Faculty of Creative Industries, Education and Social Justice 4

Doctor of Philosophy

Lobwein, Guy

Thesis Title

Game Engines and the Gesamtkunstwerk: Reimagining the 1920s’ Avant-Garde Total Work of Art in Contemporary Art Practice

Supervisors

• Dr Daniel McKewen (Principal Supervisor)
• Dr Rachael Haynes (Associate Supervisor)
• Emeritus Professor Andrew Mcnamara (External Supervisor)

Citation

This practice-led research project explores how visual artists can use digital game engines to create immersive experiences influenced by the 1920s avant-garde approach to the Total Work of Art. It examines how applying these historical contexts to creative uses of game engines can enable critical reflection on the mass proliferation of virtual spaces in contemporary society. The research investigates how past experimental avant-garde methods and processes, such as Kurt Schwitters’ Merz, can be highly relevant for contemporary artists responding to our new state of digital immersivity.

Reilly, Fiona

Thesis Title

Hospital Stories: Narrative Medicine, Creative Nonfiction, and the Ethics and Limits of Writing about Patients

Supervisors

• Professor Kari Gislason (Principal Supervisor)
• Distinguished Professor Dietmar Hutmacher (Associate Supervisor)

Citation

Healthcare workers can reduce the risk of burnout and moral injury in their work, by writing about their complex and difficult clinical experiences. This research explores how such writing can be achieved with attention to ethical complexities, while maintaining creative freedom. By utilising a combination of narrative medicine and creative nonfiction as a framework, and by studying works from medical authors and the researcher’s own writing, this thesis demonstrates an approach that results in sensitive, creative and ethically told healthcare stories. It highlights the potential value of narrative medicine for Australian healthcare.

Zurvas, Tamara

Thesis Title

No Holds Barred: A Phenomenological Investigation of Experiences Related to Striving Among Adult Recreational Ballet Dancers

Supervisors

• Dr Rachel Mathews (Principal Supervisor)
• Adjunct Professor Robert Schweitzer (Associate Supervisor)

Citation

This thesis investigates how adult recreational ballet dancers experience striving within community ballet settings in Australia. Grounded in a phenomenological methodology, it explores how dancers' perceptions of effort, growth, and self-understanding are shaped by embodied experience, interpersonal dynamics with teachers and peers, and ballet’s broader cultural values. The findings reveal that striving is a complex phenomenon that can be both empowering and demanding, shaped by individual motivation as well as by relational and contextual influences. The study advocates for pedagogical approaches that help adult dancers reconnect with their bodies and redefine success in more inclusive, relational, and personally meaningful ways.

Undergraduate

Bachelor of Fine Arts (Acting)

• BARTLEY, Zoe Josephine
• FINOCCHIARO, Amy Nicole
• FORBUTT, Kaden Jackson
• LEE, Jordan Alexander
• MARK, Isabelle
• MEHTA, Parul
• NAGARKAR, Rutika Rajesh
• NICOL, Alistair Robert
• WILSON, Alexandra Maree-Louise

Bachelor of Fine Arts (Animation)

• ENCHONG, Tyla Jaye Celua
• JONES, Hanna Beatrice
• MATTRESS, Brendan
• SHAN, Yunhan
• TINGGEE, Ryvan Jarod Mario
• TOTAWATTAGE, Gaween Chanuka
• VAN GEEST, Jett Todd
• VOLLMERHAUSE, Callum Sean
• WANG, Qihan
• WANG, Ziyi
• WILKINSON, Sophie Louise
• WONG, Hoi Kei
• YAN, Jing
• YIU, Ka Wing Halvin
• ZHANG, Tiancheng

Bachelor of Fine Arts (Creative Writing)

• EIBY, Matilda Violet
• KOCH, Ellenor Sarolta Josephine
• RUSSELL, Jazmin Rae
• SCIVYER, Sarara Abby
• SMITH, Olivia Ngaire
• VAN VELTHUIZEN, Hamish Connor Dan

Bachelor of Fine Arts (Dance)

