Kate Delmo

Dr. Kate Delmo teaches in both Bachelor in Communication (Public Communication) and Executive Masters and Masters in Strategic Communication programs of the School of Communication. Kate completed her doctorate at the University of South Australia. She earned her master's degree at the Wee Kim Wee School of Communication at the Nanyang Technological University and her bachelor's at the University of the Philippines (Diliman).

Dr. Delmo's research interests are in issues and crisis communication, disaster risk communication, digital influencers, and social media in tourism research. She is currently working on the following research projects: 1) digital visual ethnography (Instagram) in disaster risk communication and community engagement, 2) social media in government risk communication (cross-comparative study between Australia and Indonesia), 3) webcare practices of hospitality organisations in Australia in managing negative online reviews, and 4) social media influencers in crisis communication.

Degrees

• Doctor of Philosophy (Communication and Information Studies)
  University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia12 Feb 2013
• Master of Mass Communication
  Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore1 Jul 2003
• Bachelor of Arts (Communication Research)
  University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines22 Oct 1999