Distinguished ProfessorJim Macnamara
Adjunct Professor
School of Communication and Social Sciences
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- Adjunct ProfessorSchool of Communication and Social Sciences
- University of Technology Sydney, Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences, PO Box 123, Broadway, NSW, 2007, Australia
FUNDED RESEARCH
Main areas of research:
Measurement and evaluation of public communication including corporate, government and organisational communication, public relations, and specialist fields including health communication
Organisational listening as an essential part of stakeholder and citizen engagement
Digital and social media
FUNDED RESEARCH
- CONTRACT RESEARCHResearch Translation for Best Practice Evaluation Framework for Communication and Organisational ListeningDepartment of Customer Service NSW16 Feb 2026 - 31 Oct 2026People funded by this grant:
- Macnamara J
- CONTRACT RESEARCHEvaluation Framework for Translator and Interpreter Professional DevelopmentMulticultural NSW7 Apr 2025 - 30 Jun 2025People funded by this grant:
- Macnamara J
- CONTRACT RESEARCHResearch to Inform Capability Development in Evaluation of Public CommunicationDepartment of Customer Service NSW31 May 2024 - 30 Jun 2025People funded by this grant:
- Macnamara J,
- Macnamara J,
- Macnamara J,
- Macnamara J
- CONTRACT RESEARCHDevelopment of an Outreach Evaluation FrameworkAUSTRALIAN CENTRE FOR INTERNATIONAL AGRICULTURE RESEARCH2 Mar 2023 - 30 Jun 2023People funded by this grant:
- Macnamara J
- GRANTCommunity driven communication and engagement during health crisis periods: co-designing enhanced and transferable strategiesNational Health & Medical Research Council1 Jan 2023 - 31 Dec 2025People funded by this grant:
- Macnamara J
- CONTRACT RESEARCHReputation ManagementReserve Bank of Australia1 Aug 2022 - 31 Aug 2022People funded by this grant:
- Macnamara J
- CONTRACT RESEARCHDigital Health Literacy and Refugee ProjectSouth Western Sydney Local Health District16 May 2022 - 31 May 2023People funded by this grant:
- Macnamara J,
- Ford H,
- Taylor M
- CONTRACT RESEARCHReview of the NSW Government Evaluation Framework for Advertising and CommunicationsDepartment of Customer Service NSW22 Dec 2021 - 30 Apr 2022People funded by this grant:
- Macnamara J,
- Taylor M,
- Onilov O,
- Camit M
- CONTRACT RESEARCHStrategic Communication ResearchReserve Bank of Australia10 Mar 2021 - 30 Jun 2021People funded by this grant:
- Taylor M,
- Macnamara J
- SCHOLARSHIPCreating a Society of the FutureCHAIN REACTION FOUNDATION LTD1 Mar 2021 - 30 Jun 2021People funded by this grant:
- Macnamara J,
- Mabambe R
- CONTRACT RESEARCHStrengthening capabilities for communications measurement, evaluation and learning in the Western Pacific RegionWORLD HEALTH ORGANISATION (SWITZERLAND)29 Apr 2020 - 29 Dec 2020People funded by this grant:
- Macnamara J,
- Taylor M
- CONTRACT RESEARCHMeasurement, evaluation & learning: Methods and tools for Covid-19 campaigns and World Health daysWORLD HEALTH ORGANISATION (SWITZERLAND)1 Apr 2020 - 22 Dec 2023People funded by this grant:
- Macnamara J,
- Taylor M
- CONTRACT RESEARCHWork to strengthen measurement and evaluation in the context of the adoption of a Communications for Health (C4H) approach in the Western Pacific RegionWORLD HEALTH ORGANISATION (SWITZERLAND)21 Feb 2020 - 31 Mar 2020People funded by this grant:
- Taylor M,
- Macnamara J
- CONTRACT RESEARCHEvaluating Government CommunicationsDepartment of Customer Service NSW12 Feb 2020 - 31 Dec 2020People funded by this grant:
- Macnamara J,
- Taylor M
- CONTRACT RESEARCHReview of WHO WPRO Strategic Communication Planning & EvaluationWORLD HEALTH ORGANISATION (SWITZERLAND)1 Nov 2019 - 15 Dec 2019People funded by this grant:
- Macnamara J,
- Taylor M
- CONTRACT RESEARCHUnderstanding and Appreciating Midwives StudyNSW Health Administration Corporation20 Jan 2019 - 31 Aug 2019People funded by this grant:
- Catling C,
- Macnamara J
- CONTRACT RESEARCHReview of European Commission Corporate Communication Campaigns’ (in partnership with Deloitte Europe, Coffey International and Ipsos)Deloitte1 Dec 2018 - 30 Sep 2019People funded by this grant:
- Macnamara J
- CONTRACT RESEARCHSuccess Through Engagement and ListeningDepartment of Planning Industry and Environment3 Apr 2018 - 11 May 2018People funded by this grant:
- Macnamara J
- CONTRACT RESEARCHAnalysis of Diversity in ABC Content - External ReviewerAustralian Broadcasting Corporation26 Mar 2018 - 31 May 2018People funded by this grant:
- Macnamara J
- CONTRACT RESEARCHImplementing an 'Architecture of Listening' in AchmeaAchmea International1 Jan 2018 - 31 Aug 2019People funded by this grant:
- Macnamara J
- GRANTEvaluation of Smoking Reduction Campaign Among People of Chinese BackgroundCANCER INSTITUTE (NSW)30 Jun 2017 - 30 Jun 2018People funded by this grant:
- Macnamara J
- GRANTCancer Institute NSW Evidence to Practice Grants Program: Increasing breast screening in women from Italian backgrounds in NSW (10,000 Italian Roses Campaign)CANCER INSTITUTE (NSW)1 Jun 2017 - 30 Apr 2019People funded by this grant:
- Macnamara J
- CONTRACT RESEARCHNSW Government Evaluation Framework Research ExtensionPremiers Department31 Mar 2017 - 19 Jun 2017People funded by this grant:
- Macnamara J
- SCHOLARSHIPAnalysis of the Starlight Children's Foundation Livewire.org Social Networking SiteStarlight Children's Foundation Australia6 Mar 2017 - 6 Mar 2020People funded by this grant:
- Macnamara J,
- Brooks F
- CONTRACT RESEARCHCapabilities Framework ResearchPremiers Department19 Jan 2017 - 30 Jun 2017People funded by this grant:
- Macnamara J