Experience

EverymindAU

• Australia
• Mental Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Project Lead

  • Aug 2020 - Present

  Project Lead of Mindframe, which supports safe media reporting, portrayal and communication about suicide, mental ill-health, alcohol and other drugs.

• Senior Project Officer

  • Sep 2018 - Aug 2020

  Education lead on the Mindframe team, helping train future journalists, PR practitioners and other communicators on safe and sensitive reporting and portrayal of mental illness and suicide.

• Project Officer

  • Sep 2017 - Sep 2018

  Project Officer on national and state-based suicide prevention projects, including Life in Mind, a national initiative that will connect organisations, programs, researchers and professionals working in suicide prevention to each other, and the community, by providing a digital platform for knowledge exchange around suicide prevention activities across Australia.



Monash University

• Australia
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Researcher

  • Jul 2016 - Sep 2017

  Researcher, with a science communication focus, on two projects: 1. 'Unintended consequences: the public consumption of science through the open-access science research literature, using home use of brain stimulation as the test case', a Monash-funded industry collaboration project with Dr Rachel Nowak and Professor Alan Petersen (Monash University); and 2. 'A sociological analysis of the anti-ageing treatment market: the dynamics of expectations', an ARC-funded Discovery project… Show more Researcher, with a science communication focus, on two projects: 1. 'Unintended consequences: the public consumption of science through the open-access science research literature, using home use of brain stimulation as the test case', a Monash-funded industry collaboration project with Dr Rachel Nowak and Professor Alan Petersen (Monash University); and 2. 'A sociological analysis of the anti-ageing treatment market: the dynamics of expectations', an ARC-funded Discovery project with Professor Alan Petersen (Monash University) and Professor Christine Parker (University of Melbourne). Show less Researcher, with a science communication focus, on two projects: 1. 'Unintended consequences: the public consumption of science through the open-access science research literature, using home use of brain stimulation as the test case', a Monash-funded industry collaboration project with Dr Rachel Nowak and Professor Alan Petersen (Monash University); and 2. 'A sociological analysis of the anti-ageing treatment market: the dynamics of expectations', an ARC-funded Discovery project… Show more Researcher, with a science communication focus, on two projects: 1. 'Unintended consequences: the public consumption of science through the open-access science research literature, using home use of brain stimulation as the test case', a Monash-funded industry collaboration project with Dr Rachel Nowak and Professor Alan Petersen (Monash University); and 2. 'A sociological analysis of the anti-ageing treatment market: the dynamics of expectations', an ARC-funded Discovery project with Professor Alan Petersen (Monash University) and Professor Christine Parker (University of Melbourne). Show less



University of Newcastle

• Australia
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Sessional Academic

  • Feb 2016 - Sep 2017

  Sessional tutoring in a range of undergraduate units in the area of Communication, Media and Creative Industries Sessional tutoring in a range of undergraduate units in the area of Communication, Media and Creative Industries



Box Hill Institute

• Australia
• Education Administration Programs
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Lecturer

  • Apr 2014 - Sep 2017

  Curriculum development and teaching of unit (fully online) in Masters of International Music Business. Curriculum development and teaching of unit (fully online) in Masters of International Music Business.



ARC Centre of Excellence for Integrative Brain Function

• Australia
• Research

• Senior education and outreach officer

  • May 2014 - Jul 2016

  The ARC Centre of Excellence for Integrative Brain Function undertakes community, education and research programs across Australia, in the quest to understand how the activity of brain cells negotiates the way we interact with the world. It is a collaboration between 7 universities and 12 research institutes. The education and outreach officer manages education and outreach activities and resources, including public events and workshops, programs for Early Career researchers, secondary… Show more The ARC Centre of Excellence for Integrative Brain Function undertakes community, education and research programs across Australia, in the quest to understand how the activity of brain cells negotiates the way we interact with the world. It is a collaboration between 7 universities and 12 research institutes. The education and outreach officer manages education and outreach activities and resources, including public events and workshops, programs for Early Career researchers, secondary students and undergraduates, and The Brain Dialogue social media accounts and website. Show less The ARC Centre of Excellence for Integrative Brain Function undertakes community, education and research programs across Australia, in the quest to understand how the activity of brain cells negotiates the way we interact with the world. It is a collaboration between 7 universities and 12 research institutes. The education and outreach officer manages education and outreach activities and resources, including public events and workshops, programs for Early Career researchers, secondary… Show more The ARC Centre of Excellence for Integrative Brain Function undertakes community, education and research programs across Australia, in the quest to understand how the activity of brain cells negotiates the way we interact with the world. It is a collaboration between 7 universities and 12 research institutes. The education and outreach officer manages education and outreach activities and resources, including public events and workshops, programs for Early Career researchers, secondary students and undergraduates, and The Brain Dialogue social media accounts and website. Show less



Monash University

• Australia
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Lecturer

  • Jul 2008 - Nov 2014

  Lecturing and coordination of a range of undergraduate and postgraduate units in the area of Communication, Media and Creative Industries. Supervision of coursework Masters students undertaking research and internship units. Completed Monash Research Supervision Accreditation Program, allowing a supervisory capacity of 8 EFTSL and 12 candidates.

• Master of Cultural Arts Coordinator

  • Jan 2010 - Nov 2011

  Developing course content for two core units of the Master of Cultural Arts, student management, administration and core subject delivery.



Self-employed

• Freelance Writer

  • Jan 2003 - Jun 2011

  Writing articles and reviews for niche and streetpress publications. Writing articles and reviews for niche and streetpress publications.



University of Newcastle

• Australia
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Sessional Academic

  • Feb 2004 - Jul 2008

  Sessional tutoring in a range of undergraduate units in the area of Communication and Media. Sessional tutoring in a range of undergraduate units in the area of Communication and Media.



Southern Cross Austereo

• Australia
• Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
• 700 & Above Employee

• Broadcast Journalist

  • Sep 2003 - Jan 2005

  Casual broadcast journalist for regional radio stations KOFM and NXFM, preparing and delivering hourly bulletins, including interviewing a range of news sources and editing audio for broadcast. Includes internship period. Casual broadcast journalist for regional radio stations KOFM and NXFM, preparing and delivering hourly bulletins, including interviewing a range of news sources and editing audio for broadcast. Includes internship period.