Kerry McCallum


(MENAFN- The Conversation) Professor of Communication and media Studies, Director, News and Media Research Centre, University of Canberra Profile Articles Activity

Kerry McCallum is Director of the News & Media Research Centre. Her research specialises in the relationships between changing media and Australian social policy. She is the co-author of 'The Dynamics of News and Indigenous Policy in Australia' (Intellect, 2017), and is currently lead investigator on the ARC-funded project 'Breaking Silences: Media and the Child Abuse Royal Commission'. Kerry is is former President of the Australian and New Zealand Communication Association (ANZCA) and Member of the Australian Institute for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS). She has implemented and administered complex change management processes at the faculty, university and national levels. From 2017-19 Kerry was UC's Academic Director (Dean) of Graduate Research, and member of the Australian Council of Graduate Research. This trajectory is supported and grounded by nearly a decade of previous professional experience working in federal parliament in political and media advisory roles.

Experience
  • 2019–present Director, News and Media Research Centre, University of Canberra
  • 2018–present Professor of Communication and Media Studies, University of Canberra
  • 2017–2019 Academic Director of Graduate Research , University of Canberra
  • 2010–2018 Associate Professor of Communication, University of Canberra
Education
  • 2005 University of Canberra, Doctor of Philosophy
  • 1988 University of Canberra, Bachelor of Arts in Communication
Grants and Contracts
  • 2020 Asian Stories Role: Chief Investigator Funding Source: Judith Neilson Institute for Journalism and Ideas
  • 2020 Safe Online Together Role: Chief Investigator Funding Source: Office of the e-safety Commissioner
  • 2019 Amplifying Indigenous News Role: Chief Investigator Funding Source: Australian Research Council
  • 2019 Breaking Silences Role: Chief Investigator Funding Source: Australian Research Council
  • 2015 Deficit Discourse and Indigenous Education Role: Chief Investigator Funding Source: Australian Research Council
  • 2009 Australian News Media and Indigenous Policymaking 1988-2008 Role: Chief Investigator Funding Source: Australian Research Council
Research Areas
  • Media Studies (200104)

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