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Dr. Marianne Dayrit Sison (Australia)

Title: Honorary University Fellow, RMIT University (Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology) .

 

Brief Profile:

  • Doctor of Philosophy (Communication Studies) RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia
  • Master of Arts in Mass Communication, University of Florida, Gainesville, USA
  • Bachelor of Arts (Broadcast Communication) University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines

 

Marianne is a senior communication academic and scholar with extensive leadership experience. In her previous role as Deputy Dean (International) in the School of Media and Communication, Marianne was responsible for strategic leadership and oversight of offshore programs, international institutional partnerships, student and staff mobility programs, international student recruitment and marketing, internationalising curriculum and research partnerships. Other leadership roles she held include: Discipline Head, Communication; Program Director, Master of Communication; and Program Director, Bachelor of Arts and Graduate Diploma (Public Relations).

Marianne has contributed to teaching and academic development of RMIT’s undergraduate and postgraduate programs in Melbourne, Singapore and Hong Kong. She has also delivered invited lectures in Canada, India, Indonesia, the Philippines, US, and Vietnam.

A Fellow of the Public Relations Institute of Australia, Marianne is convenor and founding chair of the Asia Pacific Public Relations Research and Education Network. She is a member of several international communication academic and professional associations including International Communication Association and the International Association of Business Communicators. Marianne is an Urban Scholar at RMIT’s UN Global Compact Cities Programme.

Accomplishments and awards

  • Erasmus+ Teaching Mobility Grant (2017) University of Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain
  • RMIT Foundation Visiting Fellowship (2016) $5000 for Professor Jan Servaes, Communication and Sustainable Social Change
  • Learning & Teaching Investment Fund (2016) $36,741 “Global Work Ready: Enhancing employability through international internships” (with Dr Alex Wake)
  • Page/Johnson Legacy Scholar Grant (2015-2016) $11,000 (US$8000) “Integrating Global and Local Values in CSR: A Case Study of Australia Multinational Companies”, Arthur W. Page Center for Integrity in Public Communication, Penn State University, USA (with Dr Gregoria A Yudarwati, University Atma Jaya Yogyakarta, lead investigator),
  • Global Cities Research Institute Grant, RMIT (2015) $13,000 “Communicating Sustainability: Leadership, Advocacy and Creativity” (with Associate Professor Chris Hudson, Professor Darryn McEvoy and Associate Professor Nattavud Pimpa)
  • Global Cities Research Institute, RMIT (2014) $15,000 “Community engagement and policy development in disaster mitigation in the Mekong Delta Region” (with Associate Professor Paul Battersby, Associate Professor Nattavud Pimpa and Professor Chris Ziguras)
  • Communication, Politics & Culture SPUR Grant (2014), $2100
  • Dean’s Award (2011) Outstanding Service, School of Media and Communication, RMIT University
  • PRism Prize (2011), co-editorship on special issue “Power and Public Relations“
  • Global Cities Research Institute Grant 2010 “Making sense of corporate social responsibility in the Philippines“ $4500
  • Stream Coordinators’ Commendation for paper titled, “Re-thinking power in public relations: A case of reluctant leadership?“, ANZCA Conference 2008, Wellington, NZ, July 2008
  • Awardee, Achievement in Professional Practice, Filipino-Australian Women’s Achievement Awards, Awarded December 2007, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Research

Marianne’s research interests focus on international, multicultural and cross cultural communication, organizational values and social responsibility, global public relations and strategic communication, international education, advocacy and Southeast Asia.

Current research projects

  • Global Public Relations: Social Responsibility and Education in the Asia-Pacific region

 

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