
Dr Judith Sandner
Lecturer - Communication
School of Creative Industries (Communication)
- Email:judith.sandner@newcastle.edu.au
- Phone:(02) 4921 7474
Career Summary
Biography
Dr Judith Sandner has been teaching and researching at the University of Newcastle for 19 years. Prior to her academic career Judith worked for a short time in Public Affairs for the Hunter Area Health Service where she initiated sponsorship networks, conducted interviews and surveys, and wrote for in-house publications. Judith also worked as an editor on Understanding Journalism (Sheridan-Burns 2002) – a tertiary education text (2nd edition published in 2013 https://au.sagepub.com/en-gb/oce/understanding-journalism/book236949#reviews), and on Lights! Camera! Action! (Bell 2006) – a personal guide for working in the Entertainment Industry by Newcastle author, musical artist and international model, Francine Bell http://francinebell.com/
Throughout her academic career Judith has Lectured, Guest–Lectured and Tutored in diverse fields of communication, media, and design including both practice-based and critical theoretical courses of study: Professional Writing; Web Design; Digital Animation, 3D & Graphic Design Technologies; Design Theory; Audience Studies; Communication Theory, and Discourse Theory. Apart from her undergraduate teaching she has researched, designed and delivered postgraduate courses for the Master of Digital Media Degree Program including: Multimedia Applications for Public Relations & Corporate Communication, and eCulture & Audiences.
In 2013 Judith was awarded the Faculty of Science & IT's Staff of the Year Award for her coordination and work efforts in the CMNS3500 Communication Professional Placement Course. She coordinated CMNS3500 from 2012-2015 and has many communication and creative industry and alumni connections. Feel free to ask her about CMNS3500 course matters and other WIL Work Integrated Learning opportunities.
Throughout 2010-2014 Judith was the Bachelor of Communication Honours Program Convenor and delivered research methodology training to all Design, Natural History Illustration, Information Technology and Communication Honours & Research Higher Degree students in the School of DCIT.
She has successfully supervised Honours and PhD students who have conducted original research on wide-ranging topics such as: Corporate Identity Construction; Community Radio Production; Comedy Scriptwriting; Social Media Activities; Asylum Seeker Discourses & Media Representation; Mobile Phone Use & Identity Formation; Creativity & Documentary Filmmaking; Australian Childrens’ Literature; Sports Management & Intercultural Communication; Journalism Practice & Representations of Religious Spectacle.
Dr Sandner's PhD (Communication & Media) was awarded in 2010. Titled Communicating Community: Cultural Production, Habitus & the Construction of a City’s Identity, this original research was in the area of localized film and literary productions and was nominated for a Research Excellence Award by International Examiner Professor Elliott Gaines https://www.linkedin.com/in/elliot-gaines-ph-d-04a19714.
Judith's theoretical research and supervision work has been presented at local, national and international conferences and published in conference proceedings and academic journals.
Research Expertise
PhD Thesis Title: Communicating Community: Cultural Production, Habitus & the Construction of a City's Identity. As a research higher degree contributing original knowledge to the field of communication studies, this postgraduate research project informs teaching and further undergraduate/postgraduate research in the areas of: Meaning-making & Interpretation; Audiences & Production Intent; Media Texts & Representation; Authentic Narrative Expression & Vernacular Community Collaborations; Habitus & Cultural Productions. As a comprehensive analysis of theatrical and film texts 'inspired' by factual events it offers media industry professionals valuable insight into theoretical approaches to creative practices. These may include filmmakers, authors screenwriters, poets, novelists and digital media practitioners. The thesis incorporates research knowledge particularly relevant to production design, vernacular stories, and audience engagement with localized histories.
Teaching Expertise
'Teaching is essentially a rhetorical activity, seeking to persuade students to change the way they experience the world through an understanding of the insights of others. It has to create the environment that enables students to embrace the twin poles of experiential and formal knowledge'
(Laurillard 2013)
My teaching philosophy bears the traces of my encounters as a mature-aged undergraduate student which have given me insight and empathetic regard for students new to the tertiary scene.
