Leonie Rutherford

Dr Rutherford (PhD, Australian National University) is a specialist in media
and literary studies, with a particular focus on children and youth. She
practices and supervises in projects involving textual analysis of television,
literary and multiplatform texts. She also practices empirical social research
methods and critical institutional analysis. At Deakin, she teaches into the
Major Sequence in Children's Literature, Children's Literature and Literary
Studies Honours, and the Masters of Writing and Literature.

Leonie Rutherford (PhD, Australian National University) is an expert in media
with a special focus on children and youth. She currently convenes the
Teenagers Reading and Digital Practices Research Group in the Faculty of Arts
and Education, Deakin University. Her research interest includes media
practices of children and youth, television studies, multiplatform production,
audience research, and influences of media on children's digital literacy,
health, and educational outcomes.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
* 2014-16 Leadership: Associate Head of School Research (2014 Acting); Convenor: Media and Publics Research Group (2015); Convenor: Teenagers Reading and Digital Practices Affiliated Research Group (2016-)
* 2010- Senior Lecturer, Deakin University (Children's Literature/Literary Studies/Writing)
* 2009-2010 Leadership: Deputy Higher Degree by Research Co-ordinator, School of Communication and Creative Arts
* 2008-2009 Lecturer, Deakin University
* 2002-2008 Senior Lecturer, University of New England (Communication Studies, English and Writing)
* 1992-2001 Lecturer, University of New England

Research Groups
* Leader: Teenagers Reading and Digital Practices Research Group, Affililated with the Strategic Research Centre for Educational Impact
* Crisis Energy Publication Syndicate
* The Warrnambool Collective