Emeritus Professor Iain Hay

Matthew Flinders Distinguished Emeritus Professor

College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences

iain.hay@flinders.edu.au

Humanities

GPO Box 2100, Adelaide 5001, South Australia

Iain Hay is Matthew Flinders Distinguished Emeritus Professor of Geography in the College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences at Flinders University. He is former foundation Dean (Education) for the College and was also Australian Discipline Scholar for the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities. Iain completed his PhD at the University of Washington as a Fulbright Scholar and received a LittD from the University of Canterbury for work on geographies of domination and oppression. He is author or editor of many books including Qualitative Research Methods in Human Geography (5th edn Oxford 2021) ; Handbook on Wealth and the Super-Rich (Elgar 2016); and How to be an Academic Superhero. Developing and Sustaining a Career in the Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities (Elgar 2017). He co-founded Ethics, Place and Environment and has had significant editorial roles with numerous journals, including as Editor-in-Chief of Geographical Research. Iain has an enduring commitment to geographical education. He received the 2006 Prime Minister's Award for Australian University Teacher of the Year and was later seconded to a major national leadership role for academic standards development. He also has a long history of service to geographical discipline bodies including as Secretary and President of the Institute of Australian Geographers. He is currently First Vice-President of the International Geographical Union, Vice-President of the Royal Geographical Society of South Australia, and Deputy Chair of the Australian Academy of Science National Committee for Geographical Sciences. Iain has been admitted as a Fellow to numerous organisations including the Academy of Social Sciences, American Association of Geographers, Australian College of Educators, Australian Instiute of Company Directors, Institute of Australian Geographers, and the New Zealand Geographical Society. He is also a Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.

Qualifications

Educational

BSc (1^st class Honours in Geography) Canterbury 1983
MA (with Distinction in Geography) Massey 1985
PhD Washington 1989
GradCertTertEd Flinders 1996
MEdMgmt Flinders 2004
LittD Canterbury 2009

Honours, awards and grants

2021 Fellow, American Association of Geographers
2021 Geoethics Medal, International Association for Promoting Geoethics
2018 American Association of Geographers' Gilbert Grosvenor Geographic Education Honors
2016 Massey University Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award, NZ
2015 Green Gown Australasia Award
2014 Fellow, Academy of Social Sciences, UK
2013 Principal Fellow, Higher Education Academy, UK
2013 Fellow, New Zealand Geographical Society
2012 Educator-in-Residence, National University of Singapore
2011 Distinguished New Zealand Geographer Medal, NZ Geographical Society
2010 Inaugural Association of American Geographers E. Willard and Ruby S. Miller Award, for "outstanding contributions to the discipline of geography..."
2009 Taylor and Francis Award of the Royal Geographical Society with the Institute of British Geographers
2009 Fellow, Australian College of Educators
2009 The Council of Education Associations of South Australia, Award "in recognition of outstanding contribution to the teaching profession in South Australia."
2008 Australian Geography Teachers Association (AGTA) Award
2008 Fellow, Institute of Australian Geographers
2006 Prime Minister's Award for Australian University Teacher of the Year
2006 Carrick Award for Australian University Teaching Excellence (Social Sciences)
2006 Carrick Australian Awards for University Teaching Citation for Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning "For sustained leadership and scholarship dedicated to improving the quality of geography learning and teaching within Australia and internationally."
2006 Fellow, Australian Institute of Company Directors
2005 Australian Institute of Urban Studies Research Prize
2004 Fellow, Australian Institute of Management
2000 Life Fellow, Governor's Leadership Foundation (South Australia)
Vice-Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching, Flinders University 1995, 2000 & 2005
1998 The Ian Potter and George Alexander Foundations Travel Grant 1996 The Geographical Congress '88 Trust Travel Grant
1994 British Academy Visiting Fellow
1989 Fulbright Cultural Enrichment Grant and Fulbright Professional Enhancement Grant
1985 Fulbright-Hayes Travel Award

Key responsibilities

See summary cv

Successful supervision of 14 PhD theses. (See attached list of students and their achievements).

Teaching interests

See summary cv.

Principal Fellow, Higher Education Academy.

Fellow, Australian College of Educators.

Foundation Member, Flinders University College of Distinguished Educators.

Board Member, SACE Board of South Australia (South Australian Certificate of Education).

