Researching impact of Covid -19 on Creative Industry workers in Victoria, Australia.

I am a proud volunteer for the Victorian Actors Benevolent Trust, having first joined Actors Equity Australia in 1975. When not working as a performer I have been a proud member of the MEAA, the Media and Entertainment Arts Alliance.As a volunteer with the VABT I askif you are a supporter of the Arts and Creative Industries to consider donating to this Charity. It is Tax deductable and by doing so olnline or in person at Arts venues you are assisting us with supporting our fellow… Show more I am a proud volunteer for the Victorian Actors Benevolent Trust, having first joined Actors Equity Australia in 1975. When not working as a performer I have been a proud member of the MEAA, the Media and Entertainment Arts Alliance.As a volunteer with the VABT I askif you are a supporter of the Arts and Creative Industries to consider donating to this Charity. It is Tax deductable and by doing so olnline or in person at Arts venues you are assisting us with supporting our fellow creative workers and their families. The Link to the VABT for donations: https://vabt.com.auMany supporters of the performing arts think often only of the marquee big name performers but the annual income generated by a performing artist is under $22,000. With the work being often casual, fixed term contract and highly unpredicatble with periods of reasonable remuneration interspersed with periods without a regular income at all, our Trust is the main form of safety net for cast and crews in the Performing Arts Industries. (There are currently moves to consolidate a Trust Fund for the Creative Arts practitioners as well as others sectors welfare bodies, Musician's Australia's initiative, Support Act, and the Australian Society of Authors Benevolent Trust.We are all reliant on the hard work of the volunteers of these organisations at times of crisis such as the recent Australian Bushfire Emergencies across the Country where members of our community also suffered the loss of homes and income producing equipment.By donating to the VABT you are able to claim it as a Tax Deductible contribution to a registered Charitable Organisation.This is probably the most important work I do in my professional and private life hence it leading my Linked In profile data. Show less

I have just uploaded a link to my most recent refereed academic journal article, to both Slideshare.net and here. The title is Mad, Bad or Rad; Achieving in the Academy with Bipolar Affective Disorder, Self as author and data.After having completed a personal immersion research project investigating the use of Stand Up Comedy to empower people with Mental Illness, and the effectiveness of using Performing Arts as a means of attacking societal stigma, I am now completing my novel in… Show more I have just uploaded a link to my most recent refereed academic journal article, to both Slideshare.net and here. The title is Mad, Bad or Rad; Achieving in the Academy with Bipolar Affective Disorder, Self as author and data.After having completed a personal immersion research project investigating the use of Stand Up Comedy to empower people with Mental Illness, and the effectiveness of using Performing Arts as a means of attacking societal stigma, I am now completing my novel in the same area of mental health awareness and advocacy.My goals for 2014 is the ensure adequate public awareness of the existence of mental health stigma within the Community and in our workplaces. With 1 in 4 Australians suffering from a form of mental illness and more living with or working alongside such a person (family member, friend or colleague) it is my intention to be a public advocate available as an event speaker, public speaker on my own lived experience with mental illness and disenfranchisement from and within the labour market. My work also involves stimulating discussion through my Stand Up Comedy performances and focused Q & A sessions.As part of my research into mental illness and creative arts practice, in 2013 I participated in a workshop directed by David Granirer , Vancouver author (and activist ), Founder of Stand Up For Mental Health. David will be working with people identifying themselves as having mental illness and being willing to find the humour of living with mental illness in daily lives. David's work is very similar to Victoria Maxwell. We are committed to de-stigmatise mental illness by using performing arts as an education and advocacy platform. David's work can be viewed http://www.sbs.com.au/dateline/story/watch/id/601583/n/Comedy-Crusader,and his writing in this area can be found at http://www.thehappyneurotic.com. The resulting performances will be at the BMW Edge venue, Melbourne Australia, in October 2013. Show less

Final six months before submission of Artefact and Exegesis in Creative Writing. My exegetical component investigates the position of the creator/author within writing hybrid 'faction'. I am basing my arts-based research methodology on over 30 years experience within the Performing Arts Industry and as an academic within the Creative Industries disciplines.

Arts/Creative Industries researcher, activist and policy advisor.

Researcher, Writer, Creative Industries and Higher Education analyst, mental health advocate.

Contract employment and project based research.

Began working as an RA to Associate Professor Sharon Kemp ( Business Management) and Christopher Galloway (Discipline Leader Public Relations). We have completed Jan 2010 an commisioned research report into Reputation Risk management for the VMIA, are currently researching case studies on reputation risk and lack of management strategies for 'Black Swan' events.I am currently seeking freelance research contracts looking at areas of systemic gender disctimination within Institution… Show more Began working as an RA to Associate Professor Sharon Kemp ( Business Management) and Christopher Galloway (Discipline Leader Public Relations). We have completed Jan 2010 an commisioned research report into Reputation Risk management for the VMIA, are currently researching case studies on reputation risk and lack of management strategies for 'Black Swan' events.I am currently seeking freelance research contracts looking at areas of systemic gender disctimination within Institution management and employment practices (Melbourne based).Finished as RA to ADR Dominique Hecq in Discipline of Creative Writing in August 2009.My previous experience in this field was at Deakin University, Geelong's Centre for Education and Change and as part of the Teaching Federation of Victoria's Elimination of Sexism Task Force into gender analysis of the teaching workforce.Member:Australian Association of Writing ProgramsAssociation for the Study of Australian LiteratureMember Copyright Agency LimitedMember Council of Postgraduate AssociationsMember Student Consultative Network, Swinburne UniversityMember of National Tertiary Education UnionMember of Writing PAD, UKMember of Australian Qualitative Research AssociationMember of NAVA (National Association for Visual Arts)Individual member of CHASS (Council for the Humanities & Social Sciences. Show less

Taught students with intellectual disability and students directed to TAFE by the Federal Government's Futures for Young Adults initiative. I taught basic skills in IT using predominantly MS Office suite of programs to prepare students for employment in small business. Some second year and advanced students were also taught to use some Adobe and Macromedia multi-media applications at a very basic level.

Whilst enrolled in a Master of Education degree I worked as a RA to a team of academics on an ARC funded competitive grant investigating the Marketisation of Education in Australia.

Researching and interviewing longitudinal participants in a study looking at career paths of women completing HSC in 1977, the first year that the number of female and male students were equal. A randomised sample of HSC female graduates were tracked initially five years after completion to document their life paths. Of these 20 were selected to look at gender-role expectations and the effects on career and life paths. I did the analysis of the interview transcripts and provided research… Show more Researching and interviewing longitudinal participants in a study looking at career paths of women completing HSC in 1977, the first year that the number of female and male students were equal. A randomised sample of HSC female graduates were tracked initially five years after completion to document their life paths. Of these 20 were selected to look at gender-role expectations and the effects on career and life paths. I did the analysis of the interview transcripts and provided research summaries of key factors. This project was an ARC funded grant jointly run with the Faculty of Education at Monash University. The final analyses and write out was for Associate Professor Millicent Poole, at Monash, Clayton. Show less

Sessional lecturer in Children's Literature for Graduate Diploma in Teaching (Primary) pre-service teacher trainees.

Prepared and presented lectures and tutorials on Australian Cinema, Film Noir, Women in Cinema, German Expresionist Cinema, and Genre Studies

Researched predicted need for childrens' services' provision in the Inner Eastern Region of Melbourne.