Tanya is providing skills building support to a number of Tactical Technology’s mobile and advocacy projects. She has more than 10 years of experience working with research institutes, international development agencies and community-based organisations in Australia, the UK, Nepal, India and Sri Lanka. Tanya has produced training manuals for radio production, digital storytelling and participatory research methods and has delivered many workshops in these areas.

In 2008 Tanya completed her PhD with the Institute for Creative Industries and Innovation (ici) at Queensland University of Technology. Her PhD thesis examines the different ways young people in Australia are using online networks to participate in society.