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Research interests
My research focuses on organisational communication, particularly on how organisations build a sense of inclusion with culturally and linguistically diverse stakeholders. Current projects are focused on communication between schools and parents/carers as well as multicultural and multilingual approaches used by state government education and health departments as well as by local governments in NSW, Australia. It also examines representations of culturally and linguistic groups in the media.
This research draws on 10 years' experience of examining media and ethnic and national identity construction in Chinese music-entertainment television. It also draws on a long-term interest in intercultural/interlingual approaches to learning and teaching, including the teaching of English as a second/foreign language, media/communications and music.
I am a member of the Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences' Multilingualism Research Centre, the Public Relations Institute of Australia and the Social Media Marketing Institute.
I welcome expressions of interest from prospective HDR candidates interested in areas relating to cultural and linguistic diversity, migration, identity and belonging, community engagement, strategic communication, public relations and social media.
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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MQRAS 21 R2: Language Inclusion Index (LI-Index): A tool to evaluate inclusion in multilingual Australia
Chik, A., Orlando, M., Burridge, A., Ollerhead, S., Gorfinkel, L. & Gu, Y.
25/01/22 → 24/01/23
Project: Research
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Multilingualism Research Centre
Benson, P., Barnes, S., Blythe, J., Burridge, A., Chang, M., Chappell, P., Chik, A., Chu, H. E., Djonov, E., Evans, T., Falloon, G., Forrest, J., Garde, U., Gorfinkel, L., Guo, S., Hanley, J., Keith, S., Kruger, J., Kim, J., Li, P., Moloney, R., Murray, J., Ollerhead, S., Orlando, M., Parr, N., Roger, P., Xu Rattanasone, N., Svetanant, C. & Yates, L.
1/07/19 → 30/06/22
Project: Research
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Schools' use of social media for multicultural community engagement: a case study of Facebook use by government schools in Australia
Gorfinkel, L. & Muscat, T., 2022, The Emerald handbook of computer-mediated communication and social media. Lipshultz, J. H., Freberg, K. & Luttrell, R. (eds.). Bingley, UK: Emerald Publishing, p. 463-478 16 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Thought-Leader Essay on Social Media and School-Family Communication
Gorfinkel, L., 2022, (Submitted) Social media Communication: concepts, practices, data, law and ethics. Lipschultz, J. (ed.). 4th ed. Routledge, Taylor and Francis GroupResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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The role of government's 'owned media' in fostering cultural inclusion: a case study of the NSW Department of Education's online and social media during COVID-19
Gorfinkel, L., Muscat, T., Ollerhead, S. & Chik, A., Feb 2021, In: MIA Media International Australia. 178, 1, p. 87-100 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Perspectives on multilingualism in mainstream university learning and teaching: case studies from Sydney and Perth
Gorfinkel, L. & Gong, Q., 2019, Multilingual Sydney. Chik, A., Benson, P. & Moloney, R. (eds.). London ; New York: Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group, p. 153-164 11 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Chinese television and national identity construction: the cultural politics of music entertainment programmes
Gorfinkel, L., 2018, London ; New York: Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group. 253 p. (Media, Culture and Social Change in Asia; no. 52)Research output: Book/Report › Book › peer-review
Activities
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Language Inclusion Index: Capacity, Access and Visibility for inclusive engagement
Alice Chik (Speaker), Sue Ollerhead (Speaker) & Lauren Gorfinkel (Speaker)
27 Oct 2022Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation