Associate Professor Janice Rieger

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PhD (University of Alberta), Master of Arts (York University), Graduate Diploma in Curatorial Practice in Visual Culture (York University), Graduate Certificate in Academic Practice (Queensland University of Technology), Bachelor's of Interior Design (University of Manitoba)

Janice is Associate Professor in the School of Architecture and Built Environment, Faculty of Engineering at Queensland University of Technology. She is a Chief Investigator with the Centre for Justice and Design Lab at QUT. Janice has served as a faculty member at the University of Calgary, (Calgary, Canada), York University (Toronto, Canada), Mount Royal University (Calgary, Canada), and the University of Alberta (Edmonton, Canada). She has been a visiting scholar at the University of Hasselt (Hasselt, Belgium) and L'Université Catholique de Lille (Lille, France).  Janice was recently elected to the National Council for the Australian Museums and Galleries Association (AMaGA). She is also a Board Member for the European Society for Disability Research in France, is on the Scientific Advisory Board for AHFE, USA and is a member of the European Institute for Design and Disability (EIDD) and the EIDD-DfA Academic Network (Acanet). Janice was a Fellow of the Canadian Federation of University Women, is a committee member of the Women in Leadership (QWIL) program at QUT and was awarded a Fellowship from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC). She is an expert reviewer for the ARC, TEQSA and has created a national certificate program in accessible housing design (CSAHD) in Canada. Janice has been awarded for her leadership through a Mayor’s Award in Calgary, Canada and a State level award in Alberta. Janice is also a Senior Fellow with the Higher Education Academy (UK) and an Associate Fellow (Indigenous). Janice’s research and teaching encompasses issues related to spatial justice and creating cultures of inclusion, and has six broad themes:
  • Spatial Justice & Ableism
  • Diversity & Inclusion Policies and Programs
  • Co-design for Health, Wellbeing & Social Inclusion with people with disabilities
  • Post-Qualitative Methodologies and Relational Ontologies
  • Museum, Gallery and Curatorial Studies
  • History and Theory of Spatiality & Material Culture
Janice’s work has been published in a range of international peer reviewed journals and books, she has created many NTRO’s with international partners, and has presented at a number of international conferences, inclusive of Keynotes. She has received national and international competitive grants, fellowships, contracts, consultancies and scholarships to conduct research in this area and has received over 1 million in funding. Janice has been creating cultures of inclusion  since 1994 (specifically with the museum, gallery and cultural sector) and continues with this research program today
  • PhD, Department of Human Ecology (Material Culture), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada, 2013-2016
  • Graduate Certificate in Academic Practice (GCAP), QUT, Brisbane, Australia, 2016
  • Doctoral School, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium Hosted at Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal, 2014
  • MA, Master of Arts, Department of Art History and Visual Culture, York University, Toronto, Canada, 2000-2002
  • Graduate Diploma, Curatorial Studies in Visual Culture, Department of Art History and Visual Culture, York University, Toronto, Canada, 2000-2002
  • Post Secondary Teaching Practicum,  CST, Centre of Support for Teaching, York University, Toronto, Canada, 2000-2002
  • BID, Bachelor of Interior Design, Faculty of Architecture, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada, 1994 -1998
  • BA, Bachelor of Arts, (prerequisite years) Faculty of Arts, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada, 1992-1994, 1999-2000

