Experience

Edith Cowan University

• Australia
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Professor of Communications

  • Jan 2005 - Present

  I am an established and internationally recognised communications and media academic researcher. I work hard to instil a research-led culture and have helped successfully improve the Excellence in Research (ERA) ratings at ECU by one level in each of my two areas of research between 2010 and 2012. With an interdisciplinary approach, I build links and connections to share learning and best practice. I am also an active mentor, and have supervised 17 PhD students two of whom have gone on to be awarded the Faculty Research Medal. Since working at ECU I have successfully bid for over AU$1.72m in research grants. Show less

• Associate Dean, Research and Higher Degrees

  • Mar 2003 - Jun 2009

  Running concurrently with my role as Professor of Communications, I held the title of Associate Dean, Research and High Degrees for six years. This included building the role from scratch in a brand new Faculty and setting up systems, processes and management reporting structures during a period of considerable change at the University. In 2005 I was a founder Co-Chief Investigator of the Australian Research Council's Centre of Excellence for Creative Industries and Innovation. I was also invited to become an international advisory panel member for the EU Kids Online initiative leading to parallel reseach and involvement in AU Kids Online. Show less

• Associate Professor

  • Jan 2003 - Jan 2005

  Up until 2003 when taking on the Assistant Dean role, I was very involved in class based teaching and curricular development, particularly for the Bachelor of Communications program. In 2004 I gained a Masters in Education with a Certificate in Tertiary Teaching.

• Senior Lecturer

  • Jan 2000 - Dec 2002

  Working within the School of Communications and Multimedia, I was developer and co-ordinator of the Bachelor of Communications program. In 2000 I helped re-write the School Honours program in line with current research. In 2001 I was presented with the Vice Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching in recognition for my contribution both to lecturing and curricular development.

• Senior Lecturer

  • Jan 1991 - Dec 1999

  Researching and lecturing on a wide variety of communications and media studies programs.



Western Australian College of Advanced Education (WACAE)

• School of Arts and Applied Science

• Lecturer

  • Jul 1986 - Dec 1990

  Co-ordinating courses and lecturing in film and video production. Co-ordinating courses and lecturing in film and video production.



BBC

• United Kingdom
• Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
• 700 & Above Employee

• Researcher/Director

  • Sep 1979 - Jun 1986

  Having initially started out as a Research Assistant Trainee in 1979, I eventually became a Researcher/Director in BBCTV Religious Programmes, mainly working on the popular Songs of Praise show, a (still) regular feature on BBC 1. Having initially started out as a Research Assistant Trainee in 1979, I eventually became a Researcher/Director in BBCTV Religious Programmes, mainly working on the popular Songs of Praise show, a (still) regular feature on BBC 1.