Doctoral Supervision – Principal Supervisor

• Courtney Boag, School of Global, Urban and Social Studies, RMIT University, Australia (PhD) – “Promoting anthropology through entrepreneurial innovation: The social impact of public engagement on sensemaking and social cohesion” (in progress)
• Miriam Reynoldson, School of Global, Urban and Social Studies, RMIT University, Australia (PhD) – “Learning as Everyday Life Information Seeking” (in progress)
• Caitlin Rowe, School of Global, Urban and Social Studies, RMIT University, Australia (PhD) – “Libraries and the changing information landscape” (in progress)
• Joann Cattlin, School of Global, Urban and Social Studies, RMIT University, Australia (PhD) – “Enabling societal impact of research: Exploring information behaviours of academic and professional staff” (in progress)
• Mary Greenshields, School of Global, Urban and Social Studies, RMIT University, (PhD) – “Technology in feminised spaces: Gender and information practices” (in progress)
• Dr Kieran Hegarty, School of Global, Urban and Social Studies, RMIT University, Australia (PhD) – “Archiving the Australian internet: Tracing the shifting contours of a nation’s web archives” (completed 2024)
• Dr Eric Forcier, School of Social Sciences, Media, Film, and Education, Swinburne University of Technology, Australia (PhD) – “An exploration of the information behaviours of transmedia fan communities” (completed 2022)
• Dr Sarah Polkinghorne, Faculty of Health, Arts and Design, Swinburne University of Technology, Australia (PhD) – “Exploring everyday information practices: Embodied mutual constitution of people’s complex relationships with food” (completed 2021)
• Dr Wade Kelly, Faculty of Health, Arts and Design, Swinburne University of Technology, Australia (PhD) – “Navigating pathways to community: Exploring the experiences of community-engaged humanities and social science academics” (completed 2019)
• Dr Theresa Schindel, Library & Information Studies and Educational Policy Studies, University of Alberta, Canada (PhD) – “Pharmacists’ information behaviours and professional identities” (completed 2017)
• Dr Wesley Ward, Environmental Sciences, Charles Sturt University, Australia (PhD) – “Communication for agricultural development in South East Asia: Pathways, problems and possibilities” (completed 2016)
• Dr Rebekah (Becky) Willson, Information Studies, Charles Sturt University, Australia (PhD) – “Information in transition: Examining the information behaviour of academics as they transition into university careers” (completed 2016)
• Dr Jacob Wallis, Information Studies, Charles Sturt University, Australia (PhD) – “#digitalactivism: Networks, new media and political action” (completed 2014)
• Dr Kristie Saumure, Library & Information Studies and Psychology, University of Alberta, Canada (PhD) – “Motivation and the information behaviours of online learning students: The case of a professionally-oriented graduate program” (completed 2010)

Doctoral Supervision – Co-Supervisor & Examiner

• Minh Chau (Katie) Dang, Business, Swinburne University of Technology (MR) – “Job search behaviors of international students in the gig economy in Australia” (co-supervisor; in progress)
• Dr Christina Farrell, Psychology, Charles Sturt University (PhD) – “Teenage girls’ experiences on social media: A discursive exploration of institutional power and identity formation” (co-supervisor; completed 2023)
• Dr Ryan Keith, Biological Sciences, University of Sydney, Australia (PhD) – “Assessing and promoting environmental engagement in K-12 school cohorts” (co-supervisor; completed 2023)
• Dr Alison Hicks, Information Studies, Charles Sturt University, Australia (PhD) – “Information literacy in a time of transition: An investigation of the year abroad program” (co-supervisor; completed 2018)
• Dr Kathleen Mahon, Education, Charles Sturt University, Australia (PhD) – “Critical praxis in higher education pedagogy” (co-supervisor; completed 2014)

Doctoral Supervision – Milestone Review Committees

• Dr Paul Bowell, Business, Swinburne University of Technology, Australia (PhD) – “The lived experience of the quantified footballer: Understanding digital self-tracking among women Australian Rules Footballers” (candidacy committee; completed 2023)
• Dr Deborah Hicks, Educational Policy Studies, University of Alberta, Canada (PhD) – “The construction of librarians’ professional identities: A discourse analysis” (supervisory committee member; completed 2016)
• Dr James Purkis, Education, Charles Sturt University, Australia (PhD) – “Exploring the relationship between high school students’ use of digital technology at home and school” (candidacy committee member; completed 2015)
• Dr Paul Kloppenburg, Information Studies, Charles Sturt University, Australia (PhD) – “TAFE libraries and the scholarly information needs of higher education students: A multiple case study” (candidacy committee member; completed 2014)
• Dr Matthew Griffis, Library and Information Studies, University of Western Ontario, Canada (PhD) – “Space, power and the public library: A multicase examination of the public library as organization space” (supervisory committee; completed 2013)
• Dr Helena Lam, Information Studies, Charles Sturt University, Australia (DInfoMgmt) – (examination committee; completed 2011)
• Dr Shelagh Genuis, Library & Information Studies and Nursing, University of Alberta, Canada (PhD) – “Making sense of changing and controversial health information: Exploring the information behaviours of ordinary women and health professionals” (supervisory committee; completed 2011)
• Dr Katherine Tamminen, Physical Education and Recreation, University of Alberta, Canada (PhD) – “Learning to cope among adolescent athletes” (candidacy & examining committees; completed 2011)
• Dr Elizabeth Domm, Nursing, University of Alberta, Canada (PhD) – “Exploring medication safety with a restorative approach” (supervisory committee; completed 2010)
• Dr Shelagh Dunn, Educational Psychology, University of Alberta, Canada (PhD) – “Upstanders: Student experiences of intervening to stop bullying” (candidacy & examining committees; completed 2009)
• Dr Michele McIntosh, Nursing, University of Alberta, Canada (PhD) – “Ethical issues in qualitative research: Participants’ perspectives” (candidacy committee; completed 2008)
• Dr Reza Sherkat, Computing Science, University of Alberta, Canada (PhD) – “Similarity queries over archival data” (examining committee; completed 2007)