Peter Simmons
Lecturer and Postgraduate Course Coordinator
Organisational Communication
BA, GradCertComm, MA
Peter Simmons
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Bio
Peter is committed to communication as a means to improving civic and organisational life. He has taught corporate communication in the UK and Singapore and now lectures in organisational communication and public relations.
Before joining CSU Peter specialised in communication and strategic change management. He worked in advertising, media and government relations, employee communication, strategic planning and management, and public information campaigns.
Between 1995 and 2000 he developed and managed numerous action research projects with grants from the Commonwealth Department of Health and Aged Care General Practice Program, NSW Health, and other health agencies.
Peter’s professional associations include:
- Member Public Relations Institute of Australia
- Member Australia and New Zealand Communication Association
- Member Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication
- Member International Society of Football Scholars
- Member NSW Soccer Referees Incorporated
- Director, Reliance Credit Union 2000-2003
Research
His research interests include the ethics of journalist and public relations interaction, public relations evaluation, and justice in sports communication. He became a Joao Havelange FIFA Research Scholarship Recipient in 2008.
Peter's recent publications include studies of:
- Relationships between journalists and military public relations in Iraq
- ‘Fake news’ and ‘Press release journalism’
- Evaluation and research by Australian public relations practitioners
- Prevention and management of player aggression by football referees
- Player perceptions of justice in football referee communication
Teaching
Peter is a lecturer in organisational communication and public relations. His subject specialities include employee communication, research methods, stakeholder engagement, public relations and project management.
Research grants
- FIFA Switzerland. Joao Havelange Research Scholarship recipient (2008). Justice, Culture and Football Referee Communication. $13000.
- Arts Faculty Research Committee Publication Grant (2007-8) Fields of Justice. $2750.
- Arts Faculty Research Committee Seed Grant (2006-7) Fair Call: Player Perceptions of Football Referee Communication. $3000.
- Arts Faculty Research Committee (2005). The ethics of press release journalism. Co researcher Edward Spence. $2200. Acquitted 2005.
- Arts Faculty seed Grant (2003) Nationwide survey of the evaluation practices and attitudes of Public Relations Professionals. $3000. Acquitted 2004.
- Commonwealth Department of Health and Aged Care Divisions and Project Grants Program (1998). Community liaison project. Supervised a study of consumer preferences in general practice. $22250. Acquitted 2000.
- Divisions and project grants program (1998). Aboriginal community liaison project. An action research project to improve health services for Aboriginal people. $108,000. Acquitted 2000.
Recent publications and Conference papers
Peer Reviewed Papers and Presentations
Simmons P (2007) Loath to Admit: Pressures on the ethical Disclosure of News Release Sources by Journalists. Ethical Space: The International Journal of Communication Ethics. Vol 4 (3).p.31-40
Simmons P. (2007) Fair call: Player perceptions of justice in football referee communication. Presentation at the Australia and New Zealand Communication Association (ANZCA) Conference, Melbourne University , Melbourne , Australia .
Simmons P. Loath to admit – pressures on ethical disclosure of news and presentations release sources. Paper presented to Association for Educators in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) convention. San Francisco , August, 2006. 3rd prize faculty paper – Media Ethics division
Simmons P. (2006) Tackling abuse of officials: Attitudes and communication skills of experienced football referees. Paper presented at the Australia and New Zealand Communication Association (ANZCA) Conference, University of Adelaide , Adelaide , Australia .
Simmons P and Spence E (2006) The practice and ethics of media release journalism. Australian Journalism Review, Volume 28. July (1).
Hibbert Z and Simmons P (2006) War reporting and Australian defence public relations, an exchange. Prism. Volume 4, Issue 2.
Xavier R, Johnston K, Patel A, Watson T, and Simmons P. (2005) Using evaluation techniques and perfomance claims to demonstrate public relations impact: An Australian perspective. Public Relations Review Greenwich :Sep 2005. Vol. 31, Iss. 3, p. 417-424
Simmons P and Watson T (2005) Public relations evaluation in Australia – practices and attitudes across sectors and employment status. Paper presented at the Public Relations Institute of Australia (PRIA) National Conference, Brisbane , Australia .
Simmons P and Watson T (2005) Public relations evaluation in Australia – practices and attitudes across sectors and employment status. Asia Pacific Public Relations Journal Vol. 6, No. 1 2005. http://www.deakin.edu.au/arts/apprj/currenti.php#8
Watson T and Simmons P (2004) Public relations evaluation – survey of Australian practitioners. Paper presented at the Australian New Zealand Communication Association Conference, University of Sydney , Sydney , Australia .
Other publications
Simmons, P (2006) The Hidden Hand in News. The Bulletin of Public and Corporate Communication. CSU: Gavin Anderson. Sydney . Iss.3.
Simmons, P (2005) Walking the Talk. The Bulletin of Public and Corporate Communication. CSU:Gavin Anderson. Sydney . Vol.1.Iss.1.
Newland J, Simmons P, Mackey, K, Adair I. (1999) Governance Policies and Protocols: A Basic guide for Board Members of Divisions of General Practice.