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Experience

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS
  • Associate Professor, School of Architecture and Built Environment, Faculty of Engineering, QUT, Brisbane, Australia, 2021-present
  • Faculty Research Ethics Advisor, Faculty of Engineering and Faculty of Science, 2021-present
  • Associate Professor, School of Design, Creative Industries Faculty, QUT, Brisbane, Australia, 2020-2021
  • Senior Lecturer, School of Design, Creative Industries Faculty, QUT, Brisbane, Australia, 2017-2020
  • Lecturer, School of Design, Creative Industries Faculty, QUT, Brisbane, Australia, 2015-2017
  • Visiting Fellow, Faculty of Architecture and Arts, UHasselt, Hasselt, Belgium, 2018-2019
  • Researcher in Residence, QUT Design Lab, 2019
  • Faculty and School Research Ethics Advisor, Creative Industries Faculty, QUT, Brisbane, Australia, 2017-2021
  • University Ethics Committee Representative, University Human Research Ethics Committee (UHREC), 2017-present
  • Chief Investigator, QUT Centre for Justice, Brisbane, Australia, 2019-present
  • Program Leader and Chief Investigator, QUT Design Lab, Brisbane, Australia, 2016-present
  • Postgraduate Studies Coordinator, Interior Design, QUT, Brisbane, Australia, 2016-2017
  • Lecturer, Mount Royal University, Faculty of Arts, Department of Interior Design, Calgary, Canada, 2013-2015
  • Co-Developer and Co-ordinator, National Certificate Program, CSAHD Canadian Specialist in Accessible Housing Design, Mount Royal University, Calgary, Canada, 2012-2015
  • Lecturer, Mount Royal University, Faculty of Continuing Education, Calgary, Canada, 2014-2015
  • Lecturer, University of Calgary Faculty of Arts, Department of Communication and Culture, Calgary, Canada, 2013
  • Lecturer, Mount Royal University  Faculty of Arts, Department of Interior Design & Art History, Calgary, Canada, 2010-2013
  • Assistant Professor, (Term-Certain), Mount Royal University Faculty of Arts, Department of Interior Design & Art History, Calgary, Canada, 2009-2010
  • Instructor, Mount Royal College  Faculty of Arts, Department of Interior Design & Art History, Calgary, Canada, 2006-2009
SELECT PRESENTATIONS Keynotes Rieger, Janice, (2019) ‘Doing Dis/ordered Mappings: A New Method for Analysing Embodied and Relational Research’, International Institute for Qualitative Methodology Conference (Juried Keynote) Brisbane, Australia, May 4-6. Rieger, Janice and Allana Bianchi (QLD Government), (2019) ‘Invisible disabilities and self-disclosure in the workplace’, Government Summit of Diversity and Inclusion, Sydney, Australia, August 6-8. Rieger, Janice with Jasmien Herssens, Design for All Europe (DfA) Lecture, The Cube, P Block, GP- QUT, Brisbane, Australia, April 10, 2019. Rieger, Janice (2018) Keynote Speaker: Disability Action Week, “Cultures of Inclusion: International Case Studies”, invited by the Public Service Commission of the Queensland Government, Brisbane, QLD, Sept 14. Peer-reviewed Conference Presentations Strickfaden, Megan, Lara Pinchback, Jasmien Herssens and Rieger, Janice, ALTER Conference, (2019) ‘Seeing, Vision, the Body and Public Art: Experiencing Culture in the City’, Sept 5-6, Cologne, Germany. Rieger, Janice, (2019) ‘Codesigning Access for Inclusion in Australian Art Museums’ Australian Museums and Galleries Association Annual Conference, Alice Springs, Australia, May. Rieger, Janice, Herssens, Jasmien and Strickfaden, Megan (2018) “Reimagining Co-design through Ability and Techné”, 3rd Australian Universal Design Conference, Brisbane, QLD, Sept 4-5 (Poster). Rieger, Janice and Rolfe, Annie (2018) “So Close and Yet So Far Away: Teaching Design Students to Design for Differences through Reflective Practice and Authentic Learning”, 3rd Australian Universal Design Conference, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, Sept 4-5 (Poster) Franz, Jill, Rieger, Janice, Annie Rolfe and Jessop, Joanne (2018) “Housing Design for People with Prader-Willi Syndrome: A Review of National and International Literature, 4th Asia Pacific Prader-Willi Syndrome Conference, Brisbane Australia, October 18-20. Rieger, Janice, Strickfaden, Megan and Van Assche, Kristof (2018), “Assemblages of Remembering and Forgetting Disability in Museums”, 7th Annual Conference of Alter - European Society for Disability Research/Société Européenne de Recherche sur le Handicap, Lille, France, July 5-7. Herssens, Jasmien, Strickfaden, Megan and Rieger, Janice (2018), “Drawing Out Alternative Methods for Understanding the Material Culture of Disability, 7th Annual Conference of Alter - European Society for Disability Research/Société Européenne de Recherche sur le Handicap, Lille, France, July 5-7. Beligatamulla, Gnanaharsha, Rieger, Janice and Franz, Jill (2018), “"Towards a design thinking pedagogy with phenomenography" SIG 9 Conference, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom, September 16-18. Rieger, Janice and Strickfaden, Megan (2018) “Enacting Assemblages of Care and Access in Museums”, CAA 106th Annual Conference, College Arts Association, Los Angeles, USA, February 21-24. Rieger, Janice (2017) “Doing dis/ordered Mappings: Embodied and Material Explorations of Design” Object/Subject Conference, Canberra, Australia, Nov 10-11. Strickfaden, Megan, Herssens, Jasmien and Rieger, Janice (2017) “Mappings Spatial Movements and Memories” The Idea of Place, Space and Culture 20th Anniversary Conference, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada, May 5-7. Rieger, Janice (2016) “Beyond Imagined users: Designing with people with differing abilities.  HERN 2016 Symposium, 29 November 2016, QUT, Brisbane, QLD. Strickfaden, Megan and Rieger, Janice (2016) “Dis/ordered Mappings: drawing out embodied encounters for designing” ijade Conference 2016, Riverside Innovation Centre, Riverside Campus, University of Chester, Castle Drive, Chester, November 18-19, 2016. Strickfaden, Megan and Rieger, Janice (2016) “Mapping the Representation of Disability in the Museum Environment, 5th Annual Conference of Alter - European Society for Disability Research/ Société Européenne de Recherche sur le Handicap, Stockholm, Sweden, June 30. Rieger, Janice and Strickfaden, Megan (2016), “Representation as Multisensorial Inclusion in Museum Environments,” Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics Conference, AHFE, Florida,  USA, July 27-31. Rieger, Janice and Strickfaden, Megan. (2016) “Moving beyond access: Translations from policy to practices in interior and architectural design.” Universal Design Conference, Sydney Town Hall, Sydney, Australia, Aug 30-31 Rieger, Janice and Strickfaden, Megan (2016) “Remembering and Forgetting: the Material Culture of Disability in Canadian National Museums,” Alberta Human Ecology and Home Economics Association (AHEA) Annual Conference, Lacombe, Canada, April 29. (Poster)  

