Helen Wolfenden

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Helen has spent her professional life as an academic and public radio broadcaster, having worked for both the ABC and the BBC. Helen’s research interests include the formation of on-air identity, and spoken word audio forms including radio, podcasting and audiobooks. Alongside her colleague Dr Tai Neilson and Aspect's Autism Friendly team, Helen co-created and delivered Australia's first adult autism-friendly journalism course for the ABC TV series, The Assembly.

Experience

  • 2026–present
    Senior lecturer Radio and Journalism, Macquarie University
  • 2017–2025
    Lecturer Radio, Macquarie University
  • 2013–2017
    Lecturer Broadcasting (Radio), University of the West of Scotland
  • 2010–2013
    Lecturer Broadcast Journalism (Radio), University of Salford

Education

  • 2015 
    University of South Australia , PhD

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