark, 1-5 July 2024. New York, NY, United States: ACM. doi: 10.1145/3643834.3661520
2024
Conference Publication
Phenology circles: a method to deepen relations in more-than-human design processes
Rodgers, Shannon, Ploderer, Bernd, Vella, Kellie and Brereton, Margot (2024). Phenology circles: a method to deepen relations in more-than-human design processes. DIS '24: Designing Interactive Systems Conference, Copenhagen, Denmark, 1-5 July 2024. New York, NY, United States: ACM. doi: 10.1145/3643834.3660694
2023
Conference Publication
Rethinking the development of computational thinking skills in young children through nature play
Om, Chimi, Brereton, Margot, Vella, Kellie, Ploderer, Bernd, Dema, Tshering, Dobson, Madeleine Rose and Murcia, Karen (2023). Rethinking the development of computational thinking skills in young children through nature play. OzCHI 2023, Te Whanganui-a-Tara (Wellington), Aotearoa New Zealand, 2-6 December 2023. New York, NY, United States: ACM. doi: 10.1145/3638380.3638447
2023
Journal Article
Wired, wild, wonderful: A scoping review of early childhood nature connections fostered by digital technologies
Vella, Kellie, Dobson, Madeleine, Rodgers, Shannon, Om, Chimi, Bircanin, Filip, Dema, Tshering, Pillai, Jonathan, Murcia, Karen and Brereton, Margot (2023). Wired, wild, wonderful: A scoping review of early childhood nature connections fostered by digital technologies. International Journal of Child-Computer Interaction, 38 100619, 1-16. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcci.2023.100619
2023
Conference Publication
Nature fictions: designing for a sustainable future through nature relations
Rodgers, Shannon, Vella, Kellie, Ploderer, Bernd and Brereton, Margot (2023). Nature fictions: designing for a sustainable future through nature relations. DIS '23: Designing Interactive Systems Conference, Pittsburgh, PA, United States, 10-14 July 2023. New York, NY, United States: ACM. doi: 10.1145/3563657.3595981
2023
Conference Publication
Pick me up before you go-go: sociotechnical strategies for waste in music festival campsites
Vella, Kellie (2023). Pick me up before you go-go: sociotechnical strategies for waste in music festival campsites. CHI '23: CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, Hamburg, Germany, 23-28 April 2023. New York, NY, United States: ACM. doi: 10.1145/3544548.3581104
2022
Journal Article
Collaborative sense-making in genomic research: the role of visualisation
Rittenbruch, Markus, Vella, Kellie, Brereton, Margot, Hogan, James M, Johnson, Daniel, Heinrich, Julian and O'Donoghue, Sean (2022). Collaborative sense-making in genomic research: the role of visualisation. IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics, 28 (12), 4477-4489. doi: 10.1109/TVCG.2021.3090746
2022
Conference Publication
Phenology probes: exploring human-nature relations for designing sustainable futures
Rodgers, Shannon, Ploderer, Bernd, Vella, Kellie and Brereton, Margot (2022). Phenology probes: exploring human-nature relations for designing sustainable futures. OzCHI '22: 34th Australian Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, Canberra, ACT, Australia, 29 November-2 December 2022. New York, NY, United States: ACM. doi: 10.1145/3572921.3572936
2022
Journal Article
Using fNIRS to assess cognitive activity during gameplay
Klarkowski, Madison, Causse, Mickaël, Duprès, Alban, del Campo, Natalia, Vella, Kellie and Johnson, Daniel (2022). Using fNIRS to assess cognitive activity during gameplay. Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction, 6 (CHI PLAY) 256, 1-23. doi: 10.1145/3549519
2022
Journal Article
Exploring technologies to better link physical evidence and digital information for disaster victim identification
Lovell, David, Vella, Kellie, Muñoz, Diego, McKague, Matt, Brereton, Margot and Ellis, Peter (2022). Exploring technologies to better link physical evidence and digital information for disaster victim identification. Forensic Sciences Research, 7 (3), 467-483. doi: 10.1080/20961790.2021.2023418
2022
Conference Publication
Networked gardens: remediating local nature data through the internet of things
Vella, Kellie, Esteban, Michael, Ploderer, Bernd and Brereton, Margot (2022). Networked gardens: remediating local nature data through the internet of things. DIS '22: Designing Interactive Systems Conference, Virtual, 13-17 June 2023. New York, NY, United States: ACM. doi: 10.1145/3532106.3533497
2022
Journal Article
Key issues for realizing open ecoacoustic monitoring in Australia
Vella, Kellie, Capel, Tara, Gonzalez, Ashleigh, Truskinger, Anthony, Fuller, Susan and Roe, Paul (2022). Key issues for realizing open ecoacoustic monitoring in Australia. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 9 809576, 1-14. doi: 10.3389/fevo.2021.809576
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