Burns, Shawn

Top Publications

Year	Title
2010	Words matter: Journalists, educators, media guidelines and representation of disability Published in Asia Pacific Media Educator
2012	Experiential learning and journalism education: Special Olympics - a case study Published in Australian Journalism Review
2012	The role of special edition editorials in forging and maintaining links between newspapers and the communities they serve Published in Rural Society: the journal of research into rural and regional social issues in Australia
2011	Media coverage of sport for athletes with intellectual disabilities: The 2010 Special Olympics national Games examined Published in Media International Australia Incorporating Culture and Policy: quarterly journal of media research and resources

Research Areas

1903 - JOURNALISM AND PROFESSIONAL WRITING

Research Overview

I research the representation of people with disability news media, journalism pedagogy, and innovation in newsroom and journalism practice.

Geographic Focus

Australia and International Transnational Region
Australian Higher Education Country
Rural Australia Continent

Available for Collaborative Projects

Has Collaborator

Dreyfus, Shoshana Dr.
Latukefu, Lotte Staff
O'Donnell, Marcus Available as Research Supervisor
Phillipson, Lyn A/Prof
Senior, Kate Associate Professor
Stirling, Joanna Faculty Academic
Tanner, Stephen J.. Faculty Academic
Walton, Karen Professor (Pronouns: She/Her)

Selected Publications

Journal Article

Year	Title
2022	Stigma in the media: Investigating journalism students attitudes towards mental illness Published In International Journal of Mental Health Nursing
2020	Examining mental health clinical placement quality using a self-determination theory approach Published In Nurse Education Today
2020	Expert by Experience Involvement in Mental Health Research: Developing a Wellbeing Brochure for People with Lived Experiences of Mental Illness Published In Issues in Mental Health Nursing
2020	Student beliefs about their practice within a non-traditional mental health clinical placement Published In Nurse Education in Practice
2019	Creating a dementia enabling university using a Knowledge Translation approach: Innovative practice Published In Dementia: the international journal of social research and practice
2019	Do Help-Seeking Behaviors Influence the Recovery of People With Mental Illness? Published In Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services
2017	Experiential Learning in the Social and Mobile-first Student Newsroom Published In Asia Pacific Media Educator
2016	Diversity and journalism pedagogy: exploring news media representation of disability Published In Journalism and Mass Communication Educator
2015	Introduction Published In Asia Pacific Media Educator
2015	The politics of representing disability exploring news coverage of the Americans with Disabilities Act and the National Disability Insurance Scheme Published In Asia Pacific Media Educator
2015	The politics of representing disability: Exploring news coverage of the Americans with Disabilities Act and the National Disability Insurance Scheme Published In Asia Pacific Media Educator
2014	Enabling Music and Journalism Students To Respond Positively To Adversity In Work After Graduation: A Reconsideration Of Conventional Pedagogies Published In JOURNAL OF UNIVERSITY TEACHING AND LEARNING PRACTICE
2014	Enabling music and journalism students to respond positively to adversity in work after graduation: A reconsideration of conventional pedagogies Published In Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice
2014	Ramp Up’s shut-down robs us of a needed voice on disability issues Published In The Conversation
2014	The news we lose when we cut local newspapers Published In The Conversation
2012	Experiential learning and journalism education: Special Olympics - a case study Published In Australian Journalism Review
2012	The role of special edition editorials in forging and maintaining links between newspapers and the communities they serve Published In Rural Society: the journal of research into rural and regional social issues in Australia
2011	Media coverage of sport for athletes with intellectual disabilities: The 2010 Special Olympics national Games examined Published In Media International Australia Incorporating Culture and Policy: quarterly journal of media research and resources
2010	Words matter: Journalists, educators, media guidelines and representation of disability Published In Asia Pacific Media Educator

Chapter

Year	Title
2019	Disability advocacy in BBC's ouch and ABC's ramp up Published In The Routledge Companion to Disability and Media

Conference Paper

Year	Title
2013	Fire in the belly: Building resilience in creative practitioners through experiential and authentically designed learning environments Published In The CALTN Papers: The Refereed Proceedings of the Creative Arts Learning and Teaching Network Sumposium

