Core expertise
Digital social media use
Sociology of youth
Gender and sexuality
Digital research methods
Biography
Brady's research explores how young people use and thus produce digital social media, such as Facebook, Instagram, Tumblr, Snapchat. He also studies social media use among particular groups (LGBTIQ+ people, high school students, and tourists) and is interested in research methods involving social media (‘scrolling back’ with research participants, friending participants, and incorporating visual media into qualitative analysis).
