27/3/2019
Guest lecture: Photojournalism & Trauma
School of Humanities, Language and Social Science, Griffith University
16/5/2018
Guest lecture: Photojournalism & Trauma
School of Humanities, Language and Social Science, Griffith University
22/3/2018
Safety briefing presenter, “You & GC2018: Are you really prepared?”
Journalism students covering the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games
Griffith University, for the Dart Centre Asia Pacific
31/10/2014
Safety briefing presenter, “You & G20: Are you prepared for anything?”
Journalism students covering the G20
Griffith University, for the Dart Centre Asia Pacific
27/5/2013
Attendee, Disaster Management Symposium
at School of Journalism & Communication, University of Queensland
Presenter: US Homeland Security’s Robert Jensen (series of three seminars)
– Dealing with death & disease: Post-disaster communication after Haiti earthquake
– Crisis communication: Deepwater Horizon case
– Strategic communication in zones of conflict & armed combat (Iraq & Afghanistan)
23/5/2013
Presenter, two Careers in the Media sessions
at St Rita’s Catholic College, Clayfield
22/5/2013
Attendee, Managing secondary traumatic stress & building resiliency workshop
at The Belvedere, Woody Point
Presenter: Tere Vaka, Penny Gordon & Associates
27/3/2013
Guest lecture: Understanding the impact of news reporting on victims & survivors
at QUT School of Journalism
24/5/2012
Presenter, two Careers in the Media sessions
at St Rita’s Catholic College, Clayfield
21/5/2012
Guest lecture: Is it safe to report? Understanding the risks of reporting
at School of Journalism & Communication, University of Queensland (1st-year students)
5/4/2012
Guest lecture: Understanding the law & how it impacts on journalists
at School of Journalism & Communication, University of Queensland (1st-year students)
8/4/2011
Guest lecture: Journalists & Victims of Trauma
at Creative Industries Faculty, Queensland University of Technology (journalism ethics class)
5/4/2011
Guest lecture: Steering clear of legal & ethical pitfalls (for 1st-year journalism students)
at School of Journalism & Communication, University of Queensland
17/2/2011
Presenter, Images of the Dawn Road Reserve
Albany Creek Garden Club, for Dawn Road Weedeaters Bushcare Group
23/10/2010
Workshop leader, “Taking charge of the future: Broadcasting after a traumatic event”
Community Broadcasting Association of Australia (CBAA) annual conference, Hobart
20/4/2010
Guest lecture: Journalists & Victims of Trauma
at Creative Industries Faculty, Queensland University of Technology (journalism ethics class)
21/11/2009
Panellist/presenter, CBAA Conference Session on Emergency Response Broadcasting: What you need to know about the Emergency Services
at 4EB-FM Brisbane, CBAA
4/2009
Guest lecture: Journalists & Victims of Trauma
at Creative Industries Faculty, Queensland University of Technology (journalism ethics class)
13-16/11/2008
Booth representative, CBAA Annual Conference
at Alice Springs for Dart Centre for Journalism & Trauma – Australasia
13/9/2008
Attendee, MEAA’s Future of Journalism Conference
at Queensland University of Technology
15/5/2008
Guest lecture: Journalists & Victims of Trauma
at Creative Industries Faculty, Queensland University of Technology (journalism ethics class)
16/3/2008
Booth representative, MEAA Freelance Journalism Convention
at Queensland Public Library for the Dart Centre for Journalism & Trauma – Australasia
15/5/2007
Guest lecture: Journalists & Victims of Trauma
at Creative Industries Faculty, Queensland University of Technology (journalism ethics class)
30/3-1/4/2007
Participant, Inaugural Dart Centre for Journalism & Trauma Journalists’ Retreat
at Opal Cove Resort, Port Macquarie
25/9/2006
Co-presenter, news media training session on developing resilience
Saville Hotel, Brisbane, for Dart Centre for Journalism & Trauma – Australiasia
15/9/2006
Guest lecture/workshop, Journalism & Trauma
at J School, Brisbane
27/7/2006
Participant/presenter, Walkleys Forum – What a disaster: Assessing media coverage of trauma & tragedy
at Regatta Hotel, Toowong
5/2006
Guest lecture/workshop, Journalism & Trauma
at J School, Brisbane
21/3/2006
Guest lecture: Journalists & Victims of Trauma
at Creative Industries Faculty, Queensland University of Technology (journalism ethics class)
17/3/2006
Co-organiser/closing comments, public forum ahead of Port Arthur Massacre 10th anniversary
