Rate My Professor Kathryn Trees

Trees' research specializations encompass postcolonialism, Australian and Aboriginal literature, Indigenous studies, communication processes, media studies, socio-political and economic dynamics, tourism development impacts, and ethical considerations in information systems. Key publications include Postcolonialism: Yet another colonial strategy? co-authored with Mudrooroo Nyoongah (1993), Mobile media: Communicating with and by Indigenous youth about alcohol (Australian Aboriginal Studies, 2015), Writing domestic violence in Marian Keyes’ This Charming Man (2008) (TEXT, 2017), Local perceptions of tourism development and socio-cultural impacts in Nigeria co-authored with A. Eyisi (Tourism Planning & Development, 2021), and Developing responsible tourism in emerging economies: the case of Nigeria (Journal of Tourism and Cultural Change, 2023). Her scholarship has garnered over 428 citations according to Google Scholar. Trees has supervised numerous PhD theses on diverse topics including representations of law in Australian literature, jury trial advocacy discourse, limits of feminism, Indigenous spirituality, and unruly business in realist short stories. She received the School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences Research Excellence Award and contributes to interdisciplinary discussions on teaching diverse student groups and facilitating community participation.