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Natalie Krikowa

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Senior Lecturer in Communication, University of Technology Sydney

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)
  • Screenwriting Research Network (SRN)

Research Areas

  • Cultural Studies (2002)
  • Film, Television And Digital Media (1902)
  • Performing Arts And Creative Writing (1904)
  • Curriculum And Pedagogy (1302)