Professor of Communication and Media Studies, Director, News and Media Research Centre, University of Canberra
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
2018–present
Professor of Communication and Media Studies, University of Canberra
2019–present
Director, News and Media Research Centre, 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
Safe Online Together
Role:
Chief Investigator
Funding Source:
Office of the e-safety Commissioner
2020
Asian Stories
Role:
Chief Investigator
Funding Source:
Judith Neilson Institute for Journalism and Ideas
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