at Dechaineaux Theatre, Hunter Street Centre for the Arts, Hobart, for Press Council of Australia, Dart Centre for Journalism & Trauma – Australasia, University of Tasmania
28/11-2/12, 2005
Co-trainer, AusAID’s Indonesia Australia Specialised Training Program (week-long journalism & trauma module for 16 Indonesian journalists)
at RMIT University, for AusAID and Dart Centre for Journalism & Trauma – Australasia
17/6/2005
Co-presenter, half-day workshop, Journalism & Trauma: Minimising Harm
at MEAA Freelance Conference, Newcastle, for MEAA, QUT Creative Industries, Dart Centre for Journalism & Trauma – Australasia, Bond University
16/5/2005
Co-presenter, half-day workshop, Trauma & Photojournalists/TV camera crews
at MEAA training rooms, Redfern, Sydney, for MEAA, QUT Creative Industries, Dart Centre for Journalism & Trauma – Australasia
5/2005
Guest lecture: Journalists & Victims of Trauma
at Creative Industries Faculty, Queensland University of Technology (journalism ethics class)
13/5/2005
Attendee, Coping with trauma as journalists (seminar)
at Queensland University of Technology
15/4/2005
Attendee, Post-tsunami conference
University of Washington, Seattle, USA, for Dart Centre for Journalism & Trauma
28/9/2004
Presenter, Symposium: Trauma & the World of News Media – What victims experience
at Westin Hotel, Melbourne (Organisational launch activity) for Dart Centre for Journalism & Trauma – Australasia
24/4/2004
Co-presenter, Internet, Media & Mental Health Conference – The media will eat you if you don’t provide palatable information
at Carlton Crest Hotel, Brisbane, for Dart Centre for Journalism & Trauma
19/4/2004
Guest lecture: Journalists & Victims of Trauma
at Creative Industries Faculty, Queensland University of Technology (journalism ethics class)
16/4/2004
Participant, Dart Australia Working Group teleconference link-up with US Dart Center for Journalism & Trauma
29/11/2003
Co-presenter, Trauma & Journalism: Best practice reporting & minimising harm – the win-win approach
at The Vibe Hotel, Sydney, for the Journalism Education Association
27/11/2003
Co-presenter, Three decades on: Has tertiary education changed news? A comparison of readability (as UQ academic)
at The Vibe Hotel, Sydney, for Journalism Education Association
25/11/2003
Co-presenter, Journalism & Trauma Awareness session
at Sydney Morning Herald newsroom for Dart Centre for Journalism & Trauma
25/11/2003
Co-presenter, MEAA National Management Committee, Key Journalism & Trauma research in Australia
20/10/2003
Presenter, Exploring best practice for reporting traumatic incidents, Postgrad Seminar
at Queensland University of Technology
4/9/2003
Presenter, Case Study Method, part of a seminar for UQ honours students
at School of Journalism and Communication, University of Queensland
23/6/2003
Presenter, Working with the Media, specialist media training for tourism client
at UQ Business Faculty
2/4/2003
Co-presenter, Working With The Media, a tourism industry training session
at UQ Business Faculty
26/2/2003
Presenter/panellist, The ‘big news’ event: How the media stepped over the mark when covering the rescue of James Scott (Journalism Ethics Feature Lecture)
at School of Journalism & Communication, University of Queensland
17/10/2003
Presenter, Exploring best practice for reporting traumatic incidents
at CIRAC, Queensland University of Technology seminar (QUT MA presentation of research)
25/5/2002
Panellist/Guest lecturer, Trauma & Journalism Session for UQ Ethics students
at School of Journalism & Communication, University of Queensland
21/3/2002
Presenter, How MEAA/AJA Code of Ethics impacts on victims & survivors of traumatic incidents
at School of Journalism & Communication, University of Queensland (Postgraduate Research Seminar)
29/11/2001
Presenter, Traumatic incidents challenge traditional newsroom culture
at Hilton Hotel, Perth, for Journalism Education Association
30/10/2001
Presenter, Reporting traumatic incidents – victim perspectives
at CIRAC, QUT, (postgraduate research student presentation)
16-19/3/2000
Presenter, Traumatic incidents or ‘media events’ – fair game or fair go?
at 3rd International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies World Conference, Melbourne,
28/5/1999
Presenter, Queensland Ambulance Service Priority One Seminar
in Brisbane (outlining research progress)
9/1998
Presenter, How prepared are you for a crisis on campus?
at Australian Vice-Chancellor’s Committee Annual PR Conference, Edith Cowan University, Perth, for QUT Department of Corporate Communication
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