Administrative Expertise
Professional Memberships
2013 – CAMR Communication and Media Research Group (UoN)
2010 – ANZCA Australian and New Zealand Communication Association
2016 – ECREA European Communication Research and Education Association
2016 – IPrA International Pragmatics AssociationQualifications
- PhD (Communication & Media Arts), University of Newcastle
- Bachelor of Arts (Communication Studies)(Honours), University of Newcastle
- Bachelor of Arts (Communication Studies), University of Newcastle
Keywords
- Communication and Media Studies
- Digital Communication
- Discourse Studies and CDA
- Research Methodologies
- Vernacular Creativity
- WIL Work Integrated Learning
Professional Experience
Academic appointment
Dates | Title | Organisation / Department |
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1/1/2011 - | Lecturer in Communication & Media | School of Design, Communication & IT, University of Newcastle Australia |
1/7/2004 - 31/12/2010 | Associate Lecturer Multimedia | School of Design, Communication & IT, University of Newcastle Australia |
31/7/1997 - 30/6/2004 | Sessional Lecturer & Tutor | School of Design, Communication & IT, University of Newcastle Australia |
Publications
For publications that are currently unpublished or in-press, details are shown in italics.
Chapter (1 outputs)
Conference (4 outputs)
Year | Citation | Altmetrics | Link | ||
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2017 |
Fulton JM, Scott P, James MB, Sandner J, 'A WIL and a way: integrating authentic learning experiences to develop work-ready Communication students', Refereed Proceedings of the Australian and New Zealand Communication Association conference - Communication Worlds: Access, Voice, Diversity, Engagement, Sydney, Australia (2017) [E1]
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2010 | Sandner JA, 'Collaborative cultural production: Generative processes of participation in textual creation', Media Democracy and Change: Refereed Proceedings of the Australian and New Zealand Communications Association Annual Conference 2010, Canberra, ACT (2010) [E1] | ||||
2005 | Sandner JA, 'Perceiving People and Places through Texts: Interpretation, Communication and Representation', Research Higher Degree Students Congress June 2004, Universtiy of Newcastle (2005) [E2] | ||||
2004 | Sandner JA, 'Communication and Community: Textual Representations of Authentic Cultural Identities', Proceedings of Research Higher Degree Students Congress June 2003, Newcastle (2004) [E2] | ||||
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Grants and Funding
Summary
Number of grants | 2 |
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Total funding | $36,921 |
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20081 grants / $2,500
Space-Interaction-Discourse, Aaloborg University Denmark, 12/11/2008 - 14/11/2008$2,500
Funding body: University of Newcastle
Funding body | University of Newcastle |
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Project Team | Doctor Judith Sandner |
Scheme | Travel Grant |
Role | Lead |
Funding Start | 2008 |
Funding Finish | 2008 |
GNo | G0189537 |
Type Of Funding | Internal |
Category | INTE |
UON | Y |
20051 grants / $34,421
Equity Research Fellowship Round 1 2005$34,421
Funding body: University of Newcastle
Funding body | University of Newcastle |
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Project Team | Doctor Judith Sandner |
Scheme | Equity Research Fellowship |
Role | Lead |
Funding Start | 2005 |
Funding Finish | 2005 |
GNo | G0184866 |
Type Of Funding | Internal |
Category | INTE |
UON | Y |
Research Supervision
Number of supervisions
Current Supervision
Commenced | Level of Study | Research Title | Program | Supervisor Type |
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2020 | PhD | The Ethical Death Knock – Preparing Journalists for Reporting on Grief and Trauma | PhD (Comm & Media Arts), College of Human and Social Futures, The University of Newcastle | Co-Supervisor |
2017 | PhD | Choice, Convergence and Challenges Facing Cultivation Theory | PhD (Comm & Media Arts), College of Human and Social Futures, The University of Newcastle | Co-Supervisor |
2017 | PhD | The Politics of Division: How Right-Wing Populists Use Discourse To Advance Their Political Agenda | PhD (Comm & Media Arts), College of Human and Social Futures, The University of Newcastle | Co-Supervisor |
2016 | PhD | What Do I Do with All this Stuff? Inheritance and the Unprepared Custodian: Relating Meaning through the Mediated Artistic Collection | PhD (Fine Art), College of Human and Social Futures, The University of Newcastle | Co-Supervisor |
Past Supervision
Year | Level of Study | Research Title | Program | Supervisor Type |
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2019 | PhD | “It’s a Complicated Thing”: A Biographical-narrative Exploration of the Experiences and Identities of Adult Intercountry Adoptees in Australia | PhD (Comm & Media Arts), College of Human and Social Futures, The University of Newcastle | Principal Supervisor |
