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A/Prof. Jennifer ( Jenny ) Cameron

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Position Associate Professor
School of Environmental and Life Sciences
The University of Newcastle, Australia
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
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
2002 Awards for Excellence for "Planning for Sustainability: A Transport Example"
Planning Institute of Australia (Queensland Division) (Australia)
Award for Teaching Excellence

Invitations

A Tale of Two Icebergs
Volunteering Queensland, Innovate Symposium, Australia (Keynote Address)
2011
Take Back the (Food) Economy: Lessons from the Hummingbird
Inaugural Fair Share Festival, Newcastle, Australia (Keynote Address)
2010
Social Accounting for Community Organisations
QUT and Westpac Foundation Workshop on Social Impact, Australia (Invited Presenter)
2010
The contribution of community enterprises to the development of regions
Australian Regional Economy Conference, Australia (Keynote Address)
2008
Teaching a politics of hope and possibility
Social Sciences Teachers Conference, Auckland, New Zealand, New Zealand (Keynote Address)
2007
Building Research Capacity in the Social Sciences Network (BRCSS)
Auckland University, Massey University & Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand (Distinguished Visitor)
2007
Invited presentation on Asset Based Community and Economic Development
Qld Dept of Housing, Board of Management & Dept of Communities, Australia (Invited Presenter)
2007
Invited one-day workshop, Shifting focus: a resident approach to making a difference
QLD Department of Housing, Australia (Invited Presenter)
2006
Building community economies: alternative economic development in marginalised areas
Department of Geography, Edinburgh University, Edinburgh, United Kingdom (Invited Presenter)
2005
Building community economies: alternative economic development in marginalised areas
Department of Economics, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, United States (Invited Presenter)
2005

Courses