Our Staff

The School of Journalism and Communication is a place where ideas meet practice and this spirit is embodied in the School’s exceptional faculty.

Our staff contains a distinguished group of scholars and high-level, experienced media practitioners, who bring intellectual rigor as well as hands-on-experience into our classrooms. Our faculty is actively engaged in developing new knowledge and in applying this knowledge to real-world situations, which makes our academics outstanding teachers.

Here you can learn more about our people, their expertise and research interests.

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Academic Staff

Name Email Telephone

Dr Rhonda Breit

  • Head of School 
  • Chair of Executive Committee
 r.breit@uq.edu.au  3346 8291
Associate Professors
Associate Professor Eric Louw e.louw@uq.edu.au  3346 8292
Associate Professor Pradip Thomas
  • Co-Director
    Centre for Communication and Social Change
  • Chair of Engagement Committee
 pradip.thomas@uq.edu.au  3346 8243
Associate Professor Elske van de Fliert
  • Co-Director
    Centre for Communication and Social Change
 e.vandefliert@uq.edu.au  3346 8263
Senior Lecturers
Dr Richard Fitzgerald
  • Director of Postgraduate Coursework Programs
  • Chair of International Committee
 r.fitzgerald@uq.edu.au  3346 8279
Dr John Harrison
  • Director of Undergraduate Programs
 j.harrison@uq.edu.au  3346 8234
Dr Shuang Liu
  • Chair of Teaching a& Learning Committee
 s.liu1@uq.edu.au  3346 8242
  • PR Placements Coordinator
 ek.mitchell@uq.edu.au  3346 8260
Dr Levi Obijiofor
  • Chair of Research Committee
  • Chief Examiner
 l.obijiofor@uq.edu.au  3346 8241
Dr Zala Volcic z.volcic@uq.edu.au 3346 8238
Lecturers
Dr Daniel Angus d.angus@uq.edu.au 3346 8255
  • RHD Coordinator
 n.carah@uq.edu.au 3346 8256
Dr Natalie Collie n.collie@uq.edu.au 3346 8257
Dr Aparna Hebbani a.hebbani@uq.edu.au 3346 8288
Dr Lyn McDonald lyn.mcdonald@uq.edu.au 3346 8293
d.meiklejohn@uq.edu.au 3346 8261
Dr Peter Milne p.milne@uq.edu.au 3346 8258
Dr Sean Rintel
  • Honours Program Coordinator
 s.rintel@uq.edu.au  3346 8297
t.taylor@uq.edu.au 3346 8254
Dr Kitty van Vuuren k.vanvuuren@uq.edu.au 3346 8240
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Dr Lauren Leigh Hinthorne l.hinthorne@uq.edu.au  3346 8298
Industry Consultants
  • Chair of the School Committee
 s.doherty@uq.edu.au 3346 8265
  • Journalism Placements Coordinator
 b.turner@uq.edu.au 3346 8235
Mr Bruce Woolley b.woolley@uq.edu.au 3346 8239
Research Assistants
3346 8251
 
Adjunct Professors
Mr John Birmingham    
Mr Sean Dorney    
Mr Martin Hadlow    
Lady Jane Edwards    
Ms Michelle Grattan    
Mr Keith Jackson    
Dr Chris Masters    

 

Professional Staff

Name Position Email Telephone
School Manager
3346 8244
Senior Academic Administration Officer
3346 8287
Receptionist/Administrative Assistant
3346 8288
Finance Officer
3346 8294
Executive School Assistant and PA to Head of School
3346 8295
Administration Officer for Learning Support and Postgraduate
3346 8264
Placement Administrator
3346 8296
Information Technology
Senior IT Officer
3346 8282
IT Officer
3346 8226
Media International Australia
Administrative Officer and Marketing Manager
3346 8250
Production Officer
3346 8250
Centre for Communication and Social Change
Centre Facilitator
3346 3092
Communication Officer
3346 3465

 

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