Monica Bulger studies youth and family technology use and advises policy globally. She has consulted on child online protection for UNICEF and Global Kids Online since 2012, and her research encompasses 16 countries in Asia, the Middle East, North Africa, South America, North America, and Europe. She led the Enabling Connected Learning Initiative at D&S from 2015-2018. She holds a PhD in education and was a Research Fellow at the Oxford Internet Institute and the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University.
Monica Bulger

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Data & SocietyData & Society report responds to the "fake news" problem by evaluating the successes and failures of recent media literacy efforts while pointing towards next steps for educators, legislators, technologists, and philanthropists. Read moreFebruary 2018 -
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Data & SocietyD&S researcher Monica Bulger, with Patrick McCormick and D&S research analyst Mikaela Pitcan, writes this working paper detailing the "Legacy of inBloom". Although inBloom closed in 2014, it ignited a public discussion... Read moreFebruary 2017 -
Academic Article
UNICEFD&S researchers Mark Latonero and Monica Bulger, with Bronwyn Wex, Emma Day, Kapil Aryal, Mariya Ali, and Keith Hiatt, completed a thorough study on online child sexual exploitation in South aSIA. This study identified an ... Read on UNICEFNovember 2016 -
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SSRND&S researcher Monica Bulger analyzes how 'power learners' utilize and contribute to online learning communities with researchers Cristobal Cabo, Jonathan Bright, and Ryan den Rooljen. We propose two fundamental questions ... Read on SSRNSeptember 2016 -
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MediumD&S researcher Monica Bulger discusses her participation in a meeting of experts held by the National Academy of Education. She concludes with a series of observations, including: The main problem is that researchers have ... Read on MediumAugust 2016 -
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London School of Economics blogD&S researcher, Monica Bulger analyzes a recent OECD report regarding the benefits and drawbacks using computers and technology to aid children’s learning. While the findings of the report reveal negligible results when con... Read on London School of Economics blogNovember 2015 -
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MediumD&S researcher Monica Bulger considers how existing child pornography laws address (or fail to address) the phenomenon of sexting, in which minors produce sexually explicit images of themselves to share with other minors: ... Read on MediumJanuary 2015 -
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Data & SocietyD&S researcher Monica Bulger appeared in the Myth of the Digital Native panel for the Web We Want Festival. Read on Data & SocietyOctober 2014 -
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London School of Economics blogD&S researcher Monica Bulger with Sonia Livingstone wrote a response to the the ten year review of the WSIS implementation. There is much room for improvement to achieve the ‘people-centred, inclusive and development-orient... Read on London School of Economics blogSeptember 2014