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:
An ongoing, up-to-date list of publications is also here [http://lizellison.com.au]
Queensland University of Technology
Queensland University of Technology
JMC Academy (Brisbane)
Central Queensland University
Australasian Association of Writing Programs;
I am currently accredited for supervision in the following:
At the level of Principal Supervisor
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.
Film, Television and Digital Media - Film and Television
I am interested in film & television, in particular Australian narratives - including fictional and reality television.
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.