Austine Jere
PhD Candidate
Arts, Design & Architecture
School of the Arts & Media
Email: a.jere@unsw.edu.au
Supervisors: Peter White, Anthony Zwi
I hold an MA in International Development (distinction) from University of East Anglia (UK) and a BA in Journalism (Merit) from University of Malawi. My work footprint, spanning over 10 years, includes stints as a journalist, development communication specialist, and and programme manager (e.g. grants coordination, proposal development, and donor liaison) for various organisations such as Institute of Development Studies at University of Sussex in UK; Population Services International (PSI), and University of Malawi (College of Medicine).
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My research, which falls within Media and International Development, investigates the interplay between power and participation in communication for development (C4D) interventions. Focusing on health communication, I look at whether (and to what extent and for/to who) celebrities catalyse conscientising change or reinforce unequal power relations when they feature in C4D messaging.