Researching, teaching and consulting in Digital Customer Behaviour and Social Media Marketing Strategy, with a focus on Online Brand Advocacy (OBA), Online Communities - Digital Tribes, Social Influence and Data Visualisation.
Experience
2018–2023
Lecturer & Researcher, Edith Cowan University
2013–2018
Assistant lecturer, University of Western Australia
2007–2012
Brand and Marketing Project Manager, Curtin University
2006–2007
International Marketing Officer, University of Western Australia
2004–2006
Business Development Consultant, Corrs Chambers Westgarth Lawyers
2001–2004
Research and Marketing Consultant, Property Council of Australia
Education
2018
University of Western Australia, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
2001
University of Western Australia, Bachelor of Commerce (1st Class Honours)
Publications
2021
Journal of Tourism Futures, Twitter content analysis of the Australian bushfires disaster 2019-2020: futures implication. https://doi.org/10.1108/JTF-10-2020-0183
2021
Public Relations Review, Social media users’ crisis response: A lexical exploration of social media content in an international sport crisis. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pubrev.2021.102057
2021
Journal of Business Research, A big data exploration of the informational and normative influences on the helpfulness of online restaurant reviews. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2020.12.001.
2021
Tourism Management Perspectives, Sport event and destination co-branding: Analysis of social media sentiment in an international, professional sport event crisis. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tmp.2021.100848
2021
Asia Pacific Journal of Marketing & Logistics, Online Brand Advocacy and Brand Loyalty: A reciprocal relationship?
2021
The International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal, The state of #digitalentrepreneurship: A big data Leximancer analysis of social media activity
Journal of Product & Brand Management, Online brand advocacy (OBA): The development of a multiple item scale
2019
Qualitative Marketing Research: An International Journal, Tackling Social Media Data Analysis: Comparing and Contrasting QSR NVivo and Leximancer
2018
Journal of Marketing Theory & Practice, Navigating Online Brand Advocacy (OBA): An Exploratory Analysis
Grants and Contracts
2021
Strategies for countering disinformation harmful to Australia’s interests, Australian Government Department of Defence, Strategic Policy Grants Program, 2020 ‑ 2021
Role:
Funding Source:
Australian Government Department of Defence
2021
Multi-Party Collaborative Project for Three Case Studies of Mass Influencing Organisations, Defence Science and Technology Group of the Department of Defence, Grant, 2021
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Funding Source:
Australian Government Department of Defence
2019
Exploring the Swan Valley Wine Region’s Destination Brand Identity: A Multi-Methods Approach involving local, interstate and international visitor analysis., Edith Cowan University, ECU Industry Engagement Grant, 2019 - 2020
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Funding Source:
The Swan Valley Wine Makers Association
Professional Memberships
Australian Marketing Institute
Honours
2020 - Highly Commended Paper Emerald Publishing Literati Award for "Tackling social media data analysis: Comparing and contrasting QSR NVivo and Leximancer" in the Qualitative Market Research: An International Journal.