Featured In

The Illawarra Mercury Article
The Stand - UOW Article

Other Research Activities

Advisees

Graduate Advising Relationship

Degree	Research Title	Advisee
Master of Philosophy -LHA	Sick Planet Theory: A Crip Manifesto for an Imagined Future	Lang, Sam
Master of Philosophy -LHA	Assessing Growth Solutions for Emerging Sports: Finance Models and Strategies for Broadcasting the Australian Women's National Basketball League (WNBL)	Reardon, Denise

Education And Training

B.J. in Journalism, University of Canberra, Communications
Master of Arts - Research in Disability and journalism, University of Wollongong, Faculty of Law, Humanities & the Arts, An exploration of the adherence of journalists in Australia to established media guidelines on the depiction of people with disability 2009 - 2011

Awards And Honors

Teaching Overview

I teach multimedia journalism, with a focus news reporting, video in the online and social spaces, and newsroom innovation. I also embed research into the representation of disability and diversity in journalism education. I am a former journalist and news director, and have been a journalism educator since 2008.

I am also the founder and Editorial Coordinator of UOWTV Multimedia - the University of Wollongong's student publication that works within the journalism curriculum and on a voluntary basis across the university.

Keywords

Inclusion
disability
innovation
journalism
newsroom

Full Name

Mr Shawn Geoffrey Burns

Mailing Address

University of Wollongong

Northfields Ave

Wollongong

NSW

2522

Australia

Top Publications

Year	Title
2010	Words matter: Journalists, educators, media guidelines and representation of disability Published in Asia Pacific Media Educator
2012	Experiential learning and journalism education: Special Olympics - a case study Published in Australian Journalism Review
2012	The role of special edition editorials in forging and maintaining links between newspapers and the communities they serve Published in Rural Society: the journal of research into rural and regional social issues in Australia
2011	Media coverage of sport for athletes with intellectual disabilities: The 2010 Special Olympics national Games examined Published in Media International Australia Incorporating Culture and Policy: quarterly journal of media research and resources

Research Areas

1903 - JOURNALISM AND PROFESSIONAL WRITING

Research Overview

I research the representation of people with disability news media, journalism pedagogy, and innovation in newsroom and journalism practice.

Geographic Focus

Australia and International Transnational Region
Australian Higher Education Country
Rural Australia Continent

Has Collaborator

Dreyfus, Shoshana Dr.
Latukefu, Lotte Staff
O'Donnell, Marcus Available as Research Supervisor
Phillipson, Lyn A/Prof
Senior, Kate Associate Professor
Stirling, Joanna Faculty Academic
Tanner, Stephen J.. Faculty Academic
Walton, Karen Professor (Pronouns: She/Her)

Selected Publications

Journal Article

Year	Title
2022	Stigma in the media: Investigating journalism students attitudes towards mental illness Published In International Journal of Mental Health Nursing
2020	Examining mental health clinical placement quality using a self-determination theory approach Published In Nurse Education Today
2020	Expert by Experience Involvement in Mental Health Research: Developing a Wellbeing Brochure for People with Lived Experiences of Mental Illness Published In Issues in Mental Health Nursing
2020	Student beliefs about their practice within a non-traditional mental health clinical placement Published In Nurse Education in Practice
2019	Creating a dementia enabling university using a Knowledge Translation approach: Innovative practice Published In Dementia: the international journal of social research and practice
2019	Do Help-Seeking Behaviors Influence the Recovery of People With Mental Illness? Published In Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services
2017	Experiential Learning in the Social and Mobile-first Student Newsroom Published In Asia Pacific Media Educator
2016	Diversity and journalism pedagogy: exploring news media representation of disability Published In Journalism and Mass Communication Educator
2015	Introduction Published In Asia Pacific Media Educator
2015	The politics of representing disability exploring news coverage of the Americans with Disabilities Act and the National Disability Insurance Scheme Published In Asia Pacific Media Educator
2015	The politics of representing disability: Exploring news coverage of the Americans with Disabilities Act and the National Disability Insurance Scheme Published In Asia Pacific Media Educator
2014	Enabling Music and Journalism Students To Respond Positively To Adversity In Work After Graduation: A Reconsideration Of Conventional Pedagogies Published In JOURNAL OF UNIVERSITY TEACHING AND LEARNING PRACTICE
2014	Enabling music and journalism students to respond positively to adversity in work after graduation: A reconsideration of conventional pedagogies Published In Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice
2014	Ramp Up’s shut-down robs us of a needed voice on disability issues Published In The Conversation
2014	The news we lose when we cut local newspapers Published In The Conversation
2012	Experiential learning and journalism education: Special Olympics - a case study Published In Australian Journalism Review
2012	The role of special edition editorials in forging and maintaining links between newspapers and the communities they serve Published In Rural Society: the journal of research into rural and regional social issues in Australia
2011	Media coverage of sport for athletes with intellectual disabilities: The 2010 Special Olympics national Games examined Published In Media International Australia Incorporating Culture and Policy: quarterly journal of media research and resources
2010	Words matter: Journalists, educators, media guidelines and representation of disability Published In Asia Pacific Media Educator

