Susan Danby is an Australian researcher and Distinguished Professor at the Queensland University of Technology. She is currently the Director of the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for the Digital Child. From 2012-2017, Danby was an Australian Research Council Future Fellow. From 2016-2018, she was a member of the Australian Research Council College of Experts. Danby specialises in early years language and social interaction, childhood studies, and young children's engagement with digital technologies.