Dr. Natalie Krikowa (she/they) is a media scholar and practice-led researcher at the University of Technology Sydney. Natalie holds a Doctor of Creative Arts in media and cultural studies and currently teaches in digital media and screenwriting. Natalie's research focuses on issues surrounding LGBTIQA+ representation in screen studies, popular culture, and transmedia; and the use of digital and social media in disaster risk communication, particularly in improving communication and community engagement using new technologies. Natalie’s queer-focused creative practice works include The Newtown Girls (2012), All Our Lesbians Are Dead! (2017), and Queer Representation Matters (2023), underscoring her commitment to amplifying LGBTQIA+ voices and narratives through storytelling.
Experience
2022–present
Senior lecturer in Communication, University of Technology Sydney
2019–2022
Lecturer in Communication, University of Technology Sydney
Education
2017
University of Technology Sydney, Doctor of Creative Arts
Publications
2023
Embedding Indigenous cultural competencies within a digital media and communication context in Australian higher education, Higher Education Research and Development
2022
Where Is Australia’s GLAAD? A Case for Establishing an Australian LGBTIQA+ Media Institute to Improve Diversity in Screen Media Representation, Alphaville: Journal of Film and Screen Media
2022
Archive-lensing of fan franchise histories: Chronicle, guide, catalyst, Journal of Transformative Works and Cultures
2021
Reflexive transformative approach to student-centred learning: Insights from the frontlines of Australian higher education teaching during COVID-19, Journal of Public Relations Education
2021
Writing inclusive and diverse children's television: Transgender representation in ABC Australia's First Day, Journal of Screenwriting
2019
Intervention as Activism: Advocating Queer Female Representation through Independent Film Production, Refractory: a journal of entertainment media
Grants and Contracts
2022
Use of culturally competent communication and mobile phone application technologies to reduce risk and increase community resilience
Role:
Co-Chief Investigator
Funding Source:
NSW Reconstruction Authority
Professional Memberships
Association of Internet Researchers (AoIR)
International Communication Association (ICA)
Australian Screen Production Education and Research Association (ASPERA)