Justin Battin

Dr. Justin Battin

Associate Program Manager, Digital and Contextual Media
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Details

  • College: School of Communication & Design
  • Department: School of Communication & Design
  • Campus: Saigon South Campus Vietnam
  • justin.battin@rmit.edu.vn

Open to

  • Masters Research or PhD student supervision

About

Dr. Justin has been at RMIT University (Saigon South Campus) since 2018. He is Associate Program Manager of Digital & Contextual Media / Senior Lecturer, Communication. 

UN sustainable development goals

  • 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
  • 9 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
  • 4 Quality Education
  • 12 Responsible Consumption and Production
  • 17 Partnerships for the Goals

Academic positions

  • Senior Lecturer, Communication
  • RMIT Vietnam
  • Professional Communication
  • Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
  • 2 Jul 2018 – Present
  • Assistant Professor
  • University of Silesia
  • Department of American and Canadian Studies
  • Katowice, Poland
  • 21 Nov 2016 – 31 Oct 2018
  • Invited Visiting Professor - Associate II
  • Universidad de Bogotá Jorge Tadeo Lozano
  • Department of Cinema & Social Communication
  • Bogotá, Colombia
  • 3 Aug 2015 – 5 Aug 2016
  • Associate Lecturer
  • University of Sunderland
  • Department of Media Arts
  • Sunderland, United Kingdom
  • 5 Sep 2011 – 26 Sep 2014

Supervisor projects

  • Cultural Authenticity Digitalisation and Social Media Empowerment: #Together We Co-construct!
  • 14 Nov 2024

Teaching interests

Dr. Justin teaches in the Digital Communication and Contextual Studies streams in the Professional Communication program. He is the recipient of an Australian Award for University Teaching (2024), an RMIT Teaching Award for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning (2022), and an RMIT Vietnam Excellence in Learning and Teacing Award for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning (2021). He is also a Senior Fellow with AdvanceHE.

Research interests

Dr. Justin's research intersects mobile, social, and digital media use, the phenomenological experience of place and place making practices, and the philosophy of technology. He also has a keen interest in sustainability.