• FENTON, Camryn Leigh
• GILES, Caitlin Lorraine
• KNOTH, Charlize Amy
• KRASNOFF, Riley Louise
• LITTLE, Chelsea Teagan
• MOSS, Abigail Lee
• TAITUMA, Tori Ray

Bachelor of Fine Arts (Drama)

• BANFORD, Charlotte Rose
• CARROLL COLLERSON, Oliver James
• FOLEY, William Martin Francis
• GRANT, James
• GRIMMETT, Cameron Ruth
• HOSKINS, Hayley-Rose
• KUO, Brianna Rose
• LEONARD, Nicole Elaine
• MAND, Neelam Kaur
• MITCHELL, Dominic Stephen
• PRESTIDGE, Carla-Sofia Giuliana
• SHEN, Zhuo
• TACON, Aimee Ella
• TENKATE, Drew Ethan

Bachelor of Fine Arts (Film, Screen and New Media)

• BAKER, Joshua Maclean
• BOYLE, Jack William
• BUTLER, Thomas Jack
• CAI, Charity Chou
• CHUNG, Chia-Hsuan
• COWAN, Renik Jeremiah
• CROSS, Finnlay Marshall
• CURTIS-LEWIN, Elaine
• DREW, Daniel Gordon
• DUNN, Matt
• GAMER, Maxine
• GRANT, Samuel Xavier
• HARTMANN, Abby Jade
• HAUFF, Cooper Edward
• HO, Tsz Long
• JANOVSKY, Liam Desmond Francis
• JERVIS-TRACEY, Thomas
• JOHNSTONE, Archer Addison
• JORSS, Nicholas
• LA, Nguyen Hoang Oanh
• LAM, Ming Lun
• LEDERHOSE, Joe Edward
• LESLIE, Cameron David
• LO, Ting Yin
• LUTZ, Lachlan Herbert Ragni
• MARSDEN, Eve Chanel
• MILLER, Jordan Anthony
• MORAN, Fynn Wilkinson
• PADDON, Aaron Joel
• POINTING, Brooke
• RIORDAN, Joely Elize
• ROBERTS, Leea
• SHEN, Po-Ting Tim
• SUZUKI, Mio
• TERMINE, Connor Antonio
• WILLIAMS, Aidan Henry
• WOON, Grace Xiao Hui
• YOTSUTANI, Akihiko

Bachelor of Fine Arts (Music)

• BECK, Levi
• BEENEY, Angus William
• CHAMBERS, Caleb Joshua
• COLLARD, Amariah Rochelle Xanthe
• CONWAY, Kasey Ann
• ELWAZNA, Sade
• FITZGERALD, William McKenna
• GILL, Maira
• KEADY, David Patrick
• MERCER, Jackson Joseph
• RIDDELL, Liam
• ROSSI, Gerry Roberto
• TURNBULL, Shamia Lily
• WEINSTEIN, Chloe Elizabeth

Bachelor of Fine Arts (Technical Production)

• GRAHAM, Charlie Nathaniel
• LUMSDALE, Finn Addison
• MOLONY-KELLY, Jaymyn Naru
• ROWE, Bella Taylar

Bachelor of Fine Arts (Visual Arts)

• BRUCE, Emma Jane
• CHATBURN, Phoenix
• COOPER, Kalissa Leah
• GILBERT, Eloise Kate
• GLASSON GREEN, Mali Francis
• GREGG, Shae Alexia Maria
• REARDON, Ashleigh Grace

Bachelor of Fine Arts (Acting) – with Distinction

• ANDERSON, Thomas William Barrett
• BEHRENBRUCH, Monica Ngoc
• BEIRNE, Zoe Joan
• BOURDON, Pirie Allegra Outridge
• CHAPMAN, Olivia Kate
• COLLINS, Katie Ann
• DAKIN, Claire Emily
• DE MONTIS, Taj
• DELMONTE, Jamie David
• DOW, Joel Ethan
• FRENCH, Samuel Stanley
• GRANT, Ben Thomas
• HUMPHREYS, Ella Mary
• JOHNSON, Daniel Rohan
• LUCK, Emily Bella
• WHITE, Jazelle Ebony
• ZERAFA, Bronte Lynn

