Awards & Grants


I was Co-Director of the Deakin Motion Lab [DML] from 2022-2026. The DML was the only Arts and Education research entity at the university contributing to Deakin's Designing Smarter Technology research strength. From 2022-2025 the lab stood as one of the best University facilities in Victoria for Creative Industries research with a range of creative and technical capabilities. Together we achieved a terrific amount:

  • Cross-disciplinary work on projects totalling more than $6 million, particularly with researchers in the School of Engineering and Built Environment

  • Collaborations with significant industry partners in a wide range of industries in GLAM, Theatre, Industrial Manufacturing, Architecture, Film and Television and Construction.

  • Research translations that make a difference: eg in how industries train their next generation of workers and in how the nation (as well as international audiences) view and learn about First Nations histories

  • Industry partners that value our applied research and commitment to delivery work and that entered into multi-year strategic research partnerships because of our high quality of work

  • Scholarly excellence with significant contributions published in journals, conference papers and output that have been recognised by more than 15 awards between 2022-2025, underscoring its national and international recognition and impact .

Here are the grants I won across other teams and projects: 


Visiting Professorships, Invited Fellow and Academic in residence.


Professional Memberships