Ms Bettina Hodgson
Associate Lecturer
School of Humanities, Creative Ind and Social Sci
Career Summary
Biography
Bettina Hodgson is a visual communication designer and creative practioner. Her research focuses on visual narrative/story design, transmedia storytelling, transdisciplinary design, creative process and practice. She is interested in how design, creativity and culture interact to make meaning.
Bettina’s work is predominantly practice-based, evolving from her professional practice in the creative industries, print and digital publishing, brand management and creative content development for print – including art, design and children’s picturebook titles – film/motion, web and media projects.
Her current work explores story design for children’s picturebooks, creative learning, work-integrated learning, visual thinking, and writing in pictures/seeing in words. Bettina is currently a PhD research scholar with an RTP scholarship.
Qualifications
- Master of Education in Creative Arts, University of Technology Sydney
- Bachelor of Arts (Communication Studies), University of Newcastle
Keywords
- Art and Design
- Children's Picturebook Design
- Creative Collaboration
- Creative Research
- Design
- Graphic Design
- Interactive Media
- Picturebook Design
- Practice-based Research
- Print and Publication Design
- Professional Writing
- Publishing
- Story Design
- Transmedia Storytelling
- Visual Communication Design
- Visual Methodologies
- Visual Narrative
- Work Integrated Learning
Professional Experience
UON Appointment
| Title | Organisation / Department |
|---|---|
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Associate Lecturer Lecturer in Visual Communication Design, Visual Narrative and Storytelling in Transmedia Practice |
University of Newcastle School of Humanities, Creative Ind and Social Sci Australia |
Academic appointment
| Dates | Title | Organisation / Department |
|---|---|---|
| 1/1/2023 - 31/12/2024 |
Associate Lecturer Course Co-ordinator and Lecturer in Visual Communication Design, Visual Narrative, Character Design, Storytelling in Transmedia Practice |
The University of Newcastle Australia |
| 31/7/2019 - 31/12/2022 |
Casual Academic Lecturer and Course Co-ordinator in Design, Visual Narrative and Transmedia Storytelling Industry Placement Co-ordinator for Visual Communication Design program |
Faculty of Education and Arts, The University of Newcastle, Australia School of Creative Industries Australia |
| 10/6/2014 - 2/7/2019 |
Industry Associate in Design Lecturer and Course Co-ordinator in Design, Visual Narrative and Transmedia Storytelling Industry Placement Co-ordinator for Visual Communication Design program |
Faculty of Education and Arts, The University of Newcastle, Australia School of Creative Industries Australia |
Publications
For publications that are currently unpublished or in-press, details are shown in italics.
Book (6 outputs)
| Year | Citation | Altmetrics | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Rowles T, Believers ISBN: 978-0-646-91576 See also for details: https://photobookarchive.com/2014/10/02/tobias-rowles-believers/, Tobias Rowles, Sydney (2014) | ||
| 2011 | Durie J, 100 Gardens, 368 (2011) | ||
| 2011 | Durie J, Outside, HarperCollins Publishers, Sydney (2011) | ||
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Conference (1 outputs)
| Year | Citation | Altmetrics | Link | ||
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| 2019 |
Brooker C, Catanzaro M, Hodgson B, Kenke R, Morgan C, Sandbach K, 'Not just for show: identity, engagement, and work integrated learning through design graduation exhibitions', https://acuads.com.au/conference/conference-2019/, School of Art and School of Design, RMIT University, and the Victorian College of the Arts, University of Melbourne (2019) [E1]
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Open Research Newcastle |
Creative Work (3 outputs)
| Year | Citation | Altmetrics | Link | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 |
Golledge L, Kenke R, Brooker C, Hodgson B, Thompson W, Morgan C, et al., Design Pool website, Newcastle, NSW (2020)
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| 2015 |
Brooker CJ, Cross K, Minichiello M, Roxburgh M, Howells A, Atkins D, Dickinson M, McAuley M, Shadbolt J, Kenke R, Hodgson B, Douglas M, Thompson W, Stonestreet C, Chand A, Mitchell B, Rolla M, McBratney , 'Making it Known', 1-44 (2015) [J2]
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| 2015 |
Brooker C, Cross K, 'Making It Known' (2015) [J2]
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Grants and Funding
Summary
| Number of grants | 1 |
|---|---|
| Total funding | $9,000 |
Click on a grant title below to expand the full details for that specific grant.
20191 grants / $9,000
Work Integrated Learning in the Creative Industries$9,000
Funding body: University of Newcastle Centre of Excellence for Equity in Higher Education
| Funding body | University of Newcastle Centre of Excellence for Equity in Higher Education |
|---|---|
| Project Team | Dr Caelli Brooker; Dr Janet Fulton; Mrs Andrea Cassin; Ms Bettina Hodgson; Mr Ralphe Kenne; Mr Carl Morgan; Mr Paul Scott; Dr Christina Koutsoukos, Ms Felicity Biggins |
| Scheme | tEN Research Investment Scheme |
| Role | Investigator |
| Funding Start | 2019 |
| Funding Finish | 2019 |
| GNo | |
| Type Of Funding | Internal |
| Category | INTE |
| UON | N |
Research Supervision
Number of supervisions
Past Supervision
| Year | Level of Study | Research Title | Program | Supervisor Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Honours | Step into the Story: Designing an Interactive Story for Children's Picture Books | Graphic and Design Studies, The University of Newcastle | Co-Supervisor |
| 2016 | Honours |
Relieving Stress and Anxiety Transmedia Campaign: a UX design perspective Relieving Stress and Anxiety Transmedia Campaign: a UX design perspective<br /> |
Graphic and Design Studies, School of Creative Industries | University of Newcastle | Sole Supervisor |
Research Projects
DesignPool.org 2019 - 2023
The Design Pool is an ongoing project that embodies practice-based multidisciplinary research aiming to facilitate real-life design outcomes that enable students, emerging designers, professional practitioners and educators to participate in individuals' creative development and evolving projects online. At its core, the project characterises how speculative research methods can drive ideation and present beta products for students, practitioners and educators that capture visual content online and build rapport – decreasing the division between Education and Practice in Visual Communication Design. The website is a recording of creative content, facilitating Inter-relationships today's design students, aluminium, industry professionals and design educators. Its research significance is evident in its recognition as winner of a Digital Design at the Australian Graphic Design Association Student Awards in 2020, which is reviewed and judged by acclaimed industry professionals.
Publications
Golledge L, Kenke R, Brooker C, Hodgson B, Thompson W, Morgan C, et al., Design Pool website, Newcastle, NSW (2020)
Collaborators
| Name | Organisation |
|---|---|
| Mr Wayne Joseph Thompson | University of Newcastle |
| Mr Wayne Joseph Thompson | University of Newcastle |
| Doctor Ralph Kenke | University of Newcastle |
| Mr Carl Mathew Morgan | University of Newcastle |
| Mr Carl Mathew Morgan | University of Newcastle |
| Ms Bettina Maree Hodgson | University of Newcastle |
| Ms Bettina Maree Hodgson | University of Newcastle |
| Mr Lachlan John Golledge | University of Newcastle |
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Ms Bettina Hodgson
Position
Associate Lecturer
School of Humanities, Creative Ind and Social Sci
College of Human and Social Futures
Contact Details
| bettina.hodgson@newcastle.edu.au | |
| Link | Personal webpage |
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