Department of Media and Communication

We bring together people from diverse disciplines and backgrounds to create an inclusive community of forward thinkers. Our world-leading research is helping communities adapt to technological change and transformative innovation of digital communication and screen media.

We’re passionate about what we teach, with our industry-engaged courses offering students highly flexible study options, real-world projects and employment opportunities across established and emerging sectors of media, communication and cultural industries.

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Media and Communication

Share your stories and others’ with clarity and purpose

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Our projects

Investigating dating apps

Surprising results from this project looking at safety, risk and wellbeing on digital dating apps.

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Friday 13 December 2019
- Film and television
Swinburne superhero documentary wins international recognition

A Swinburne produced documentary exploring our obsession with superheroes has received international recognition.

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Tuesday 19 May 2020
- Social Affairs
Public relations in the time of a global lockdown

Public relations student Maddison Wrench shares her experience of working at Dandenong Market during COVID lockdown.

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Monday 27 July 2020

Name	Position	Contact	Location
Dr Ashir Ahmed	Senior Lecturer, Media Data Analytics	+61 3 9214 5641 azahmed@swinburne.edu.au	BA1034
Dr Cesar Albarran-Torres	Senior Lecturer, Cinema and Screen Studies; Social Media Major Discipline Coordinator	+61 3 39214 8241 caalbarrantorres@swinburne.edu.au	AS305a
Professor Kath Albury	Professor, Media and Communication	+61 3 9214 4503 kalbury@swinburne.edu.au	AS415
Dr Belinda Barnet	Senior Lecturer, Media and Communication	+61 3 9214 4389 bbarnet@swinburne.edu.au	AS423
Professor Trevor Barr	Emeritus Professor	+61 3 9214 8106 tbarr@swinburne.edu.au	AS413
Dr Carolyn Beasley	School Associate Director, Research and Training; Course Director, MA Writing; Senior Lecturer, Creative Writing and Literature	+61 3 9214 5938 cbeasley@swinburne.edu.au	AS326
Associate Professor Diana Bossio	Associate Professor; Course Director, MA Media and Communication	+61 3 9214 8107 dbossio@swinburne.edu.au	AS430a
Associate Professor Liam Burke	Associate Professor; Cinema and Screen Studies Major Discipline Coordinator	+61 3 9214 5943 wburke@swinburne.edu.au	AS429
Dr Nagia Centurion	Academic Tutor, Media and Communications; Advertising	+61 3 9214 8825 ncenturion@swinburne.edu.au	AS317
Dr Mark Finn	Senior Lecturer, Media and Communication; Media Industries Major Discipline Coordinator	+61 3 9214 5254 mfinn@swinburne.edu.au	AS322
Associate Professor Robert Gill	Associate Professor, Public Relations	+61 3 9214 5425 rgill@swinburne.edu.au	AS418
Professor Jock Given	Professor, Media and Communication	+61 3 9214 4887 jgiven@swinburne.edu.au	EW104
Associate Professor Dan Golding	Deputy Department Chair; Associate Professor Cinema and Screen Studies	dgolding@swinburne.edu.au	AS329
Dr Naja Later	Academic Tutor, Media and Communication; Cinema and Screen Studies	nlater@swinburne.edu.au
Dr Andrew Lynch	Academic Tutor, Media and Communication; Cinema and Screen Studies	alynch@swinburne.edu.au	AS305a
Mr Peter Marcato	Lecturer, Communication and Radio Journalism Major Discipline Coordinator	+61 3 9214 8355 pmarcato@swinburne.edu.au	AS431
Professor Anthony McCosker	Professor, Media and Communication	+61 3 9214 4984 amccosker@swinburne.edu.au	AS412
Dr Joanna McIntyre	Course Director, Bachelor of Media Communication program; Senior Lecturer, Media and Communication	+61 3 9214 8859 joannamcintyre@swinburne.edu.au	AS431
Dr Kerrie Milburn	Lecturer, Public Relations Major Discipline Coordinator	+61 3 9214 5108 kmilburn@swinburne.edu.au	AS320a
Associate Professor Esther Milne	Associate Professor, Media and Communication	+61 3 9214 8195 emilne@swinburne.edu.au	AS425
Dr Kyle Moore	Lecturer, Digital Media	kjmoore@swin.edu.au	AS329
Mr Simon Morgan	Lecturer, Public Relations	+61 3 9214 4865 simonmorgan@swinburne.edu.au	AS428
Ms Anne Morton	Lecturer; Advertising Major Discipline Coordinator	+61 3 9214 4376 aemorton@swinburne.edu.au	AS302a
Dr Julian Novitz	School Academic Director Work Integrated Learning; Senior Lecturer, Creative Writing and Literature	+61 3 9214 8273 jnovitz@swinburne.edu.au	AS329
Dr Julia Prendergast	Senior Lecturer, Writing; Professional Writing and Editing Major Discipline Coordinator	+61 3 9214 5331 jprendergast@swinburne.edu.au	AS315
Mr David Reid	Lecturer, Advertising	+61 3 9214 3824 dreid@swinburne.edu.au	AS401
Ms Denby Weller	Lecturer, Journalism	dweller@swinburne.edu.au	AS401

Latest news

- Health
Using storytelling to reduce ageism in the community

A Swinburne-led project is using digital storytelling to prevent ageism, which can lead to elder abuse.

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Monday 24 February 2020
- University
National recognition for Swinburne teaching excellence and innovation  

Three innovative teaching excellence projects at Swinburne University of Technology have received Citation Awards at this year’s Australian Awards for University Teaching.  

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Wednesday 16 March 2022
- Social Affairs
Netflix’s The Social Dilemma highlights the problem with social media, but what’s the solution?

While the Netflix feature educates viewers about the problems social networks present to both our privacy and agency, it falls short of providing a tangible solution, writes Dr Belinda Barnet and Dr Diana Bossio.

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Wednesday 07 October 2020
- Film and television
Swinburne researcher makes history with first-ever video game ARIA Award nomination

Dr Dan Golding composed the soundtrack for the megahit video game, Untitled Goose Game, which has been nominated for a 2020 ARIA Music Award.

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Wednesday 21 October 2020
- University
Swinburne early entry program supports disrupted Year 12 students

An early entry program at Swinburne is supporting secondary students affected by the COVID-19 situation during their 2020 studies.

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Tuesday 16 June 2020