Staff profile
Mr Kevin Brianton
Lecturer
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
School of Communication, Arts and Critical EnquiryRoom 328 Hu2, Bundoora, Melbourne (Bundoora)
- T: +61 3 9479 2513
- E: k.brianton@latrobe.edu.au
Qualifications
BA (Hons), MA, Grad Dip PR, FPRIA
Membership of professional associations
Public Relations Institute of Australia
Area of study
Strategic communication
Brief profile
Kevin Brianton has more than 30 years’ experience in market research, journalism and public relations. He worked as both a consultant and as a manager in government and private industry. The majority of his career has focused on government and political issues. He has won national and state PRIA awards in community communications, issues and crisis management, events management, internal communications and comprehensive communications. Kevin was made a Fellow of the Public Relations Institute of Australia in July 2012.
Teaching units
- STC1ISC – Introduction to Strategic Communication
- STC2SCP – Strategic Communication Practices
- STC2REP – Strategic Communication Research, Evaluation and Planning
- STC5RES – Strategic Communication Research
- STC5 STA – Strategic Communication Strategy
- MST5TMC – Transnational Media in Context
Consulting
Media relations; Community relations; Issues Management; Crisis Management
Older publications
Campaigning for Victory: Unions and Community Campaigns. The Moreland Community Consultation framework, a case study for Public Relations: Theory and Practice
Research projects
- Kevin was invited in January 2013 to speak at the visiting professors program at Srinakharinwirot University in Bangkok where he delivered a course on digital media in society.
- He has spoken to the Social Media in the Public Sector conference in Sydney in March 2013 on social media and community consultation.