2018 | PhD | Television News Discourse: A Multimodal Critical Discourse Analysis of How Coverage of the 2013 Australian Federal Election Shaped Narratives about Asylum Seekers | PhD (Comm & Media Arts), College of Human and Social Futures, The University of Newcastle | Principal Supervisor |
2018 | PhD | Social Media Interactions And Chinese Identities: A Comparative Ethnographic Study Of Chinese Youth And Rural Women’s Identity Constructions | PhD (Comm & Media Arts), College of Human and Social Futures, The University of Newcastle | Principal Supervisor |
2017 | PhD | The Journalist: A Secular Priest How the news criteria or values of 'secular' journalistic practice are applied to the reporting of religion and religious issues in contemporary Australia: An examination of World Youth Day 2008 | PhD (Comm & Media Arts), College of Human and Social Futures, The University of Newcastle | Principal Supervisor |
2017 | PhD | Representations of Islam: A Comparative Critical Discourse Analysis of Australian Newspapers | PhD (Comm & Media Arts), College of Human and Social Futures, The University of Newcastle | Principal Supervisor |
2016 | PhD | True Stories about Tall Tales: A Study of Creativity and Cultural Production in Contemporary Australian Children's Picture Books | PhD (Comm & Media Arts), College of Human and Social Futures, The University of Newcastle | Co-Supervisor |
2011 | PhD | Creative Documentary Practice: Internalising the Systems Model of Creativity Through Documentary Video and Online Practice | PhD (Comm & Media Arts), College of Human and Social Futures, The University of Newcastle | Co-Supervisor |
2010 | PhD | 'I Heart Mobile Phone' A Discursive Study of Identity Processes through Mobile Phone Communication | PhD (Comm & Media Arts), College of Human and Social Futures, The University of Newcastle | Co-Supervisor |
Research Projects
Try before you buy?: The changing nature of internships in media and communication industries 2013 -
What constitutes an ideal internship for student learning in a communication program? There is a building body of evidence to suggest that work integrated learning (WIL) both enhances and enthuses student learning. Students and employers involved in WIL opportunities coordinated through the communication program at UoN often reflect upon the experience in a manner largely demonstrative of mutual benefit. However, the issue of unpaid internships and the exploitation of student enthusiasm in communication industries has received global critique over the last several years and Fair Work Australia’s 2013 report Experience or Exploitation found media industries to be prone to fostering exploitative internships, particularly in journalism and public relations.
This project is examining those tensions in the context of an increased desire by the Government and universities to encourage WIL. The March 2015 announcement of a WIL national strategy focusing on student learning, improving employment opportunities and integrating employers’ needs has outlined some key challenges. This project is timely because it meets two key areas underpinning the national strategy: “partnerships to proactively support Industry University engagement in WIL” and “maximising impact – assessing what works and working together to get the most value”.
This project will facilitate an approach to WIL that places emphasis on the triangulated inter-relationship of design, implementation and evaluation of well-executed WIL. It will enhance relationships with stakeholders in the Hunter region and develop an online resource that enables higher education programs in communication to customise WIL.
Publications
Scott P, Fulton JM, 'Try before you buy?: The changing nature of internships in journalism', Journalism Education Association of Australia Conference (refereed abstract), Sunshine Coast, QLD (2013) [E3]
Scott P, Fulton JM, 'About the free in freelance: Communication industries and work integrated learning at two Australian universities', Refereed Proceedings of the WACE 19th World Conference on Cooperative & Work-Integrated Education, Kyoto, Japan (2015) [E1]
Fulton JM, Scott P, James MB, Sandner J, 'A WIL and a way: integrating authentic learning experiences to develop work-ready Communication students', Refereed Proceedings of the Australian and New Zealand Communication Association conference - Communication Worlds: Access, Voice, Diversity, Engagement, Sydney, Australia (2017) [E1]
Collaborators
Name | Organisation |
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Mr Paul Brian Scott | University of Newcastle |
Doctor Judith Anne Sandner | University of Newcastle |
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Dr Judith Sandner
Position
Lecturer - Communication
School of Creative Industries
College of Human and Social Futures
Focus area
Communication
Contact Details
judith.sandner@newcastle.edu.au | |
Phone | (02) 4921 7474 |
Fax | (02) 4921 8970 |
Office
Room | MCG.07 |
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Building | Mc Mullin |
Location | Callaghan University Drive Callaghan, NSW 2308 Australia |