A/Prof. ( Jenny ) Cameron
| Work Phone | (02) 4921 5095 |
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| Fax | (02) 4921 5877 |
| Jenny.Cameron@newcastle.edu.au | |
| Position |
Associate Professor
School of Environmental and Life Sciences
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| Office | SRR206, Geography |
Qualifications
- PhD, Monash University, 1999
- Master of Arts, University of Sydney, 1993
- Bachelor of Applied Science (Biochemistry), Queensland University of Technology, 1991
- Diploma of Teaching (Primary), Brisbane College of Advanced Education, 1984
Research
Research keywords
- Economic geography
- Human geography
- Political geography
- Urban and regional geography
Research expertise
- Economic geography: diverse economies and community economies including theories of development, class and subjectivity; community and social enterprise development.
- Urban and regional geography: alternative economic and community development in marginalised urban and regional areas.
- Political Geography: participatory research and evaluation, and community planning.
Fields of Research
| Code | Description | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| 160499 | Human Geography Not Elsewhere Classified | 100 |
Centres and Groups
Centre
Awards
Research Award.
| 2000 |
Post-Doctoral Fellowship
Australian Research Council (Australia) Recognition of Research Excellence |
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| 1998 |
Inaugural Mollie Holman Medal for the Most Outstanding PhD Thesis in the Arts Faculty, Monash Uni.
Monash University (Australia) Recognition of Research Excellence |
Teaching Award
| 2003 |
Griffith University Award for Excellence in Teaching
Griffith University (Australia) Award for Teaching Excellence |
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| 2002 |
Awards for Excellence for "Planning for Sustainability: A Transport Example"
Planning Institute of Australia (Queensland Division) (Australia) Award for Teaching Excellence |
Invitations
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A Politics of Hope and Possibility,
Building Research Capacity in the Social Sciences Network (BRCSS), Auckland University, New Zealand (Invited Presenter) |
2007 |
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Teaching a politics of hope and possibility
Social Sciences Teachers Conference, Auckland, New Zealand, New Zealand (Keynote Address) |
2007 |
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The place of sustainability in geography
Social Sciences Teachers Conference, Auckland, New Zealand, New Zealand (Invited Presenter) |
2007 |
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From expertise to experimentation, problem-solving to performativity: researching poverty and marginalisation
Building Research Capacity in the Social Sciences Network (BRCSS), Auckland University, New Zealand (Invited Presenter) |
2007 |
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Demystifying Academic Writing
Building Research Capacity in the Social Sciences Network (BRCSS), linking Auckland University, Canterbury University, Lincoln University, Massey University, and Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand (Invited Presenter) |
2007 |
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Issues for teaching and learning in secondary and tertiary geography
Institute of Australian Geographers Annual Conference, Melbourne, Australia (Invited Presenter) |
2007 |
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Strategies for renaming and reframing marginalised people and places
National Symposium on Community Building: Critical Voices, Alternative Strategies, Organised by the Centre for Civil Society, Melbourne, Australia (Invited Presenter) |
2007 |
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Constructing exclusion and belonging in economically and socially marginalised areas
International Geographical Union Conference, Brisbane, Australia (Invited Presenter) |
2006 |
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Building community economies: alternative economic development in marginalised areas
Institute for Policy Research, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL , United States (Invited Presenter) |
2005 |
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Building community economies: alternative economic development in marginalised areas
Department of City and Regional Planning, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, United States (Invited Presenter) |
2005 |
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Building community economies: alternative economic development in marginalised areas
Department of Economics, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, United States (Invited Presenter) |
2005 |
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Building community economies: alternative economic development in marginalised areas
Department of Geography, Edinburgh University, Edinburgh, United Kingdom (Invited Presenter) |
2005 |
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Building community economies: alternative economic development in marginalised areas
The Management Centre, University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom (Invited Presenter) |
2005 |
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Researching social and economic development in regional communities
Department of Geography and Planning, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand, New Zealand (Invited Presenter) |
2005 |
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Building Research Capacity in the Social Sciences Network (BRCSS)
Auckland University, Massey University & Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand (Distinguished Visitor) |
2007 |
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Facilitating two-day writing workshops
Centre for Urban and Regional Research, The University of Newcastle, Australia (Invited Presenter) |
2007 |
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Facilitating two-day writing workshops
Griffith University Office for Research and Griffith Graduate Research School, Griffith University, Australia (Invited Presenter) |
2007 |
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Facilitating two-day writing workshops
SGS Economics and Planning, Brisbane, Australia (Invited Presenter) |
2007 |
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Facilitating two-day Community Economies workshop
Department of Human Geography, The Australian National University, Australia (Invited Presenter) |
2007 |
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Facilitating two-day writing workshops for PhD students and academic staff
Urban Research Program, Griffith University, Australia (Invited Presenter) |
2006 |
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Facilitating two-day writing workshops for PhD students and academic staff
Department of Human Geography, The Australian National University, Australia (Invited Presenter) |
2006 |
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Facilitating two-day writing workshops for PhD students and academic staff
Griffith University Office for Research and Griffith Graduate Research School, Griffith University, Australia (Invited Presenter) |
2005 |
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Facilitating two-day writing workshops for PhD students and academic staff
Faculty of Education, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand, New Zealand (Invited Presenter) |
2005 |
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Invited presentation on Asset Based Community and Economic Development
Qld Dept of Housing, Board of Management & Dept of Communities, Australia (Invited Presenter) |
2007 |
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Invited one-day workshop, Shifting focus: a resident approach to making a difference
QLD Department of Housing, Australia (Invited Presenter) |
2006 |