Co-Lab.
The Co-Lab (Communication Collaboratory) is a collaborative model where undergraduate and postgraduate students and PhD candidates work together with senior academics and Early Career Researchers to examine issues related to communication – especially in the fields of health, the environment and social issues. The Lab also explores digital aspects of communication such social media, social influence and digital communication.
The Co-Lab is co-led by Associate Professor Lukas Parker, Professor Linda Brennan and Dr Michaela Jackson and is situated in the School of Media and Communication at RMIT University.
The Co-Lab is co-led by Associate Professor Lukas Parker, Professor Linda Brennan and Dr Michaela Jackson and is situated in the School of Media and Communication at RMIT University.
Join the Co-Lab.
If you are considering undertaking a PhD with the Co-Lab then take a look at whether your project area or idea aligns to the Co-Lab's focus.
PhD graduates from the Co-Lab.
Sy Nurleyana Wafa Sy Naguib Wafa (Completed: 2022)
Augmented Reality Adoption in Marketing Communications: Agency Practitioner and Client Perspectives.
Luu Thi Thao Nguyen (Completed: 2022)
The Emergence of a Hybrid Market for Social Enterprises.
Augmented Reality Adoption in Marketing Communications: Agency Practitioner and Client Perspectives.
Luu Thi Thao Nguyen (Completed: 2022)
The Emergence of a Hybrid Market for Social Enterprises.
Current PhD candidates in the Co-Lab.
Nhat Tram Phan-Le
Mindfulness, Sustainable Consumption, and Well-Being.
Katia Ostapets
Promoting health in young adults by harnessing the power of health and wellbeing influencers.
Jon Hewitt
Navigating the social and the commercial: Marketing fashion-based Social Enterprise in Southeast Asia.
David Micallef
Adapting lifestyles for health: young people and their lived experiences.
Mindfulness, Sustainable Consumption, and Well-Being.
Katia Ostapets
Promoting health in young adults by harnessing the power of health and wellbeing influencers.
Jon Hewitt
Navigating the social and the commercial: Marketing fashion-based Social Enterprise in Southeast Asia.
David Micallef
Adapting lifestyles for health: young people and their lived experiences.
My publications with the Co-Lab.
Micallef, D., Parker, L., Brennan, L., Schivinski, B., & Jackson, M. (2022). Improving the health of emerging adult gamers – a scoping review of influences. Nutrients, 14, 2226.
Phan-Le, N. T., Brennan, L. & Parker, L. (2022). The search for scientific meaning in mindfulness research: insights from a scoping review. PLoS ONE, 17(5), e0264924.
Parker, L., Brennan, L., Wafa, S. N., Luu, N., Phan-Le, N. T., & Chin, S. (2021). Ethical and social marketing in Asia: A multi-country perspective. In Strong, C. (Ed.). Ethical Approaches to Marketing: Positive Contributions to Society (pp.59-82). Berlin: De Gruyter Oldenbourg.
Micallef, D., Brennan, L., Parker, L, Schivinski, B., & Jackson, M. (2021). Where do online games fit into the health behaviour ecology of emerging adults: A scoping review. Nutrients, 13, 2895.
Jackson, M., Brennan, L., & Parker, L. (2021). The public health community’s use of social media for policy advocacy: A scoping review and suggestions to advance the field. Public Health, 198, 146-155.
Jackson, M., Parker, L., Brennan, L., & Robinson, J. (2020). Balancing benefits: Evidence-based guidelines for school-banking programs. International Journal of Bank Marketing, 39(4), 678-708.
Nguyen, D., Brennan, L., Parker, L., Phan-Le, N. T., & Chorazy, E. (2020). Social media mechanics and marketing strategy. In Parker, L., & Brennan, L. (Eds.). Social Marketing and Advertising in the Age of Social Media (pp. 27-46). Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar.
Phan-Le, N. T., Brennan, L. & Parker, L. (2022). The search for scientific meaning in mindfulness research: insights from a scoping review. PLoS ONE, 17(5), e0264924.
Parker, L., Brennan, L., Wafa, S. N., Luu, N., Phan-Le, N. T., & Chin, S. (2021). Ethical and social marketing in Asia: A multi-country perspective. In Strong, C. (Ed.). Ethical Approaches to Marketing: Positive Contributions to Society (pp.59-82). Berlin: De Gruyter Oldenbourg.
Micallef, D., Brennan, L., Parker, L, Schivinski, B., & Jackson, M. (2021). Where do online games fit into the health behaviour ecology of emerging adults: A scoping review. Nutrients, 13, 2895.
Jackson, M., Brennan, L., & Parker, L. (2021). The public health community’s use of social media for policy advocacy: A scoping review and suggestions to advance the field. Public Health, 198, 146-155.
Jackson, M., Parker, L., Brennan, L., & Robinson, J. (2020). Balancing benefits: Evidence-based guidelines for school-banking programs. International Journal of Bank Marketing, 39(4), 678-708.
Nguyen, D., Brennan, L., Parker, L., Phan-Le, N. T., & Chorazy, E. (2020). Social media mechanics and marketing strategy. In Parker, L., & Brennan, L. (Eds.). Social Marketing and Advertising in the Age of Social Media (pp. 27-46). Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar.