Experience
Innovation Lead, Life Ed Australia (2026–present)
Academic Board Member, Australian Film Television and Radio School (2025–present)
Independent Consultant, Education & Creative Industries (2026)
Deputy Dean & Executive Leader, School of Arts, Western Sydney University (2023–2025)
Creative Director, Burrow Design Studio, Western Sydney University (2014–2023)
Director of Academic Program, Design, Western Sydney University (2016-2019)
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Projects
Creative Education for Culturally Diverse Communities (2026, forthcoming). A book chapter synthesising seven creative education initiatives across 2014–2025 to develop transferable frameworks for teaching creativity in culturally diverse communities.
Unleashing Creativity: Strategies for Growing Western Sydney's Creative Industries (2024). Co-authored major policy report translating research into government action. The report directly shaped the Western Sydney Plan for Arts, Culture, and Creative Industries 2025–2028.
Mapimo Digital Platform (2019–2024). Co-created an emotion mapping platform designed to give marginalised communities — including refugee and First Nations groups — a genuine voice in planning and development decisions. Adopted by multiple organisations and featured at Powerhouse Late: Climate and COP28 in 2023.
Burrow Design Studio (2014–2023). Founded and led an award-winning community engagement initiative delivering 100+ partnership projects with 40+ organisations across health, arts, local government, and community sectors. Developed 800+ emerging creative professionals and achieved 99% student satisfaction.
Reframing our Creative Histories: Garage Graphix and the Untold Histories of Western Sydney (2022–2023). Participatory research project preserving a groundbreaking community arts legacy through intergenerational engagement — connecting original artists with emerging practitioners and establishing a model for ethical community-engaged research practice.
Full publications list on Google Scholar