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Dr Karey Harrison

Name :	Dr Karey Harrison
Position :	Senior Lecturer (Communications)
Section :	Faculty of Arts School of Humanities and Communication
Office :	Q229
Location :	Toowoomba Campus
Phone :	+61 7 4631 1059
Extension :	1059
E-mail :
Qualifications :	BA(Hons), PhD La Trobe

Home Page : http://tinyurl.com/karey-harrison
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Professional Memberships

International Cognitive Linguistics Association (ICLA)
World Economics Association (WEA)

Research Interests

Models and discourse, with a particular focus on scientific, political, economic and ethical discourses. Cognitive linguistics, applied ontology, philosophy of communication.

Recent Research Outcomes

Three most recent :

Forthcoming: ‘Ontological commitments of ethics and economics’, in Economic Thought

Forthcoming 'Objectivist & essentialist ontologies of gender & love', Dikmen Yakali-Camoglu & Rob Fisher (eds) Based on papers presented to the 2nd Global Conference on Gender & Love. e-Book, Inter-Disciplinary Press.

Harrison, K. 2009, 'How “inconvenient” is Al Gore's climate message?', M/C Journal - Media and Culture Vol. 12, No. 4 <http://journal.media-culture.org.au/index.php/mcjournal/article/viewArticle/175>

Most notable :

Harrison, K. 2011 Keynote and Travel Grant, “Climate Crises - Communication as Performance” to Crossing Boundaries – News, Technologies and Audiences” conference at University of California at Berkeley, March 17-18.
Harrison, K. & Fahy, K. 2005 'Constructivist Research: Methodology and Practice', & 'Postmodern & Feminist Qualitative Research: Methodology, Methods and Practice', in Methods of Research in Sports Sciences: Quantitative and Qualitative Approaches, (eds) G. Tenenbaum. & M. Driscoll, Meyer and Meyer, Oxford, UK, pp660-739.

Currently Teaching Courses/Programs

CMS1010 Introduction to Communication Studies
CMS2022 Communication and Power
CMS3001 Global Conflict Communication
Teaching team member in:
ENG2002 Technology and society
LAW3202 - Administrative Law
LAW5702 - Advanced Administrative Law

Teaching Experience

Tertiary : 25 years

Administrative Responsibilities

Program Coordination Bachelor of Arts
Chair Faculty of Arts Assembly