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Administration and leadership
Tara has fulfilled a range of administrative and leadership roles
Higher education sector roles, functions and duties
External Peer, Department of Interdisciplinary Studies, Manchester Metropolitan University, May 2008
External Assessor PhD proposals, Central Queensland University, 2007-
Steering Committee, Art Design Media Subject Centre, 2006-
Advisory Group, Art Design Media Subject Centre, 2006 -
Postgraduate mentoring (publications and employment) and the delivery of a seminar, CCCS/University of Queensland and the Cultural Research Network, March 2006
External Consultant, Professorial Promotions Committee, Canterbury University, Christchurch, Aotearoa/New Zealand, 2003-4.
Assessor, Charles Darwin University Fellowships for Research, Charles Darwin University, 2004.
National participant in the Australian University Teaching Committee project, “Identifying and supporting effective methods of enhancing learning – teaching large classes,” University of Queensland, 2001. I delivered the opening address at this project in November 2001, http://www.tedi.uq.edu.au/largeclasses/pdfs/AUTC_final_report.pdf
National Assessor, Commonwealth University Teaching and Student Development, National Teaching Grant Scheme, 1999
University management Duties
Head Media Research Brighton (MRB – currently being reconfigured as Platform), 2006 -
Validation Team, BA Media Studies (Hons), University of Brighton, 2008
Member, Selection Committee, Research Posts, Art Design Media Subject Centre, 2007
Head of RAE Unit of Assessment (UoA) 66 (Media Studies), University of Brighton, 2006-7
Steering Committee, Academy of Advanced Studies, Murdoch University, 2005-2006
University Research and Scholarships Committee, Murdoch University, 2001-2006
Member: Murdoch Writing Fellowship selection committee (2004)
Coordinator and writer of materials, Murdoch Writing Fellowship (2004), http://www.research.murdoch.edu.au/rds/docs/Publishing_Fact_Sheets.doc
Coordinator: Creative Arts review (2003)
Coordinator: Postgraduate forms and prospectus review (2003)
Member: Masters by Research (with training) subcommittee (2002)
Member: Completion Scholarship subcommittee (2002)
Senior Academic, School Advisory Committee for Promotions, Media Communication and Culture, Murdoch University, 2003-4
University Lecturer Promotions Committee, Murdoch University, 2001-2004
Editorial Board, Prospectus Committee, Murdoch University, 2002
Coordinator – Orientation Day Activities for Murdoch University 1998-2002
University representative, Career’s Expos, Murdoch University, 2001-2003
Member of the Marketing and Publicity Committee, Division of Social Sciences, Humanities and Education, Murdoch University, 1999-2002
Communication and Cultural Studies representative, Murdoch University Open Day, 2000-2004
Member of the Marketing committee, Murdoch University, 1999-2003
Representative and co-coordinator of Murdoch University’s Division of Social Sciences, Humanities and Education at the University Career Evenings, 1997-2002
Coordinator - Orientation Day Activities for Murdoch University’s Division of Social Science, Humanities and Education 1998
Coordinator - Career Day for Murdoch University’s Division of Social Science, Humanities and Education, 1998
Promotions committee, Faculty of Arts, Central Queensland University, 1996
Member of the CQU Working Party for Vision ’97 (the body over-seeing the cross-campus integration of course offerings), Arts Faculty Subcommittee, Central Queensland University, 1995-6.
Co-convenor, Honours Orientation Programme, History Department, Victoria University of Wellington, February 1995.
Postgraduate Administrative Duties
Programme Leader, Master of Arts Creative Media, University of Brighton 2007-
Independent Chair, Doctoral Examinations, University of Brighton 2007-
Team Leader, Course Development Team, Masters of Arts Creative Media, University of Brighton, 2006-7
University Research and Scholarships Committee, Murdoch University, 2001-2006
Presenter “Time management for supervisors,” Murdoch University, October 17, 2005
Presenter “Words in Print,” Postgraduate Seminar, Murdoch University, September 7, 2005
Co-ordinator, Postgraduate Orientation on Supervision, Murdoch University, February 2004-5
Scholarships co-ordinator, School of Media, Communication and Culture, Murdoch University, 2001-2005
Coordinator of Murdoch University’s Postgraduate Orientation, 2000-2006
Assessor, PhD Projects, School of Education, Murdoch University, March, 1999
Undergraduate Administrative Duties
Facing the future: training Media Studies Students for interviewing and job seeking, University of Brighton, 2008 –
Design and production of Media Studies promotional materials, University of Brighton, 2008 -
Coordinator of the Media Studies Open Days, University of Brighton, 2007-
Programme Chair, Communication and Cultural Studies, Murdoch University, 2000.
Member of Senior Executive Group, Media Communication and Culture, Murdoch University, 2000
Honours Coordinator, Communication Studies, Murdoch University, 2000
Chair of Murdoch University’s Undergraduate Scholarship programme, 2000
Honours Coordinator, Department of Communication and Media Studies, Central Queensland University, 1996.
Chair Honours Sub-Committee, Department of Communication and Media Studies, Central Queensland University, 1996.
Honours sub-committee, Faculty of Arts, Central Queensland University 1996
External Consultancy Duties
Advisor, Broadcast Strategy Review Group, Open University, 2006.
Community
Director, Popular Culture Collective, http://www.popularculturecollective.com 2003-
Professional:
Fellow, RSA (Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures & Commerce), 2008 -
Media Communications Steering Group, HEA-ADM, 2007-
Media Communications Reference Group, HEA-ADM, 2007 -
Member, MeCCSA, Media, Communication and Cultural Studies Association, 2006 -
Member, The Society of Authors, 2006 -
Member, Authors’ Licensing & Collecting Society, 2006 -
Member, National Academy for Screen and Sound, 2005 – 2006