Bachelor of Fine Arts (Animation) – with Distinction

• BENGTSON, Emma Kate
• ELLISON, Layke Kaisei
• HAYDEN, Tamzyn Jilly-Jean
• HE, Zhongjin
• LAY, Arron Ivor
• LOWE, Daniel James
• MALHERBE, Sarah Anne
• MCCUBBIN, Hayley Kendal
• MINTO, Ellie Judith
• MUSAEVA, Polina
• NGUYEN, Phuong Nam
• PHILLIPS, Emma Ethel-Vida
• PUSTERLA, Elyssa Jade
• SANDOVAL, Maria
• THOMPSON, Jack Michael

Bachelor of Fine Arts (Creative Writing) – with Distinction

• BEASLEY, Johanna Renee
• BLACKSHAW, Alanna Ruth
• BROWN, Jasmine Louise
• GOEDEMANS, Jessica Mary
• GRIINKE, Georgia Lucy
• KEANE, Kyarah Maree Betina
• KELLY, Kayla Bree
• LOWIK, Chelsea Johanna
• MARSDEN, Nyah Soleil
• MCCREDIE, Kayla
• PRINGLE, Ella Jane
• SHANG, Tia Rose
• THOMAS, Amanda Danielle
• THOMPSON, Chloe Genette
• TODD, Sarah Maree
• WRIGHT, Georgia Ann
• WYLIE, Dornell Eunice

Bachelor of Fine Arts (Dance) – with Distinction

• DOUGHERTY, Lucinda
• GRANT, Layla Rose
• HAYES, Jordan Bailey
• MAN, Cheuk Yiu Yoyo
• MCANANY, Sahra Ann Michelle
• WHATMORE, Keeley

Bachelor of Fine Arts (Drama) – with Distinction

• DERWENT, Shayla Rae Forest
• DUCK, Sophie Ella
• HALASZ, Eniko
• HARDIE, Siena Elise
• LYONS, Claudia Josephine
• MAJOR, Tianna Maree
• NELSON, Emma Christina
• SAUNDERS, Edwina Ellis Miles
• SIMPSON, Amiel Grace
• WILKIE, Brianna Ashlyn
• WINROW, Jack Oliver

Bachelor of Fine Arts (Film, Screen and New Media) – with Distinction

• BEHAN-HOWELL, Zephaniah Robert
• CANTO, Milena
• HANSEN, Noah Reid
• HAWKINS, Elliott Anthony
• HEHIR, Harper Kai
• HINZ, Vivian Maia
• HOLLAND, Carmen Elizabeth
• LEFEBVRE, Madeleine Nicole
• MEROLA MARINHO, Isabella
• MORISON, Zoe Elizabeth
• POMPEANI, Gabrielle
• REDDICLIFFE, Ella Rose Henry
• RYCHVALSKY, Kiara Lee
• SCHMID, Maxine Isabella
• TIPENE, Waimarie
• TURNER, Molly Maureen Anita
• WILSON, Aisha Yasmeen
• WIMHURST, Hayden Thomas
• YOUNGER, Evelyn

Bachelor of Fine Arts (Music) – with Distinction

• BARNES, Annabelle Grace
• CHATE, Jessica Michaela Robertson
• CHESTER, Thomas James
• HAYNES, Samuel Miller
• ILOV, Eva
• JONES, Hannah Ann
• MANTHEY, Georgia Scarlett
• RIGBY, Rupert Timothy
• TAGNEY, Amelia Kearney
• WHITE, Callum Mitchell
• WOOD, Ethan James

Bachelor of Fine Arts (Technical Production) – with Distinction

• CARNELL-HUNGERFORD, Eden Ryder
• CAWKWELL, Britney Rose
• KONG, Pei Yun Felicity
• MILNE, Erin Portia
• TURNER, Kasey Alyse
• WHITEHEAD, Jon Roze

