I joined The University of Nottingham as Professor in New Media, Communication and Cultural Studies in 2025 after spending 25 years as a media and communication academic at Murdoch University in Perth, Australia. Prior to joining UNNC, I was also Professor of Communication and Politics and Dean of Humanities and Social Sciences at a private start-up university in Australia for 3 years between 2022-2024.  

Prior to completing my PhD and entering academia, I was a Media Policy Executive with the former Singapore Broadcasting Authority (now known as the Info-Comm Media Development Authority or iMDA). I also had a brief stint as a media journalist in Singapore.

My research interests cut across new media, communication and cultural studies (hence my job title!) - but specifically, my work would  typically revolve around the following topics/sub-disciplines:

• New media, Global Internet and AI governance;
• Southeast Asian media and politics, with a focus on Singapore (and Malaysia);
• Discourse on creativity and the creative industries;
• Political communication;
• Foucault and governmentality;
• Cultural and media policy.