Governor, St Peter's Girls' School.

Member, Senior Common Room. St Mark's College

Supervisory interests

Cultural Geography

Economic Geography

Environmental management

Gender and Geography

Geographical Education

Geographies of the Super-rich

Geography and Ethics

Human Geography - general

Political Geography

Social Geography

Higher degree by research supervision

Current

Principal supervisor: human geography, human-environment relations, climate change adaptation (1), applied ecology, GIS, conservation (1), human geography, environmental education (1)

Associate supervisor: human geography, environmental education, sustainability (1)

Completion

Principal supervisor: human geography, indigenous cultural markers, cultural imperialism (1), GIS, health geography (1), human geography, indigenous-settler relations, colonization, land management (1), human-environment relations, bushfire management (1), human-environment relations, Indonesia, solid-waste management (1)

Associate supervisor: human geography, gambling, homelessness (1), human geography, urban planning, critical geography, sustainability, discourse (1), human geography, volunteering (1), human geography, social capital, sport (1), human geography, citizenship, Japan (1), human geography, public participation, tourism planning, Malaysia (1)

Higher degree by research student achievements

Paul Johnson

Royal Geographical Society of South Australia John Lewis Silver Medal - APR 2016

Irene Sahertian

Royal Geographical Society of South Australia John Lewis Silver Medal - APR 2014

Gavin Malone

Institute of Australian Geographers' Postgraduate Award - APR 2012

Edoardo Rosso

Royal Geographical Society of South Australia John Lewis Silver Medal - APR 2011

Noel Richards

Royal Geographical Society of South Australia John Lewis Silver Medal - APR 2009

Michiyo Yoshida

Royal Geographical Society of South Australia John Lewis Silver Medal - APR 2002

Professional engagement

Selected Leadership Roles and Appointments:

Vice-President, Royal Geographical Society of South Australia 2021+
First Vice-President, International Geographical Union 2020-2022
Deputy Chair, Australian Academy of Science, National Committee for Georgraphical Sciences 2020+
Member (observer), Australian Academy of Science, National Committee for Geographical Sciences 2015-2020
Vice-President, International Geographical Union 2014-2018; 2018-2020
Editor-in-Chief, Geographical Research 2014-2016
Vice-President (immediate past President), Institute of Australian Geographers 2012-2014
President, Institute of Australian Geographers 2010-2012
Vice-President (President Elect), Institute of Australian Geographers 2008-2010
Chair, Australian Academy of Sciences' National Committee for Geography 2005-2006
Chair, Australian Heads of Geography Committee 2002-2004
Co-Founder and Director, International Network for Learning and Teaching Geography 1999-2005
Invited Member, Australian Academy of Sciences National Committee for Geography 1999-2005
Secretary, Institute of Australian Geographers 1998-2001
Member of Council, Royal Geographical Society of South Australia 1996-2000
Member of Council, Institute of Australian Geographers 1995-8
Trustee, South Australian Business Vision 2010 2001-2008
Association of American Geographers' International Research and Scholarly Exchange Committee 1992-5

Selected Editorial Roles:

Editor-in-Chief, Geographical Research 2014-6
Co-Editor, International Gambling Studies 2006-9
Co-founder and foundation Editor for Asia/Pacific, Ethics, Place and Environment 1997-2010
Editor, South Australian Geographical Journal 1996-9
First Australasian Commissioning Editor, Journal of Geography in Higher Education 1995-2005

Selected Editorial Boards:

ACME - An International E-Journal for Critical Geographies 2009+
Applied Geography 2007-11
Erdkunde 2015+
Human Geographies 2013+
International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning 2008+
Journal of Geography in Higher Education 2005+
Luxury: History, Culture, Consumption 2013+
New Zealand Geographer 2000-4
Norsk Geografisk Tidscckrift - Norwegian Journal of Geography 2010+
Social and Cultural Geography 1998-2002
South Australian Geographical Journal 2016+

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Further information

Iain Hay is interested in geographies of oppression and domination, wealth and income inequality, the super-rich and human-environment relations. He also has a significant record of scholarly work on research ethics and learning and teaching.

For further information see below for a summary cv and list of publications (pdf documents).

ORCID ID: 0000-0001-6305-061X

Scopus Author ID: 34770775800

Full list of publications May 2022 (pdf)

Summary cv 28 Jan 22 (pdf)