Bachelor of Fine Arts (Visual Arts) – with Distinction

• CAREY, Jemima Cecilia
• GOLLANT, Sophie Claire
• KELLEY, Anne Beatrice
• PEACHEY, Charlotte Grace
• STEVENS, Ruby Faith Dorothy
• STIRLING, Jordyn Daria Rose
• WOODS, Kelsey

Bachelor of Business (Accountancy)/Bachelor of Fine Arts (Film, Screen and New Media)

• HISLAM, Jack Patrick

Bachelor of Business (Management)/Bachelor of Fine Arts (Film, Screen and New Media)

• DUNNCLIFF, Jessica Daisy

Bachelor of Business (Advertising)/Bachelor of Fine Arts (Film, Screen and New Media) – with Distinction

• ASHTON, Dominic Bede Anthony
• JONES, Ethan Kane

Bachelor of Business (Human Resource Management)/Bachelor of Fine Arts (Film, Screen and New Media) – with Distinction

• PARKER, Alys

Bachelor of Business (International Business)/Bachelor of Fine Arts (Film, Screen and New Media) – with Distinction

• WEN, Chia-Ming

Bachelor of Business (Management)/Bachelor of Fine Arts (Creative Writing) – with Distinction

• CHARLWOOD, Paige Leigh

Bachelor of Business (Marketing)/Bachelor of Fine Arts (Animation) – with Distinction

• GOGGINS, Louis James Paul
• LAI, Jin Wei

Bachelor of Business (Marketing)/Bachelor of Fine Arts (Drama) – with Distinction

• DICKMAN, Jamie

Bachelor of Business (Marketing)/Bachelor of Fine Arts (Film, Screen and New Media) – with Distinction

• BRAGG, Caleb Daniel
• MCLEAN, Phlawyphailin Saoyod
• PATINO, James William
• ROBINSON, Amie Grace

Bachelor of Business (Public Relations)/Bachelor of Fine Arts (Film, Screen and New Media) – with Distinction

• WRIGHT, Georgia Marie

Bachelor of Business (Advertising) – with Distinction/Bachelor of Fine Arts (Drama) – with Distinction

• JOCUMSEN, Anika Lili

Bachelor of Business (Advertising) – with Distinction/Bachelor of Fine Arts (Film, Screen and New Media) – with Distinction

• BILSBOROUGH COWARN, Callum
• DREGHORN, Hannah Rachel
• HART, Helena Simone
• MORRIS-NEWELL, Evangeline Ashlyn

Bachelor of Business (Human Resource Management) – with Distinction/Bachelor of Fine Arts (Creative Writing) – with Distinction

• REES, Sarah Hope

Bachelor of Business (Management) – with Distinction/Bachelor of Fine Arts (Animation) – with Distinction

• FONG, Monica Fung Mei

Bachelor of Business (Marketing) – with Distinction/Bachelor of Fine Arts (Drama) – with Distinction

• STEINHARDT, Isabelle Grace

Bachelor of Business (Marketing) – with Distinction/Bachelor of Fine Arts (Film, Screen and New Media) – with Distinction

• CABALSE, Maria Hannah
• DOOLETTE, Natalie Rosina
• JAMIESON, Kamille Lucy
• KADIYALA, Namratha
• LAPURGA, Jazmin Monique Dublan
• WEBSTER, George

Bachelor of Business (Public Relations) – with Distinction/Bachelor of Fine Arts (Drama) – with Distinction

• MIDDLETON, Bridie Elise
• NASH, Virgo Ella

Bachelor of Business (Marketing)/Bachelor of Fine Arts (Animation)

• KAPURE, Urvashi

QUT Medal recipients

The QUT Medal is an award made in recognition of academic excellence. To qualify for consideration for the award, a student must have demonstrated exceptional academic excellence throughout the entire bachelor degree program and have passed all subjects at a uniformly high standard.

In 2025, the QUT Medals are awarded to:

• Amanda Danielle Thomas
• Ruby Faith Dorothy Stevens