Benjamin Hanckel Author

Dr Benjamin Hanckel (he/him) is a sociologist at the Institute for Culture and Society and the Young and Resilient Research Centre at Western Sydney University. Benjamin’s research examines youth health and wellbeing, social inequalities, and social change. His work examines the design and use of digital technologies for health and wellbeing, and the ways digital technologies shape young people’s lives. His work also examines health interventions across complex settings and methods of evaluation. Benjamin has led research projects on health, wellbeing, and genders and sexualities research across Australia, East and South-East Asia, as well as the United Kingdom. He is a co-editor of the Journal of Applied Youth Studies, and an associate editor of Health Sociology Review.