• The human side

    of emerging technology.

    I’m Nina Jane Patel, a psychotherapist, researcher and author.

    For more than a decade I’ve worked where child development meets AI, virtual reality

    and online life, with organisations including Interpol and the World Economic Forum,

    helping make sure technology serves the people who use it, especially children.

  • Three ways into my work

    Research

    Exploring digital safety through a psychological and psychotherapeutic lens. Read publications and commentary on technology, relationships and human development.

    Speaking

    Clear, research-informed conversations about childhood, AI and digital life, shaped for your audience.

    Book

    Childhood in a Quantum Age: Navigating Tomorrow’s Technologies Today. Explore the book and its approach to helping families think about emerging technology.

  • When digital control is mistaken for care

    My commentary for the Journal of Online Trust and Safety explores technology-facilitated intimate partner violence, drawing on interviews with NGO experts across ten countries. It considers how digital monitoring, consent and expectations about relationships can shape the recognition of abuse.

    Full list of paper

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  • "Nina is a wonderful human being. I am indebted to her for helping to change the world for children and I can’t wait to work with her more."

    WeProtect Global Alliance

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