Dr T.J. Thomson

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Personal details

Keywords

visual communication, visual journalism, journalism, media production, self-representation, visual representation, visual depictions, image culture, visual literacy, visual sociology

Research field

Communication and media studies, Creative and professional writing

Field of Research code, Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC), 2020

Qualifications

  • PhD, Journalism (University of Missouri)
  • MA, Journalism (University of Missouri)
  • Graduate Certificate, Qualitative Research (University of Missouri)
  • BA, Communication Arts (Other)

Professional memberships and associations


  • Member, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
  • Fellow, Queensland Academy of Arts and Sciences (Australia)
  • Senior Fellow, Higher Education Academy
  • Associate Fellow (Indigenous), Higher Education Academy
  • Life member, International Visual Literacy Association
  • Life member and officer, Visual Communication Studies Division, International Communication Association
  • Member and officer, Visual Communication Division, National Communication Association (USA)
  • Member, Visual Communication Studies Division, The Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (USA)
  • Member and officer, Journalism Education and Research Association of Australia (Australia)

Teaching

In the classroom, Dr. T.J. Thomson MAIATSIS AFHEA (Indigenous) MQA SFHEA has helped students explore and deepen their understandings of multimedia reporting, multimedia planning and design, visual editing, photography, interviewing, and the principles of journalism. He is the winner of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication’s 2021 Visual Communication Teaching Excellence award and the 2022 Linda Shockley Award for Excellence in Teaching.

Publications

QUT ePrints

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Awards

Selected research projects

Projects listed above are funded by Australian Competitive Grants. Projects funded from other sources are not listed due to confidentiality agreements.

Supervision

Supervision topics

The supervisions listed above are only a selection.