Dr. Kirsty Gillespie

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Biography

Kirsty Gillespie has conducted research in music and language in the Pacific since 2003. She received her PhD from the Australian National University in 2008, with a dissertation entitled 'Steep Slopes: Song Creativity, Continuity and Change in Duna, Papua New Guinea'. This interdisciplinary project was completed under the supervision of Professors Howard Morphy, Alan Rumsey, and Stephen Wild. Gillespie is currently involved in an Australian Government-funded project led by Distinguished Professor Nicholas Evans that focuses on documenting Pacific Creole languages, including Tok Pisin, Solomons Pijin, and Bislama. She is also an active member of the International Council for Traditions in Music and Dance (ICTMD) and will co-chair the upcoming 48th World Conference to be held in Wellington, New Zealand, in 2025.

Research Interests

Experience

Researcher

— Present

Australian Government • Australia

Working on the project 'Modelling Pacific Creole Languages' which involves documenting languages Tok Pisin, Solomons Pijin, and Bislama.

Requirements for Australian National University

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:2.8
IELTS
Listening
Required:6
Reading
Required:6
Writing
Required:6
Speaking
Required:6
Overall
Required:6.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:18
Reading
Required:18
Writing
Required:22
Speaking
Required:18
Total
Required:80
PTE
Listening
Required:55
Reading
Required:55
Writing
Required:55
Speaking
Required:55
Overall
Required:64
Prerequisites
Bachelor degree or international equivalent Cognate discipline for some specializations
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Specialization Notes

Requirements are standardized across most Master of Science and Arts programs within the College of Science and College of Arts & Social Sciences.