People

Program Leader

• Prof Amanda Lotz
  

  Program Leader - Transforming Media Industries

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Chief Investigators

• Prof Patrik Wikstrom
  

  Director

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• Assoc Prof John Banks
  

  Associate Professor, School of Communication

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• Dr Ruari Elkington
  

  Lecturer in Creative Industries, QUT

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• Dr Jenny Hou
  

  Senior Lecturer, School of Communication

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• Dr Brendan Keogh
  

  Lecturer, School of Communication

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• Dr Ariadna Matamoros Fernandez
  

  Lecturer, School of Communication

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• Dr Benjamin Nicoll
  

  Lecturer, School of Communication

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• Dr Daniel Padua
  

  Lecturer, School of Communication

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• Dr Kylie Pappalardo
  

  Lecturer, Faculty of Law

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• Dr David Richard
  

  Lecturer, School of Communication

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• Assoc Prof Mark Ryan
  

  Associate Professor, School of Creative Practice

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• Prof Kevin Sanson
  

  Head, School of Communication

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• Dr Tess Van Hemert
  

  Lecturer, School of Communication

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Affiliate Investigators

• Assoc Prof Angela Romano
  

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• Dr Michael Scully
  

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Research Fellows

• Dr Ben Egliston
  

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• Dr Guy Healy
  

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• Dr Edward Hurcombe
  

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• Dr Jennifer Kang
  

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• Dr Marion McCutcheon
  

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HDR students

• Sarah Collier
  

  MPhil Student | Thesis - A critical examination of the current workplace systems and culture in the Australian Visual Effects (VFX) Industry through the lens of its labour force

• Souleymane Coulibaly
  

  PhD Candidate | Thesis - Developing digital inclusion for better health outcomes within African migrant and refugee communities in Australia

• Claire Darling
  

  PhD Candidate | Thesis - Remaking authority: A critical exploration of established and emergent digital news organisations and their news-making practices in a post-truth era

• Oliver Eklund
  

  PhD Candidate | Thesis - The Regulatory Gap: Local Content Regulation on Australian Television and the Navigation of Disruptive Distribution

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• Mohammed Foysal Chowdhury
  

  PhD Candidate | Thesis - Global Streaming Services Re-shaping the Television and Film Industry of Bangladesh

• Shubhangi Heda
  

  PhD Candidate | Thesis - Evolving Media Environment in Repressive Regimes: Cultural , Social and Political Implication of Internet Distributed Television

• Yuan Jiang
  

  PhD Candidate | Thesis - Framing the Belt & Road Initiative: Chinese public diplomacy and Australian media narratives from 2013 to 2020

• Katrin Langton
  

  PhD Candidate | Thesis - A walk-through of infant feeding apps: understanding the construct of contemporary parenthood

• Xuan Li
  

  PhD Candidate | Thesis - Food porn or food saving? Investigating the role of TikTok in reducing food waste in Australia

• Gabriela Monteiro Lunardi
  

  PhD Candidate | Thesis - Exploring the 'Brazilian-ness' of Brazilian YouTube

• Ashwin Nagappa
  

  PhD Candidate | Thesis - Becoming DTube: The biography of a decentralised video streaming platform

• Aleesha Rodriguez
  

  PhD Candidate | Thesis - A controversy analysis of Tesla’s (big) battery in Australia

• Yu Shan
  

  PhD Candidate | Thesis - Virtual reality content and business models in China's creative industries

• Godwin Simon
  

  PhD Candidate | Thesis - Digital Nollywood: Implications of digital distribution for the Nigerian video industry

• Xiaoting Yu
  

  PhD Candidate | Thesis - Inclusive Creativity: Wanghong and the Chinese Social Media Entertainment Industry

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