Andrea Carson

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Andrea Carson is a political scientist and Professor of Political Communication.

She is the Director at the Centre for Advancing Journalism at the University of Melbourne.

She was a visiting fellow at the Reuter’s Institute for the Study of Journalism,University of Oxford in 2024 and is the author of several books including 'Undercover Reporting, Deception, and Betrayal in Journalism’ (with Dr Denis Muller) and ‘Investigative Journalism, Democracy and the Digital Age', Routledge: London/New York.

Her research examines investigative journalism, the media's role in a democracy (also campaigns and elections), political communication, and politics and gender. Her latest book is "Women's Pathways to Power: Cracking the Glass Ceiling," Routledge: London/New York available Feb. 2026.

Read more here: https://scholars.latrobe.edu.au/alcarson

Experience

  • 2026–present
    Adjunct professor, La Trobe University
  • 2026–present
    Professor , University of Melbourne
  • 2007–present
    Author, Allen &Unwin, Cambridge University Press, Routledge
  • 2022–2026
    Professor, La Trobe University
  • 2024–2025
    Associate dean, La Trobe University
  • 2024–2024
    A Visiting Academic Associate, Reuter’s Institute for the Study of Journalism, University of Oxford
  • 2018–2022
    Associate Professor, La Trobe University
  • 2014–2018
    Lecturer, Political Science, University of Melbourne
  • 2004–2010
    774 Morning Producer, Australian Broadcasting Corporation
  • 2007–2008
    Producer, 7.30 Report, Australian Broadcasting Corporation
  • 2001–2004
    Radio Broadcaster, 3RRR
  • 1997–2001
    Journalist, The Age

Education

  • 2013 
    University of Melbourne, Doctor of Philosophy
  • 2008 
    University of Melbourne, Masters of International Politics
  • 1999 
    Deakin University, Bachelor of Arts

Publications

  • 2026
    Women’s Pathways to Power:cracking the Glass Ceiling , Routledge
  • 2024
    U.S. Election Analysis 2024: Media, Voters and the Campaign, The Centre for Comparative Politics and Media
  • 2023
    Undercover Reporting, Deception, and Betrayal in Journalism, Routledge
  • 2020
    Investigative Journalism Democracy and the Digital Age, Routledge
  • 2018
    Australian Politics in the Twenty-First Century Old Institutions, New Challenges, Cambridge University Press
  • 2007
    Gut Instincts: A practical guide to a healthy digestive system, Allen & Unwin

Grants and Contracts

  • 2023
    The Australian Research Council Discovery Project Mapping & Harnessing Public Mistrust (DP230101777) i
    Role:
    CI
    Funding Source:
    Australian Research Council
  • 2019
    Women in Local Government: Understanding their Political Trajectories
    Role:
    CI
    Funding Source:
    Australian Research Council
  • 2018
    Understanding political debate and policy decisions using big data
    Role:
    Chief Investigator
    Funding Source:
    Australian Research Council

Professional Memberships

  • Vice President, Australian Political Science Association, 2024
  • President, Australian Political Science Association, 2025
  • Research fellow, Women’s Leadership Institute Australia

Research Areas

  • Journalism Studies (190301)
  • Political Science (1606)
  • Australian Government And Politics (160601)
  • Communication And Media Studies (2001)

Contact Andrea for

  • General
  • Media request
  • Speaking request
  • Consulting / Advising
  • Research collaboration
  • Research supervision