Marriage of the Minds: A Transdisciplinary Research Salon

Join us for 'Marriage of the Minds: A Transdisciplinary Research Salon', a thought-provoking event that unites leading thinkers from across RMIT's College of Design and Social Context. Dive into a dynamic exchange of ideas that marries diverse disciplines and explores how our collective research can shape the world. Engage in interactive dialogues that uncover new connections, spark innovation, and challenge conventional boundaries. 
Don’t miss this unique event that redefines collaborative research.

A networking reception with refreshments will follow the panel discussion.

Speakers

Andrea Eckersley

Andrea is the acting Academic Lead for Research Training and Supervisor Development and an Associate Professor in the School of Graduate Research (SGR). She is the Higher Degrees by Research Delegated Authority in the School of Fashion and Textiles and chairs the Practice Research Symposia Australia. Andrea’s creative practice research explores intersections of painting, fashion, and design, focusing on affective and embodied experiences of place, identity, and community. She has exhibited widely in Melbourne and serves as the art editor for the Deleuze and Guattari Studies Journal. Her work is grounded in contemporary social theory and creative practice.

Eugenia Flynn

Eugenia is the Vice Chancellor’s Indigenous Postdoctoral Fellow in Writing and Publishing at RMIT University's School of Media and Communication. Her research focuses on Indigenous literature, blending literary studies, creative writing, and critical Indigenous studies. Eugenia’s creative work delves into themes of truth, grief, and race, and has been published in outlets like IndigenousX and The Lifted Brow. Her text-based art has been showcased in exhibitions such as Waqt al-tagheer at ACE Open and SOULfury at Bendigo Art Gallery. An Aboriginal (Larrakia and Tiwi), Chinese Malaysian, and Muslim woman, Eugenia now works on Kulin Nations land in Melbourne.

Marietta Martinovic

Marietta is an Associate Professor in Criminology and Justice studies at RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia. She started the first Australian Inside-Out Prison Exchange Program in Australia, and has established, and is leading five prison-based and one community-based Think Tank. Think Tanks are composed of people with lived experience of the Criminal Justice System (CJS), university students, researchers and CJS practitioners. We are consulted by a range of stakeholders about improving justice-related policies and practices. Marietta is internationally recognised for transformative learning in prisons and developing opportunities for the inclusion of lived criminal justice experience in policy making.

Matt Duckham

Matt is a Professor in Geospatial Sciences and Director, Information in Society EIP (Enabling Impact Platform) at RMIT University. His research expertise covers geospatial computing, geovisualisation, and geospatial AI ("geoAI") and connects strongly with applications in areas such as emergency response, defence, transportation, and environmental monitoring. He's an author of the textbook "GIS: A Computing Perspective", now in its third edition (https://doi.org/10.1201/9780429168093) and widely used in university GIS courses around the world. Before moving to RMIT in 2015, he was a Professor in the School of Engineering at the University of Melbourne. He moved to Australia in 2004 from the US NCGIA (National Center for Geographic Information and Analysis) at the University of Maine.

Stayci Taylor (Host)

Stayci is an accomplished academic and screenwriter who joined RMIT University in 2014. She initially contributed to the Creative Writing program before moving to a Lecturer role in Media. Focusing on screenwriting, gender studies, and comedy, she has authored over 35 articles and book chapters and co-edited two books on script development. Stayci's industry contributions include impactful pieces like her tribute to Robin Williams in 'The Conversation'. She has been active in RMIT's Women Researchers' Network, serving as deputy chair and later as chair. Stayci also maintains a successful screenwriting and script editing practice, earning recognition in prestigious awards.

This event is proudly presented by the RMIT Enabling Impact Platforms for Design and Creative Practice, Social Change, and Urban Futures.