Dr Kathryn Bowd
Kathryn Bowd is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Media, with a research and teaching focus on Journalism.
✓ Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD — email supervisor to discuss availability.
I am a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Media, School of Humanities.
My main research focus is non-metropolitan news media, with an emphasis on relationships between news media and regional communities, professional practice in journalism and news and local identity.
I have an extensive professional background in journalism, and my PhD focused on exploring relationships between community and newspapers in regional areas of Australia.
Appointments
| Date | Position | Institution name |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 - 2015 | Head of Media Department | University of Adelaide |
| 2013 | Senior Lecturer | University of Adelaide |
| 2000 - 2013 | Program Director | University of South Australia |
| 1990 - 1999 | Sub-editor | Advertiser Newspapers |
| 1989 - 1990 | Sub-editor | Birmingham Evening Mail |
| 1986 - 1989 | Sub-editor | The News |
| 1984 - 1986 | Journalist | The Border Watch |
Education
| Date | Institution name | Country | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | University of South Australia | Australia | PhD |
| University of South Australia | Australia | MA (Journalism) | |
| Deakin University | Geelong | BA (Hons) |
Journals
Book Chapters
Conference Papers
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2011 | Bowd, K., Chia, J., & Richards, I. (2011). Community and connection in regional Australia and Canada: regional media as a catalyst for social captial development. In D. A. Henderson (Ed.), Proceedings of the 2011 Australian and New Zealand communication association conference - communication on the edge (pp. 1-14). Online: Australian and New Zealand Communication Association. |
Datasets
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| Eliott, J., Forster, A., McDonough, J., & Bowd, K. (n.d.). Link between alcohol and cancer as reported in Australian newsprint media. DOI |
2014: Recipient of University of Adelaide Faculty of Arts funding for project “Losing their identity? Non-metropolitan newspapers and local ‘character’ in an era of networked media”
2012: Member of project team for University of SA Divisional Research Performance Fund- supported project: “New arrivals, old communities: communication and engagement in regional South Australia”.
2012: Recipient of Journalism Education Association of Australia nationally competitive “Excellence in Academic Research” grant for project: “Converging or disconnected?: The impact of online and interactive communications tools on regional newspaper journalists’ professional practice”.
2010: Member of project team for UniSA Divisional Research Performance Fund-supported project: “Building capacity for community-centred solutions: the role of public relations practitioners and journalists in promoting regional sustainability and social capital”.
I teach in the Bachelor of Media, with a focus on the Journalism Major. Courses I regularly coordinate and teach include Writing for News Media, Reporting: Principles and Practice and Transforming Journalism.
Current Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)
| Date | Role | Research Topic | Program | Degree Type | Student Load | Student Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Principal Supervisor | Efforts of online newspapers on hard copy newspapers amongst youth in Nigeria | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Full Time | Mr Ayodeji Boluwatife Aiyesimoju |
| 2017 | Principal Supervisor | Engaging a Youth Audience in Adelaide's Arts Festivals Through Social Media | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Full Time | Miss Amy Elizabeth Nancarrow |
| 2017 | Principal Supervisor | Media Discourse of Ageing in Australia & Malaysia | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Full Time | Mr Muhammad Asim Imran |
| 2017 | Principal Supervisor | Reporting on terror: is peace journalism possible in Kenya? | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Full Time | Ms Rukia Yusuf Abdulrahman Nzibo |
| 2016 | Principal Supervisor | Crafting True Stories: Links Between Feature Writing and non-Fiction Book Writing in Australian journalism | Master of Philosophy | Master | Full Time | Mrs Varunika Sonani Hapuwatte Ruwanpura |
| 2014 | Principal Supervisor | Adapting the Communication Challenge: Will communicating climate change adaptation need a new approach? | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Full Time | Mr Robert Palmer |
Memberships
| Date | Role | Membership | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 - ongoing | Journalism Education and Research Association of Australia | Australia |
Committee Memberships
| Date | Role | Committee | Institution | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 - 2016 | Member | Radio Adelaide Advisory Committee | ||
| 2013 - ongoing | Member | Journalism Education and Research Association of Australia Executive | Australia | |
| 2010 - ongoing | Member | Mindframe for Journalism Education advisory committee | Mindframe for Journalism Education | Australia |
| 2010 - 2012 | Member | School of Communication, International Studies and Languages Executive | University of South Australia | Australia |
| 2010 - 2010 | Chair | Divisional Academic Program Approval Committee | University of South Australia | Australia |
| 2005 - 2007 | Member | Divisonal Human Research Ethics Committee | University of South Australia |
Offices Held
| Date | Office Name | Institution | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 - 2017 | Vice-president (awards) | Journalism Education and Research Associatio of Australia | Australia |
| 2016 - ongoing | Postgraduate Coordinator, Media and History | University of Adelaide | Australia |
| 2016 - ongoing | Media Officer | Journalism Education and Research Association of Australia | |
| 2013 - 2015 | Vice-president (Awards) | Journalism Education and Research Association of Australia | |
| 2005 - 2008 | Secretary | Journalism Education and Research Australia of Australia | |
| 2003 - ongoing | Associate Editor | Australian Journalism Review |