Natilene Bowker
Professor
Library Studies
The Open Polytechnic of New Zealand
New Zealand
Biography
I have worked as a psychology tutor at Massey and Victoria Universities. I have also worked as a learning co-ordinator and senior writing consultant within a university student learning centre.
Research Interest
Cyberpsychology, which looks at how the online environment is influencing people’s interactions, is my primary research area.
Publications
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Bowker, N. (2008). Participating in the world (wide web): Social connections for people with disabilities. In S. Holland & F. Attwood (Eds.), Remote relationships in a small world (pp. 98-116). New York: Peter Lang.
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Bowker, N., & Tuffin, K. (2009). Using the online medium for discursive research about people with disabilities. In N. Fielding (Ed.), Interviewing II (Vol. 1, pp. 255-271). London: Sage.
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Bowker, N. (2010). Understanding barriers to online experience for people with physical and sensory disabilities using discursive social psychology. Universal Access in the Information Society, 9, 121-136.
