These were taken in 2012 by the university communication department in at attempt to have all academics with ‘contemporary’ professional digital photographs to use for university-related activities. These were some thumbnail shots I was given to choose from. The top left image is part of a selfie I took at the Prado Museum in Madrid 2011.
Dr Melanie James received 2015 PRIA National Educator of the Year Award – taken at Hobart PRIA Awards with her proud mother, Mrs Joan Skillen.A deliberately blurry shot of one of our mock news conferences – our students set up, participate in and act as journos in our Advanced PR Studies course.Melanie James presenting virtually from Newcastle Australia at the Positioning Theory Conference being held in Oxford, England. July 2017Melanie James presenting at BCN PR Meeting Barcelona, Spain 2014My first authored academic Book: Positioning Theory and Strategic Communications: A new approach to public relations research and practice. Routledge, U.K. 2014.
My fandom lecture for the Audience Studies course (2012) invited all staff and students to dress up to show what we were fans of – I am a fan of the character Vampire Eric Northman (True Blood) – played by actor, Alexander SkarsgårdDressed up for our fandom lecture in Audience Studies – Prue Robson, lecturer extraordinaire! (Aka Chuck Bass fan)Melanie James, Judy Motion (UNSW) and Kate Fitch (Murdoch) – Plenary panel at Barcelona PR Meeting #4 2014
A tense Melanie James presenting at her first international academic conference: Slovenia Bledcom – 2010Snapped Don Alexander (CSU) an Bledcom 2010 – awarded best paper
April 2011 – Being congratulated by Acting Pro-Vice Chancellor, Prof Fred Menk, on being awarded my PhD
Melanie with her mum and dad, Joan and Frank Skillen with the Chancellor and Vice-Chancellor on the occasion of the awarding of the PhD! April 2011.It’s a hard life! Relaxing post New Media Academic Summit 2010 NYC on the roof of Edelman HQ
Melanie James 