Distinguished Professor Jim Macnamara is UTS's Interim Dean of the Faculty of Design and Society. Jim has deep expertise in communication, media, and strategic leadership.
The Dean's key responsibilities are:
- Strategies for School of Design, School of Architecture and School of Built Environment
- Curriculum
- Faculty management
- UTS Creative Disciplines leadership
Jim joined UTS in 2007 as a Professor of Public Communication. In 2018, he was appointed Distinguished Professor of Public Communication. From November 2019 to February 2023 he served as Deputy Dean of the UTS Faculty of Science.
Jim is internationally recognised for his research into evaluation of public communication and for his work on organisational listening, receiving the 2017 Don Bartholomew Award from the International Association for Measurement and Evaluation of Communication (AMEC) for his contribution to the industry and the 2017 Pathfinder Award from the Institute for Public Relations (IPR) in the US, it’s “highest academic honour” for research in the field. Jim is the author of more than 100 journal articles and book chapters and 20 books including 'Evaluating Public Communication: Exploring New Models, Standards, and Best Practice' published by Routledge in 2018; and 'Public Communication and Public Policy' published by John Wiley & Sons in 2025.
Jim is also a Visiting Professor at The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), Media and Communications Department, and a Visiting Professor at the London College of Communication (LCC) in the University of the Arts London (UAL).
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Melissa Bradbrook
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