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Biography
Kerry McCallum is Director of the News & Media Research Centre. Her research in Political Communication specialises in the relationships between changing media and Australian social policy. Kerry has a strong record of grants management, publication and research translation. 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 actively involved in the field of Communication and Media Studies in Australia and internationally; she 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). As an experienced academic leader Kerry has implemented and administered complex change management processes at the faculty, university and national levels. From 2017-19 she was UC's Academic Director (Dean) of Graduate Reserach, 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.
Student Projects Available
Political Communication; Communication of Inquiry; Indigenous Media Studies; Mediatization; Political Participation; Media and Public Opinion
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
PhD
… → 5 Dec 2005
Award Date: 5 Dec 2005
Bachelor
… → 1988
External positions
Member, Australian Institute for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
2011 → 2021
President, Australian and New Zealand Communication Association
1 Sep 2010 → 31 Aug 2011
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Pulse of the regions
Park, S., LEE, J. Y., Fisher, C. & Mccallum, K.
16/03/22 → 31/12/22
Project: Research
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Understanding gambling harms in the digital age
Holland, K., Mccallum, K., Fisher, C., Johns, R., Ordway, C., Dale, N., Brown, T., Roche, M., George, A. & Davey, R.
21/01/22 → 30/04/24
Project: Research
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Wakul and remote Indigenous media: amplifying Indigenous news through a digital listening tool
Nolan, D., Myers, A., Radoll, P., Mccallum, K. & Hinton, S.
17/01/22 → 31/10/22
Project: Research
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Amplifying Indigenous News: A Digital Intervention
Nolan, D., Mccallum, K., Radoll, P., Waller, L., Wright, S. & Simons, M.
4/10/19 → 3/10/22
Project: Research
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COVID-19: Australian News & Misinformation Longitudinal Study
Park, S., Mccallum, K., Holland, K., Mcguinness, K., LEE, J. Y., Fisher, C. & John, E., 9 Mar 2022, Canberra: University of Canberra. 148 p.Research output: Book/Report › Reports › peer-review
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Un-braiding deficit discourse in Indigenous education news 2008–2018: performance, attendance and mobility
McCallum, K. & Waller, L., 2022, In: Critical Discourse Studies. 19, 1, p. 73-92 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Covering COVID-19: How Australian media reported the Coronavirus pandemic in 2020
Nolan, D., Mcguinness, K., Mccallum, K. & Hanna, C., 2021, Canberra: News and Media Research Centre. 48 p.Research output: Book/Report › Reports
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Digital News Report: Australia 2021
Park, S., Fisher, C., Mcguinness, K., LEE, J. Y. & Mccallum, K., 23 Jun 2021, Canberra: News Media Research Centre, University of Canberra. 110 p.Research output: Book/Report › Reports
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Expanding Boundaries in Indigenous News: Guardian Australia, 2018–2020
Myers, A., Waller, L., Nolan, D. & McCallum, K., 2021, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journalism Practice. p. 1-21 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
3 Citations (Scopus)
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Australian Media Literacy Research Symposium
Caroline Fisher (Speaker), Sora Park (Speaker) & Kerry Mccallum (Speaker)
13 Apr 2021Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
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Australian and New Zealand Communication Association Conference
Kerry MCCALLUM (Participant)
Jul 2010Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising a conference, workshop, ...