Books

Chia, J & Synnott, G. 2012. An Introduction to Public Relations and Communication Management. From Theory to Practice, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, Melbourne  

Book chapters

Chia, J, (2012), Developing social capital for sustainable organisations and their communities, in Wells, G,Sustainable Business, Emerging research on the principles and practice of business under sustainability principles, Edward Elgar Publishing, USA  Chia J, (2012), Who is communicating, connecting and developing social capital for organisations and their communities?, in , Communicating Social Responsibility: lessons from [...]

Refereed articles

Chia, J, Richards, I, Bowd, K, (2012), Making a difference: community social capital and the public relations role, Prism, Accepted April, 2012,  In press Chia, J (2011), Communicating, connecting and developing social capital for sustainable organisations and their communities’, Australian Journal of Regional Studies, 17 (3), 328-350 Richards I, Chia J, Bowd K, (2011). When communities communicate: [...]

Refereed conference papers

Chia, J, (2011), Making it possible: communicating, connecting and developing social capital for sustainable organisations and their communities, paper presented at the, European Academy of Management Conference, Management Culture in the 21st Century , Tallinn, Estonia, July, 1-4 Bowd, K, Richards, I, & Chia, J, (2011), Community and connection in regional Australia and Canada: regional media as a catalyst [...]

Teaching – page content

Teaching ATS1897 Public relations principals and practice   Expert media commentary Community public relations Engagement and social capital for regional communities Relationship management  Postgraduate supervision Crisis communication and decision making Internal communication and the role of new media in large corporations PR in Vietnam; reframing the theory and practice of PR Social media and its role in [...]

Research – page content

 Joy’s national and international research focusing on community engagement, social capital and sustainability has opened up the opportunity to work with management and commerce researchers.  Canadian research in east and west Canada, and research in regional Australia developed models for community practice that highlight the critical role that organisations and their communities play in developing [...]

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Joy’s undergraduate and post graduate studies include social work and cross cultural counselling, public relations and communication management.

Biography

Joy’s undergraduate and post graduate studies include social work and cross cultural counselling, public relations and communication management. She has extensive experience teaching in Asia and developing courses for international students, and has taken a leading, national role in Australian and public relations education and accreditation.