Chapter

Year	Title
2019	Disability advocacy in BBC's ouch and ABC's ramp up Published In The Routledge Companion to Disability and Media

Conference Paper

Year	Title
2013	Fire in the belly: Building resilience in creative practitioners through experiential and authentically designed learning environments Published In The CALTN Papers: The Refereed Proceedings of the Creative Arts Learning and Teaching Network Sumposium

Featured In

The Illawarra Mercury Article
The Stand - UOW Article

Other Research Activities

Advisees

Graduate Advising Relationship

Degree	Research Title	Advisee
Master of Philosophy -LHA	Sick Planet Theory: A Crip Manifesto for an Imagined Future	Lang, Sam
Master of Philosophy -LHA	Assessing Growth Solutions for Emerging Sports: Finance Models and Strategies for Broadcasting the Australian Women's National Basketball League (WNBL)	Reardon, Denise

Education And Training

B.J. in Journalism, University of Canberra, Communications
Master of Arts - Research in Disability and journalism, University of Wollongong, Faculty of Law, Humanities & the Arts, An exploration of the adherence of journalists in Australia to established media guidelines on the depiction of people with disability 2009 - 2011

Awards And Honors

Teaching Overview

I teach multimedia journalism, with a focus news reporting, video in the online and social spaces, and newsroom innovation. I also embed research into the representation of disability and diversity in journalism education. I am a former journalist and news director, and have been a journalism educator since 2008.

I am also the founder and Editorial Coordinator of UOWTV Multimedia - the University of Wollongong's student publication that works within the journalism curriculum and on a voluntary basis across the university.

Keywords

Inclusion
disability
innovation
journalism
newsroom

Full Name

Mr Shawn Geoffrey Burns

Mailing Address

University of Wollongong

Northfields Ave

Wollongong

NSW

2522

Australia

Geographic Location

Wollongong, NSW, Australia

Located In Facility

Bld 25: GO5E

Orcid Id

http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9045-8661 (confirmed)

Overview

Top Publications

Research Areas

Research Overview

Geographic Focus

Affiliation

Available for Collaborative Projects

Has Collaborator

Publications

Selected Publications

Journal Article

Chapter

Conference Paper

Featured In

Funding

Other Research Activities

Supervision

Advisees

Graduate Advising Relationship

Background

Education And Training

Awards And Honors

Teaching Overview

Keywords

Contact

Full Name

Mailing Address

Geographic Location

Located In Facility

Identity

Orcid Id

Overview

Top Publications

Research Areas

Research Overview

Geographic Focus

Affiliation

Has Collaborator

Publications

Selected Publications

Journal Article

Chapter

Conference Paper

Featured In

Funding

Other Research Activities

Supervision

Advisees

Graduate Advising Relationship

Background

Education And Training

Awards And Honors

Teaching Overview

Keywords

Contact

Full Name

Mailing Address

Geographic Location

Located In Facility

Identity

Orcid Id

Visualisations

Research Areas

Geographic Focus