Faculty of Arts and Education

School of Communication and Creative Arts


   Dr. Sharyn McDonald
Position Lecturer in Public Relations
Email sharyn.mcdonald@deakin.edu.au
Area School of Communication & Creative Arts
Phone +61 3 924 46749
Campus Burwood
Teaching responsibilities Marketing Communication
Research Methods for Contemporary Society
Reputation Management: Crisis, Risk and Responsibility
Research interests Social and environmental partnerships
Nonprofit/business collaboration
Corporate social responsibility
Catalysts for social and environmental change
University partnerships with external organisations through
problem-based service learning opportunities
Current research projects Measuring the social value of nonprofits
Partnerships that drive positive societal change
Student and organisational held values towards service learning
Awards 2012 Vice-Chancellor's Award for Outstanding Contribution to
Community Partnerships
2012 Faculty of Business and Law Award for Excellence in Team Teaching
Qualifications PhD (La Trobe University)
MBus(Research) (La Trobe University)
PGCE (Manchester Metropolitan University)
BAppSc (University of South Australia)
Memberships Australian Association for Environmental Education (AAEE)
Higher Education Research Group (HERG)
Models of Success and Sustainability (MOSS)
Public Relations Institute of Australia (PRIA)
Conferences McDonald, Sharyn (2012, November 18) 'Share Corporate Social
Responsibility Best Practice and Forgo Competitive Advantage',
in Marianne D. Sison & Mark Sheehan (Eds) World Public
Relations Forum 2012, Research Colloquium Conference
Proceedings, Melbourne, Vic.
Research link View Deakin associated research data

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22nd April 2013