# AI Context for Dr Steven McDermott

## Profile
- Name: Dr Steven McDermott
- Location: Institute of Communications Studies, Postgraduate Research Room, Clothworkers’ Building North, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT
- About me: A Principle Consultant in the United Kingdom working with Roke \(https://www.roke.co.uk\).

As well as a PhD in Communications Studies \(Leeds\) I have a B.A. \(Hons.\) in Philosophy and Sociology from The Queen’s University of Belfast, an M.A. in Philosophy and Social Theory from the University of Warwick and a Master of Research in Social Research from the University of Aberdeen. My research explores the socio\-political dimensions of the Internet and other technologies, using Social Network Analysis, Semantic Network Analysis and Critical Discourse Analysis. I was awarded a Research Student Scholarship in 2008. Commissioned in 2009 by the Home Office to conduct a literature review for the report on the Sexualisation of Young People.

## Online Presence
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