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Associate Professor Liz Ellison

BCI (Hons) (QUT), PhD (QUT)
Deputy Dean (Research)
School of Education and the Arts
Centre for Research in Equity & Advancement of Teaching & Education (CREATE)
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About Me

Dr Elizabeth Ellison is the Deputy Dean (Research) for the School of Education and the Arts. She is Manager and Chief Investigator of a number of regional arts projects, including the Savannah Way Public Art Trail and the Regional Arts Services Network (2022 - 2025), funded through Arts Queensland. Until 2021, Liz was also the Academic Coordinator of 'CARTA', a Creative Arts Research Training Academy for postgraduate research students at CQU. She previously has completed research work on an OLT grant investigating higher degree research supervision in the creative arts, and with a number of regional arts projects with industry partners such as Sunshine Coast Council, Bundaberg Regional Council and Artslink Queensland.

Prior to her role at CQUni, Liz worked as a lecturer in the Creative Industries Faculty at Queensland University of Technology. Liz's doctoral thesis explored representations of the Australian beach in literature and film and was awarded in 2013 from Queensland University of Technology. She has continued to publish in film and television studies, and literary studies.

Her research interests include:

  • Australian beach studies
  • Australian literature and popular fiction
  • Australian media studies
  • Regional arts and evaluation
  • Postgraduate higher education (including coursework and supervision)

An ongoing, up-to-date list of publications is also here [http://lizellison.com.au]

General
Universities Studied At

Queensland University of Technology

Universities Worked At

Queensland University of Technology

JMC Academy (Brisbane)

Central Queensland University

Media Citations

ABC Radio National [link]. 

More available on request. 

Professional Memberships

Australasian Association of Writing Programs; 

  • Cultural Studies Association of Australasia;
  • Screen Studies Association of Australia and New Zealand;
  • International Australian Studies Association;
  • Association for the Study of Australian Literature
  • Recent Research Projects
    Heart of our Identity: Whitsunday Arts, Cultural and Heritage Plan (WACH Plan)
    From: 11/08/2022 to 31/01/2023
    Grant: Contract Research (Category 2: Other Public Sector)
    Funding Scheme: Contract Research - Whitsunday Arts, Culture and Heritage Plan
    Total Funding: $69,500.00
    Creative Business Champions ++ 2022
    From: 05/05/2022 to 31/12/2022
    Grant: Competitive Grant (Category 2: Other Public Sector)
    Funding Scheme: Arts Queensland Creative Business Champions 2022
    Total Funding: $1,315,895.00
    Regional Arts Services Network
    From: 07/03/2022 to 30/06/2025
    Grant: Government Tender (Category 2: Other Public Sector)
    Funding Scheme: Regional Arts Services 2022-2025, including regional touring Ref No: AF/6611
    Total Funding: $1,182,125.00
    The Savannah Way Arts Trail
    From: 15/07/2021 to 30/01/2023
    Grant: Competitive Grant (Category 2: Other Public Sector)
    Funding Scheme: Arts Queensland - Queensland Arts Showcase Program
    Total Funding: $314,000.00
    Regional Arts Services Network (AQ ACT18/2188)
    From: 07/08/2018 to 31/12/2021
    Grant: Competitive Grant (Category 2: Other Public Sector)
    Funding Scheme: Arts Queensland
    Total Funding: $0.00
    Bundaberg Region Arts and Cultural Strategy
    From: 10/03/2018 to 30/10/2018
    Grant: Contract Research (Australian)
    Funding Scheme: Bundaberg Regional Council
    Total Funding: $14,950.33
    Sunshine Coast Arts Plan - Targeted Stakeholder Engagement Plan & Research
    From: 11/08/2017 to 31/01/2018
    Grant: Competitive Grant (Public)
    Funding Scheme: 2017 Sunshine Coast Arts Plan - Targeted Stakeholder Engagement Plan and Research
    Total Funding: $14,990.91
    Research Supervision
    Accreditation

    I am currently accredited for supervision in the following:

    • 1902 Film, Television and Digital Media
    • 1904 Performing Arts and Creative Writing

    At the level of Principal Supervisor


    Current Capacity
    I am currently unavailable to supervise more research candidates
    Current Supervision
    Doctor of Philosophy
    Intrusion of personal digital space due to professional commitments and its impact on journalists worldwide
    Principal Supervisor
    Doctor of Philosophy by Portfolio
    Emerging Visions: Pathways to a career in screen production
    Associate Supervisor
    Master of Education
    Shining a light on Martin Wesley-Smith: Interpreting vocal works through collaboration in the recording studio
    Principal Supervisor
    Master of Research
    Oscillation: An exploration of New Instruments for Musical Expression (NIME) and the visibility of female identifying electronic music producers.
    Principal Supervisor
    Master of Research
    Writing the Rugby League Film: Defining the ‘Greatest Game of All’ Through Genre
    Principal Supervisor
    Master of Arts
    Performance Anxiety and 'Post Dramatic' Stress.....Is Feldenkrais the Answer? 
    Associate Supervisor
    Doctor of Philosophy
    Couldry meets Bourdieu: media meta-capital, symbolic violence, and the 'hidden persuasion' of print newspaper populism during the 2016 Brexit referendum campaign
    Associate Supervisor
    Master of Arts
    The Stone Cairn: a tale of nineteenth century rural crime and punishment
    Principal Supervisor
    Master of Arts
    The Impact of Online Trauma Threats Faced by Journalists: The Case of COVID -19 Imposed Remote Working Regimes
    Principal Supervisor
    Master of Arts
    Death Revived: The fictional afterlife as represented in books for juveniles and young adults
    Principal Supervisor
    Complete Supervision
    Doctor of Philosophy
    Family secrets and identity issues in writing a memoir of a second generation holocaust survivor raised as a gentile.
    Associate Supervisor
    Research Interests
    Creative Arts And Writing

    Other creative arts and writing - Other creative arts and writing not elsewhere classified
    I am interested in applied arts, arts in the regions, and arts evaluation.

    Studies In Creative Arts And Writing

    Film, Television and Digital Media - Film and Television
    I am interested in film & television, in particular Australian narratives - including fictional and reality television.

    Studies In Creative Arts And Writing

    Performing Arts and Creative Writing - Creative Writing (incl. Playwriting)
    I am interested in creative writing, in particular Australian narratives, with a focus on landscape. I am interested in creative industries and careers in the arts.

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