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We are committed to innovative, critical and creative research that advances knowledge, serves the community, and develops future communication experts and skilled media practitioners.

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Our academics Thomas Owen Senior Lecturer Dr Thomas Owen's research examines the communication of privilege loss, and he teaches courses on global crises and the media and intercultural communication. Dr Thomas Owen's research examines the communication of privilege loss. In addition to teaching courses on global crises and the media and intercultural communication, he supervises postgraduate projects on a range of global communication issues, including white supremacy, doping in sports, the protection of natural habitats, alternative cinema and the impact of mega-developments on indigenous communities.

Our academics Christina Vogels Senior Lecturer Passionate about learning and teaching, Dr Christina Vogels currently holds a portfolio that leads the School of Communication Studies in (re)visioning learning and teaching strategies and approaches. Passionate about learning and teaching, Dr Christina Vogels currently holds a portfolio that leads the School of Communication Studies in (re)visioning learning and teaching strategies and approaches. Her research passions are fuelled by critical feminist inquiries into violence against women prevention. Within this broad research focus sits her expertise in feminist media studies and youth audiences.

Our academics Arezou Zalipour Associate Professor A film practitioner-researcher who loves learning, thinking, theorising and making, Associate Professor Arezou Zalipour has worked in higher education for more than 20 years. A film practitioner-researcher who loves learning, thinking, theorising and making, Associate Professor Arezou Zalipour has worked in a variety of roles in higher education in different countries for more than 20 years. Her major research in the field of screen production and practice and audience studies examines the crucial role and power of screen-based media in fostering participation and belonging in multi-ethnic and multicultural nations.

Our academics Geoffrey Craig Professor of Communication Studies Professor Geoffrey Craig started his journalism career at Reuters in Australia. Since turning to academia, he has published broadly across a range of international journals. Growing up, Professor Geoffrey Craig always loved film and media, so it came as no surprise for him to end up in the industry. He started his journalism career at Reuters in Australia, focusing on finance and corporate reporting but also covering politics, sport and general news. He always wanted to be an academic for the intellectual freedom and independence, so turned to academia after a few years and has since published broadly across a range of international journals.

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Professor David Robie and Pacific Media Watch project contributing editor Sri Krishnamurthi.

New Professors and Associate Professors

30 Nov, 2020

Nine academics have been appointed to the position of Professor, effective from 1 January 2021. 19 academics have been appointed as Associate Professors.

Design and Creative Tech PG Awards

07 Oct, 2020

The 2020 Faculty of Design and Creative Technologies Postgraduate Awards recognise the top honours, master’s and doctoral students who graduated in 2020.

Turning the lens on Māori journalism

25 Jun, 2020

What is Māori-language news journalism? It’s not exactly like its mainstream, English-language cousin.

$10k climate and Covid-19 grant

23 Jun, 2020

EJN will partner with AUT Pacific Media Centre on a $10k “climate and covid project to help improve environmental reporting in the Pacific region.

Knowing ourselves through film 

25 Feb, 2020

Screen Production Associate Professor Arezou Zalipour says now more than ever the value of different perspectives in film making is valued.

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Great graduatesTui Matelau-DohertySenior Lecturer, Unitec Institute of TechnologyDoctor of PhilosophyDoctoral study was the obvious next step for her career, says Tui Matelau-Doherty who is graduating from AUT with a PhD in communication studies this August.Doctoral study was the obvious next step for her career, says Tui Matelau-Doherty who is graduating from AUT with a PhD in communication studies this August. As someone who also loves research, Tui knew that doctoral study was the perfect avenue to build on earlier research and more deeply explore a topic of her interest.

Great graduatesRain RoqueMaster of Communication Studies
Bachelor of Communication StudiesShe has always known that she wanted to do something creative, says Rain Roque who came to AUT to enrol in a Bachelor of Communication Studies in Digital Media.She has always known that she wanted to do something creative, says Rain Roque who came to AUT to enrol in a Bachelor of Communication Studies in Digital Media. After completing her Bachelor of Communication Studies at the end of 2019, Rain decided to expand her knowledge even further and continued into postgraduate study at AUT.

Great graduatesBen MooreMaster of Communication StudiesThe media and other forms of communication are in a state of flux, says Ben Moore who is currently completing a Master of Communication Studies at AUT.The media and other forms of communication are in a state of flux, says Ben Moore who is currently completing a Master of Communication Studies at AUT. Expecting to complete his Master of Communication Studies in 2020, Ben already has a clear idea what research topic he wants to explore through his master’s degree: the coverage of white supremacy in the media post-Christchurch.

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