Dr Katrina Cutcliffe


Dr Katrina Cutcliffe
NameDr Katrina Cutcliffe
Email Addresskatrina.cutcliffe@unisq.edu.au
Job TitleLecturer (Curriculum and Pedagogy)
QualificationsBA(Creative) USQ, GDipEd USQ, MEd USQ, PhD USQ
DepartmentLearning and Teaching Futures
School of Education
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Biography

Katrina Cutcliffe is a Lecturer in Curriculum and Pedagogy, within the School of Education at the University of Southern Queensland. Her key focus area is Special and Inclusive Education. Previous to this, she held teaching positions for over 21 years, including those in Special Education and Learning Support, Drama, and English. Since moving to Higher Education, Katrina has sustained a ‘students first’ approach with a focus on collaborative and creative ways to support student learning within the online environment. Katrina’s research interests are diverse and include: inclusivity and equity; Arts education; online and asynchronous learning; early modern literature; and book history.

Expertise

Online learning and Educational Technologies, Inclusivity, Creative Arts Education, Early Modern Studies, Book History

Teaching

Secondary 21 Years

Higher Education 8 Years

Fields of Research

  • 390101. Creative arts, media and communication curriculum and pedagogy
  • 390303. Higher education
  • 390405. Educational technology and computing
  • 390407. Inclusive education
  • 470503. Book history
  • 470504. British and Irish literature

Professional Membership

Professional MembershipYear
Queensland College of Teachers
Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education (ASCILITE)
Australian and New Zealand Association for Medieval and Early Modern Studies (ANZAMEMS)
Australian Association of Special Educators
Drama Queensland
BA(Creative)
USQ
1995
GDipEd
USQ
1996
MEd
USQ
2005
PhD
USQ
2023
DateNameAwarding organisationUnderpinning research
2023Award for Excellence in Doctoral Research for achieving the highest possible result for a Higher Degree by Research Thesis Examination (Pass without Emendation)University of Southern Queensland
2019Recipient of Australian Government Research Training Program Scholarship (RTS) University of Southern Queensland
2023Excellence Award for University Educational Leadership (Team based award)University of Southern Queensland
2023Learning and Teaching Excellence Award (Team based award)University of Southern Queensland

Socially Distant Social Constructivism: Transitioning Visual Arts Pedagogies Online During COVID-19

Cutcliffe, Katrina, Batorowicz, Beata, Johnson, Rhiannan, Cantrell, Kate and McLean, Tanya. 2024. "Socially Distant Social Constructivism: Transitioning Visual Arts Pedagogies Online During COVID-19." Studies in Art Education. 65 (1), pp. 81-98. https://doi.org/10.1080/00393541.2023.2285208

Expanding Creative Communities in the Visual Arts: Using Padlet to Support Student Engagement and Belonging in Stressful Contexts

Johnson, Rhiannan, Cantrell, Kate, Cutcliffe, Katrina, Batorowicz, Beata and McLean, Tanya. 2023. "Expanding Creative Communities in the Visual Arts: Using Padlet to Support Student Engagement and Belonging in Stressful Contexts." Art Education. 76 (4), pp. 33-39. https://doi.org/10.1080/00043125.2023.2207999

Palimpsest and Metonym: Early Modern Variants of the Leir Story

Cutcliffe, Katrina Ann. 2022. Palimpsest and Metonym: Early Modern Variants of the Leir Story. PhD Thesis Doctor of Philosophy. University of Southern Queensland. https://doi.org/10.26192/wq887

The clown and the king: undergraduate actor training and wellbeing

McDonald, Janet, Alderdice, Scott and Cutcliffe, Katrina. 2019. "The clown and the king: undergraduate actor training and wellbeing." Theatre, Dance and Performance Training. 10 (1), pp. 68-84. https://doi.org/10.1080/19443927.2018.1494036