Graduate Profiles

Following are profiles of a selection of our PhD graduates.

Howes, Dr Michael (completed PhD in 2000)
Dr Howes is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Environment, Griffith University. Michael’s thesis “Putting the Pieces Together: Sustainable Industry, Environment, Protection, and the Power of Federal Government in the USA and Australia”, dealt with cutting-edge issues of environmental regulation. Michael has since published numerous journal articles. His book, Politics and the Environment: Risk and the Role of Government and Industry was published by Earthscan in 2005.

Lee, Dr Terence (completed PhD in 2004)
Dr Lee is an Associate Professor in Mass Communication and a Research Fellow of the Asia Research Centre at Murdoch University. While a Ph.D candidate, Terence won the 1999 Cultural and Media Policy Essay Prize and the 2000 CAMLA prize in Communications Law. Terence’s path-breaking doctoral research on “Politics, Governmentality & Cultural Regulation in Singapore” has resulted in numerous publications. The latest, a book co-edited with Sen Krishna, Political Regimes and the Media in East Asia: Continuities, Contradictions and Change is being published by Routledge in October 2007.

Mahoney, Dr Brigid (completed PhD in 2002)
Dr Mahoney is Ministerial Adviser, Office of Hon. Gail Gago MLC, the Minister for Mental Health & Substance Abuse, Minister for Environment & Conservation and Minister Assisting the Minister for Health. Brigid’s thesis, “Jurgen Habermas and the Public Sphere: Critical Engagements” applied theoretical concerns to policy issues ranging from gender to new information technology.

Pavils, Dr Janice (completed PhD 2005)
Dr Pavils is now an independent scholar actively pursuing historical research.  She has maintained a strong interest in the subject of her thesis, the history of Anzac Day and the emergence of Anzac culture.  Dr Pavils's  highly original thesis has been published with assistance from the History Trust of South Australia.  The book, Anzac Day: The Undying Debt has been praised highly by the emininent Australian historian, Bill Gammage.  He says "if you want to understand Australia, read this book!"  Dr Pavils is working on a second book which will place her local research in more broadly national context.

Thorpe, Dr Julie (completed PhD 2007) 
Dr Thorpe's area of expertise is Modern Central European history.  Soon after completing her thesis she won a teaching and research fellowship at the Australian National University's National Europe Centre.  As a student Dr Thorpe presented papers at international conferences in the UK and attended a prestigious summer school in Germany.  Julie has begun publishing her workinternationally and plans to attend two international conferences (in Sofia and Leicester) in 2007.  She will be offering a new course in History here at the University of Adelaide in 2008.   

Zhang, Dr Ning (completed PhD 2005) 
Dr Zhang is a lecturer in Chinese in the Centre for Asian Studies at the University of Adelaide.  She worked on her thesis part-time through the History Discipline and was awarded her doctorate in 2005.  Ning has continued to research in her area of expertise - Chinese vocational and technical education - and has published articles in China on this topic.  She is working towards publishing her thesis as a book.  Currently Dr Zhang is Interim Deputy Director of the University's innovative Confucius Institute.