Kim Barbour (she/her)
Senior Lecturer

Organisation unit

College of Creative Arts, Design and Humanities School of Communication, Media and Journalism
Profile of Kim Barbour

About me

I am a qualitative new media scholar and Associate Professor in the School of Communication, Media and Journalism at Adelaide University. My research looks at online persona, the strategic production of identity through digital media, and particularly focuses on content creation and the domestic use of social media. From 2026, I will be teaching into the Bachelor of Communication and Media program and supporting postgraduate studies as Graduate Research Coordinator in the School of CMJ. Prior to the merger, I taught into the UofA undergraduate Bachelor of Media degree as well as aligned Honours and Masters programs, and supervised Honours and Post-Graduate student research. From 2024-2025, I was the Honours Coordinator for the B.Media(Hons) program and Post-Graduate Coordinator in the School of Humanities.

In 2026, I am coordinating MDIA2006 Social Media and Online Persona in semester 1, and MDIA1019 Image, Brand, and Narrative in semester 2. Both courses allow me to draw from my research expertise in persona studies and online performance of self.

I am currently Vice President/President Elect of the Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand Communication Association (AANZCA), after serving as Secretary for 2024-2025 and as Regional Representative for South Australia from 2018-2023.

Available for media comment
  • Entertainment, media & journalism
  • Information Technology & management
  • Psychology & psychiatry
Last updated on 04/02/2026 by Kim Barbour