The lecturers of Communication and Media Studies at Murdoch University

Introducing the lecturers of Communication and Media Studies...

Meet the people you could be learning from - their latest projects and background within the communication and media studies field. 

Associate Professor
Chris Smyth

Dean of the School of
Media Communication and Culture
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Terence Lee - Image Dr Terence Lee
Program Chair
Associate Professor
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Meet the 2007 Clarion Prize winner for outstanding contribution to journalism.  "I love studying the media and their effects on our everyday lives. I grew up as an avid film-goer, newspaper reader and radio/TV 'addict'"
Kirsty Best - Image Kirsty Best
Senior Lecturer
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Dr Mick Broderick
Associate Professor in Media Analysis
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"We communicate and use new media every day. It’s exciting to stand back from things we are so used to and find out what is really going on." "Teaching and research must respond to economic and political forces just as evolving as cultural fashions come and go."
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Dr Sharon Delmege
Lecturer in Mass Communications
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Martin R. Mhando
Associate Professor
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"I teach at Murdoch because I work with staff who love what they do as much as I do. I love seeing students find their passion and surprising themselves as they grow into critically thinking graduates with a range of skills." Nominated an Academy Award for Maangamizi, and recipient of Zeze Award (2006) for Contribution to the Arts in Tanzania.
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Jennifer Robinson
Senior Lecturer, MCC
Senior Research Fellow, ITRI
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"How individuals and groups engage with media as part of everyday life has always been fascinating to me, whether it’s matters of global importance or relaxing with a good story. Teaching is a way to share this passion and find new ways of looking at the world".