About

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Arts Honours Class 1, University of Newcastle 1984
• Doctor of Philosophy, University of Newcastle 1991
• Master of Higher Education, UNSW 1999

Research

Research Interests

• Aesthetics, Poetics and Ethics of Design and Communication
• Affects and Identity Conventions (Kenosis, Katharsis, Kairosis)
• Technology and Education

Grants and Funding

Travel Grants:

• Kontrast, 5th International Design conference, University of Art and Design, Bremen, November, 2002
• Desire, Designum, Design, 4th International European Academy of Design conference, University of Aveiro, Portugal, 10-12 April, 2001
• Conference Travel Grant 2000 - Doctoral Education in Design: Foundations for the Future (2nd International Conference - Bi annual) La Clusaz, France, 8 - 12 July 2000
• Conference Travel Grant 1997 - Sixth National and First International Design in Education Conference, Gold Coast, July 1997

Research Infrastructure Block Grant 2001:

Research infrastructure block grant New Media: New Texts $9000 awarded by the Faculty of Arts and Social Science and Department of Communication and Media Arts. This grant is for equipment to facilitate the development of links, in the area of new media, technology and text and creative research work between the Department of English and Communication and Media Arts.

Member of Faculty Research Group 2001:

Texts and Technology Research Group - $5000. This group is currently exploring research interests in the areas of texts and new technologies. This has resulted, so far, in the presentation of two papers, with Michael Meany, at the recent Computing Arts 2001 conference at the University of Sydney.

Other

Awards and Prizes

International Awards:

• Farmer's Poetry Prize, 1973

National Awards:

• Poetry Australia Prize, 1985

Academic Positions

• Senior Lecturer - Research and Graduate Studies Coordinator
  School of Design, Communication and Information Technology, University of Newcastle 2002
• Head of Department - Communication and Media Arts
  University of Newcastle (CAMA) 2001-2002
• Graduate Studies Coordinator, University of Newcastle (CAMA) 1999-2002
• Lecturer in Professional Writing, University of Newcastle (CAMA) 1998-2002
• Lecturer in Concepts of Design, University of Newcastle (Design) 1990-1998
• Lecturer in Professional Writing, HIHE (Expressive Arts & Design) 1989-1990