Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Biography
Dr Mugdha Rai is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Media, Film and Journalism at Monash University, Melbourne, Australia. She is also the Director, Strategic Communications Management Graduate Programs in the Faculty of Arts.
She has degrees in media and communications, international law, and journalism from the University of Melbourne, Australian National University and Delhi University. Her teaching and research focuses closely on issues of strategic communications, advocacy, communication for change, political communication, and democracy, and she has published widely in journals including Media, Culture & Society, International Communication Gazette and Global Media and Communication.
Mugdha has extensive experience in education leadership and postgraduate curriculum design and development. Her achievements and contribution have been recognised by multiple awards and commendations at School, Faculty and University levels including the Faculty Award for Leadership in Postgraduate Education in 2021 and the Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Educational Leadership in 2022.
Supervision interests
- strategic communications
- advocacy
- communications for change
- political communication
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Media and Communications, PhD, Globalization and sovereignty in the media: contemporary news representations of the economy and migration, University of Melbourne
Award Date: 23 Oct 2013
International Law, Masters, Australian National University (ANU)
Award Date: 21 Sept 2001
International and Asian Politics, Graduate Diploma, La Trobe University
Award Date: 31 Jul 1999
Journalism, Bachelor of Journalism (Honours), University of Delhi
Award Date: 30 Jun 1998
Research area keywords
- global communication
- strategic communications
- advocacy communications
- political communication
- communications and democracy
- communication for change
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Human Rights
Rai, M., 2016, The International Encyclopedia of Political Communication. Mazzoleni, G. (ed.). New Jersey USA: John Wiley & Sons, 5 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Other › peer-review
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24-Hour news channels around the Globe: Continuity or change?
Rai, M. & Cottle, S., 2016, The Future of 24-hour News: New Directions, New Challenges. Cushion, S. & Sambrook, R. (eds.). New York NY USA: Peter Lang Publishing, p. 143-162 20 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Research › peer-review
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Navigating the national and global: media representation of refugees
Rai, M., 2008, In: Communication, Politics & Culture. 41, 2, p. 119-139 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Between display and deliberation: analyzing TV news as communicative architecture
Cottle, S. & Rai, M., Mar 2006, In: Media, Culture and Society. 28, 2, p. 163-189 27 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
62 Citations (Scopus) -
Global news revisited: mapping the contemporary landscape of satellite television news
Rai, M. & Cottle, S., 2010, The Rise of 24-Hour News Television: Global Perspectives. Cushion, S. & Lewis, J. (eds.). 1st ed. New York NY USA: Peter Lang Publishing, p. 81-98 18 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Research › peer-review
Prizes
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Vice-Chancellor's Award for Educational Leadership
Rai, M. (Recipient), 2022
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Faculty of Arts Award for Leadership in Postgraduate Education
Rai, M. (Recipient), 2021
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Faculty of Arts Commendation for Outstanding Contribution to Teaching and Learning
Rai, M. (Recipient), 2020
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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MFJ Education Award for Postgraduate Education
Rai, M. (Recipient), 2020
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)