Awards

Type
Fellowship of a Learned Academy or Membership of AIATSIS
Reference year
2022
Details
Fellow of Queensland Academy of Arts and Sciences
Type
Appointment to State/National/International Reference Group or Government Committees
Reference year
2021
Details
Elected to National Council in Canberra for the Australian Museums and Galleries Association (AMaGA)
Type
Recipient of an Australia Council Grant or Australia Council Fellowship
Reference year
2021
Details
The Evolution of Disability Arts in AustraliaCAT 1 - Australian Competitive GrantARC SR200200003
Type
Appointment to Prestigious Positions
Reference year
2020
Details
Appointed to Scientific Advisory Board, Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics, AHFE, USA
Type
Appointment to State/National/International Reference Group or Government Committees
Reference year
2019
Details
Commonwealth of Australia, National Expert Accessor, TEQSA
Type
Funding Award
Reference year
2019
Details
EU Commission Erasmus Grant for international research with the Faculty of Architecture & Arts, University of Hasselt, Belgium
Type
Visiting Professorships/Fellowships
Reference year
2019
Details
Visiting Fellowship, University of Hasselt, Belgium
Type
Recipient of a Nationally Competitive Research Fellowship
Reference year
2016
Details
Awarded Nationally Competitive Fellowship from the Canadian Federation of University Women (CFUW) Fellowship, part of the United Nations (ECOSOC), Graduate Women International and UNESCO, Ottawa, Canada
Type
Recipient of a Nationally Competitive Research Fellowship
Reference year
2016
Details
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) Fellowship Award (13% success rate nationally)
Type
Academic Honours, Prestigious Awards or Prizes
Reference year
2015
Details
Government of Alberta (State Award), Dr. Gary McPherson Leadership Award, Government of Alberta, Canada 2015 (1 state-wide individual annual award out of over 4 million people)

Publications

Research Projects

Title
The Evolution of Disability Arts in Australia
Primary fund type
CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
Project ID
SR200200003
Start year
2021
Keywords

Current Supervisions

  • Codesigning sensory spaces for neurodiverse children: A model for inclusive play spaces
    PhD, Associate Supervisor
    Other supervisors: Dr Jeremy Kerr, Associate Professor Debra Cushing
  • Developing Curricula that Equip Designers with Capabilities to Enact Sustainable Futures: A Matter of Ethos
    PhD, Principal Supervisor
    Other supervisors: Professor Jill Franz, Professor Gavin Sade
  • Co-Designing with Older Adults: A Tech-enhanced Environmental Eudaemonic Experience (E3) Framework
    PhD, Principal Supervisor
    Other supervisors: Associate Professor Deanna Grant-Smith
  • Barriers and Opportunities for Inclusive Design in Indonesia: Implications for the Development of a Culturally Appropriate Inclusive Design Framework
    PhD, Principal Supervisor
    Other supervisors: Professor Jill Franz, Associate Professor Connie Susilawati
  • A shared and deeper understanding of place and identity through a socially engaged art in nature practice
    PhD, Mentoring Supervisor
    Other supervisors: Dr Shannon Satherley, Dr Leah King-Smith
  • Information delivery and access in a patients care journey: Designing information for accessibility and quality care within lower limb orthopaedics
    MPhil, Associate Supervisor
    Other supervisors: Dr Jeremy Kerr
  • Public toilets and the Right to the City: The role of local government strategy
    MPhil, Associate Supervisor
    Other supervisors: Associate Professor Deanna Grant-Smith

Completed Supervisions (Doctorate)

Completed Supervisions (Masters by Research)