ASSOCIATIONS - MEMBERSHIPS
Royal Society of New Zealand (professional member)
Small Island Cultures Research Initiative (SICRI)
International Small Islands Studies Associaiton (ISISA)
CIVICUS, World Alliance for Civic Participation (voting member)
International Association of Mass Communication Research (IAMCR)
Australian Association for the Advancement of Pacific Studies (AAAPS)
Internet Society, Pacific Islands Chapter
Media, Information and Communication Centre (AMIC)
New Zealand Communication Association (NZCA)
Journalism Educators Association (JEA), Australia
University Association for Contemporary European Studies (UACES, UK)
HONOURS/AWARDS
Pacific Research Excellence Award Winner - 2022 MIT/Unitec Research Symposium
Research Award UNITEC for contribution to Pacific Research and Innovation in Online Open Access Publishing 2015
Best Supervisor - Thesis Competition Unitec 2017
Best Supervisor - Thesis Competition Unitec 2015
Teaching Excellence Award UNITEC, 2008
Research Award UNITEC, 2007
Award of Recognition of Service, DWU, Papua New Guinea, 2006
Certificate of Recognition of Services, Civic Education Project, 2003
Student of the Year Award, North College of Thessaloniki, Greece 1987-88
