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Catherine Simpson

Senior Lecturer in Science Communication at Macquarie University

Summary

Catherine Simpson convenes Macquarie University’s new science communication program. She is a film scholar currently based in the Department of Environment and Geography. She has organised film festivals in Australia and Turkey and writes on the cinema of both countries.
For more information see profile:
http://www.humgeog.mq.edu.au/staff/person.htm?id=csimpson

Experience

  • Senior Lecturer, Department of Environment and Geography, Macquarie University 2010 – present
  • Lecturer, Media and Cinema, Macquarie University 2002 – 2009
  • Associate Lecturer, Media and Film, Murdoch University 1998 – 1999

Education

  • Murdoch University, PhD, 2001
  • University of Western Australia, BA (Hons) English, 1991

Research Areas

  • Communication And Media Studies (2001)
  • Film And Television (190204)
  • Cultural Studies (2002)
  • Social And Cultural Geography (160403)