Research dedicated to understanding people's experiences of mobile dating during COVID-19 in Aotearoa This page is to advertise this research. Thank you!
For our research study on Shifting Intimacies, we are currently recruiting participants (aged 23+) to share their experiences of mobile dating over the last 5 years. It is NOT for the purpose of promoting any mobile dating app or site. We also do not offer educational opportunities for students. Our team is based at Victoria University of Wellington, led by Dr Ally Gibson. Get in touch if you want
01/12/2025
Attention mobile dating app users! If you're 25+, live in New Zealand and used a mobile dating app during or since COVID-19, then please sign-up for our study!
https://vuw.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_cMj6HM6prWBedKK
Participation includes an interview, where we'll talk about your dating stories. Plus you'll receive a $30 e-voucher for your efforts!!
08/04/2025
Recently, some of our team got together for a writer's retreat at Ōwhiro Bay to spend time together, discuss findings from our first study, and brainstorm some article ideas!
04/04/2025
Meet the team! Our Shifting Intimacies research team is comprised of lead researcher Dr Ally Gibson (top left), senior lecturer and Programme Director of Health Psychology at Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington; Prof Antonia Lyons (bottom right), at the University of Auckland; Prof Deborah Lupton (bottom left), at UNSW Sydney; and here at THW with Assoc Prof Clive Aspin (bottom centre), who has strong whakapapa connections to Ngāti Maru, Ngāti Whanaunga and Ngāti Tamaterā; as well as Dr Alex Beattie (top right), and our research assistant Poppy Carter (top centre).