Biography
Ashleigh's research focuses on discursive constructions of marginalised populations in Australian media, political and public discourse, with a particular interest in the implications for democracy, health, social cohesion, and social policy. She is currently involved in research projects investigating both traditional news and social media depictions of African youth in Australia, digital communication surrounding ethnic and religious minority communities during COVID-19, and the health, social and democratic implications of online disinformation during global crises. Ashleigh is a convener of The Australian Sociological Association's 'Migration, Ethnicity and Multiculturalism' thematic group and Communications Coordinator for the Australian and New Zealand Communication Association whereby she is an active member of the Political Communication research stream.
Read more on Ashleigh's profileResearch interests
Critical Discourse Analysis, Racism, Anti-Racism, Xenophobia, Media, Political Communication, Audiences, Digital Publics, Disinformation, Social Equity
Affiliations
The Australian Sociological Association (Co-Convener, 'Migration, Ethnicities and Multiculturalism' thematic group; Member, 'Sociology of Religion' and 'Media' thematic groups)
The Australian and New Zealand Communication Association (Communications Coordinator)
Migration and Mobilities Research Network (member)
Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law (Emerging Scholars Network)
Australian Linguistics Society (member)
Cultural Studies Association of Australia (member)
International Communication Association (member)
Teaching interests
Sociology or race, religion and multiculturalism; qualitative research methods; social research methods; critical discourse studies; global crises in the media; political communication; disinformation
Knowledge areas
Critical Discourse Analysis, Racism, Anti-Racism, Xenophobia, Media, Political Communication, Audiences, Digital Publics, Disinformation, Social Equity
Research groups
Deakin Religion and Society Research Cluster
Awards
2019 Grant Noble Award for best Postgraduate Paper at the Australian and New Zealand Communication Association conference
2008 Western Australian Women's Community Award - WA State Government, Office for Women's Interests
Projects
2022-2023: "Mediated constructions of Australia’s ethnic and religious communities during COVID-19: Dominant discourses and resulting social and health challenges" (Lead CI: Dr Ashleigh Haw) - Deakin University, School of Humanities and Social Sciences
2021: "Evaluation of an online information campaign surrounding COVID-19 information for multicultural youth" (Lead CI: Prof. Rob Cover) - RMIT University, School of Media and Communication (funded by the Department of Families, Fairness & Housing, VIC)
2019-2021: “Media, Migration and Politics. A Comparative Study of Media Representations of Immigrants in Australia and Germany” (Lead CI: Prof. Karen Farquharson) - University of Melbourne, School of Social and Political Sciences (funded by the Melbourne-Berlin Research Partnership Fund, University of Melbourne and Humbodlt University in Berlin)
2019: "The impact of ethnic diversity, socio-economic disadvantage and sense of belonging on Islamophobia and social cohesion locally and nationally" (Lead CI: Dr Val Colic-Peisker) - RMIT University, School of Global, Urban and Social Sciences (funded by the Department of Health and Human Services, VIC)
Publications
Sal Clark, Ashleigh Haw, Laurel Mackenzie
(2024), Vol. 59, pp. 148-163, Australian Journal of Social Issues, C1
Rob Cover, Ashleigh Haw, Jay Thompson
(2023), Vol. 26, pp. 216-233, International Journal of Cultural Studies, London, Eng., C1
K Dekker, A Haw
(2023), pp. 1-14, Australian Journal of Social Issues, London, Eng., C1
A Haw, S Hauw
(2023), pp. 1-19, Journal of Intercultural Studies, London, Eng., C1
Ashleigh Haw
(2023), pp. 1-23, ICA 2023 : Proceedings of the 73rd International Communication Association conference, Toronto, Ont., E1
Fake News in Digital Cultures Technology, Populism and Digital Misinformation
Rob Cover, Ashleigh Haw, Jay Thompson
(2022), Bingley, Eng., A1
A Haw
(2022), Vol. 42, pp. 56-74, Journal of Muslim Minority Affairs, C1
The Spectre of Populist Leadership: QAnon, Emergent Formations, and Digital Community
R Cover, J Thompson, A Haw
(2022), Vol. 10, pp. 118-128, Global Media and Communication, Lisbon, Portugal, C1
Ashleigh Haw
(2021), Vol. 34, pp. 3164-3183, Journal of Refugee Studies, Oxford, Eng., C1
A Haw
(2021), Journalism Practice, C1
A Haw
(2021), Vol. 20, pp. 761-782, Journal of Language and Politics, C1
A Haw
(2021), Vol. 42, pp. 460-477, Journal of Intercultural Studies, London, England, C1
A Haw
(2020), Vol. 6, pp. 38-54, Communication Research and Practice, London, Eng., C1
A Haw
(2020), Vol. 174, pp. 125-139, Media International Australia, London, England, C1
A Haw, F Fozdar, R Cover
(2020), Vol. 42, pp. 898-914, Media, Culture and Society, London, England, C1
Duelling Discourses: A Rhetorical Device for Challenging Anti-Asylum Sentiment in Western Australia
A Haw
(2020), Vol. 44, pp. 303-317, Journal of Australian Studies, C1
Funded Projects at Deakin
Australian Competitive Grants
"Engaging multicultural communities in antiracist advocacy during global crisis events: Lessons from COVID-19 in Australia
Dr Ashleigh Haw
Freilich Early Career Research Small Grants
- 2023: $4,310
Supervisions
No completed student supervisions to report