I am a lecturer in communication in the School of Design, Communication, and Information Technology, at the University of Newcastle, Australia, where I specialise in public relations education and research. I am currently in my final year of a PhD program at the University of Newcastle.
My career spans senior public relations roles in health, government (climate change, census, elections) and the financial services sectors and I continue to provide strategic consultancy services to selected clients. Read more
I've published academic papers, some of which are publicly available online (no passwords etc required):
- A review paper on the Impact of new media on PR (2007/8 Asia Pacific Public Relations Journal) - Read it here
- An investigation of using blogging as an assessment tool in a PR course (2008 PRism online journal) - Read it here
- The construction of intended meanings: furthering understanding of the purpose of public relations (2009 ANZCA Refereed Conference Proceedings) - Read it here
I have written a chapter on PR strategy for a new Oxford University Press textbook, Introduction to Public Relations edited by Chia and Synott (2009) which among other things applies a social constructionist perspective and the concept of the contested space where meanings are constructed, deconstructed and reconstructed as a result of public relations activity. I have also authored Australia's first guide to public relations careers and also a book on careers in government. You can buy these books online:
My qualifications include:
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Graduate Certificate in the Practice of Tertiary Teaching, University of Newcastle. Awarded 2009.
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Master of Arts in Journalism - University of Technology, Sydney. Awarded 1998.
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Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Communications with First Class Honours - University of Technology, Sydney. Awarded 1993.
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Bachelor of Arts in Communications - University of Technology, Sydney. Awarded 1991.
I am a member of the Public Relations Institute of Australia. My novel, Smalltalk (published online as Growing Up with Books) was a finalist in the The Australian/Vogel Award, in 1996.
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