John Hartley awarded Member of the Order of Australia

Congratulations to John Hartley, Distinguished Professor at QUT and Research Director at CCI, for his recent Member of the Order of Australia (AM) award announced last Monday in the Queens Birthday honours list.

For service to education as an academic and commentator in the areas of journalism, culture and media studies.

Federation Fellow, Australian Research Council, Queensland University of Technology, since 2005;
Research Director, Centre of Excellence for Creative Industries and Innovation and Distinguished Professor, since 2006;
Foundation Dean, Creative Industries Faculty, 2000-2005;
Dean, Faculty of Arts, 2000-2001;
Adjunct Professor, Australian National University, since 2005;
Director, Creative Industries Precinct Pty Ltd, 2003-2005;
Founding Head, School of Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies, Cardiff University;
Founding Director, Tom Hopkinson Centre for Media Research, 1996-2000;
Adjunct Professor of Media Studies, Edith Cowan University, 1996-1998, Foundation Professor, 1995-1996;
Director, Centre for Research in Culture and Communication, Murdoch University, 1992-1995;
Deputy Director, 1991-1992;
Associate Professor in Communications Studies, 1993-1995;
Senior Lecturer, 1987-1992;
Lecturer, 1985-1987;
Lecturer in Mass Communication and Cultural Studies, The Polytechnic of Wales (now Glamorgan University), 1978-1984;
Research Assistant and Tutor in Communication Studies, 1975-1978;
Author of 20 books and 150 papers on journalism, culture and media;
Founding Editor, International Journal of Cultural Studies.

Member, National Scholarly Communications Forum, 2007;
hair, Communication and Cultural Studies Section, Australian Academy of the Humanities, 2004-2006;
Member, Australian National Commission Social Science Network, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation, since 2006;
Member, Reference Group for 'Measures of quality and impact of publicly funded Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences research', funded by the Commonwealth Department of Education, Science and Training, 2004-2005;
Member, International Education Advisory Body, 2004-2007;
Member, Ministerial Advisory Council on Educational Renewal, Queensland Government, 2002-2006;
Honorary Member, Cultural Studies Association of Australia, 2000;
Expert Witness, Royal Commission on Aboriginal Deaths in Custody, 1990;
Convenor to implement media-related recommendations from the Commission, 1992; 1994 and 1996.

Awards/recognition include:
Centenary Medal, 2001.
Distinguished Professorship Award, Queensland University of Technology, 2006.
Life Fellow, Royal Society for the Encouragement of the Arts, Manufactures and Commerce, 2006; Fellow, 1996.
Fellow, Queensland Academy of Arts and Sciences, since 2006.
Fellow, Australian Academy of the Humanities, since 2001.