Staff profile

Ms Karen Morath

Lecturer, Strategic Communication

Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

School of Communication, Arts and Critical Enquiry

Room 310, Level 3, HU2 Bundoora, Victoria, 3086, Melbourne (Bundoora)

 

Qualifications

Cert Bus Studies (Public Relations), BA (Journalism), MA (Communication), M ED Policy (International)

Membership of professional associations

Member, International Association of Business Communicators Member, International Communication Association

Area of study

Strategic communication

Brief profile

Karen Morath was a public relations practitioner for 25 years, including 10 years running her own consultancy, and worked in education management in the VET sector for a few years before becoming an academic. Karen is the author of ‘PRide and PRejudice: Conversations with Australia’s Public Relations legends’ (www.nuhousepress.com) and is currently undertaking a PhD in public relations education.

Research interests

Communications and Media Policy

- Public relations and social change

- Public relations careers

- Public relations education

- Public relations history

- Public relations industry and practice in emerging economies

Teaching units

STC1WSC Writing for Strategic Communication

Consulting

Organisational communication audits, public relations strategy, writing, guest speaking and facilitating, mentoring and career coaching.

Recent publications

  • Morath, K, 2008, PRide and PRejudice: Conversations with Australia’s Public Relations legends, Nuhouse Press
  • Morath, K, 2013 (forthcoming) ‘Internal Communication’ in Sheehan, M and Xavier, R (eds) Public Relations Campaigns, Oxford University Press