Janice Rieger

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

Additional information

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

Rieger, J., Hadley, B., Barron, S., Boulton, S. & Parker, C. (2023). Codesigning Access: A New Approach to Cultures of Inclusion in Museums and Galleries. In A. Cachia (Ed.), Curating Access: Disability Art Activism and Creative Accommodation (pp. 183–195). Routledge. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/234404
Rieger, J. & Iantkow, M. (2022). The forgotten sustainability: A socially conscious, paradigmatic shift in design. In I. Prochner & T. Antoniuk (Eds.), Situating Design in Alberta (pp. 143–167). University of Alberta Press. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/202959
Hadley, B., Rieger, J., Ellis, K. & Paterson, E. (2022). Cultural safety as a foundation for allyship in disability arts. Disability & Society. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/230850
Rieger, J., Kessler, C. & Strickfaden, M. (2022). Doing Dis/ordered Mappings: Shapes of Inclusive Spaces in Museums. Space and Culture, 25(1). https://eprints.qut.edu.au/130609
Rieger, J., Devlieger, P., Van Assche, K. & Strickfaden, M. (2022). Doing Embodied Mapping/s: Becoming-With in Qualitative Inquiry. International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 21, 1–14. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/236053
Rieger, J. & Rolfe, A. (2021). Breaking Barriers: Educating Design Students about Inclusive Design through an Authentic Learning Framework. International Journal of Art and Design Education, 40(2), 359–373. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/207345
Hadley, B. & Rieger, J. (2021). Co-designing choice: objectivity, aesthetics and agency in audio-description. Museum Management and Curatorship, 36(2), 189–203. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/208101
Rieger, J., Herssens, J. & Strickfaden, M. (2020). Spatialising differently through ability and techné. CoDesign, 16(2), 135–151. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/122315
Rieger, J., (2020). Moving Beyond Visitor and Usability Studies: Co-designing Inclusion in Museums and Galleries. Advances in Industrial Design - Proceedings of the AHFE 2020 Virtual Conferences on Design for Inclusion, Affective and Pleasurable Design, Interdisciplinary Practice in Industrial Design, Kansei Engineering, and Human Factors for Apparel and Textile Engineering, 167–172. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/199678
Rieger, J., (2020). Right to Participate: Co-designing Disability Policies in Australia. QUT Centre for Justice Briefing Paper, 1–4. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/208220

Research Projects

Title: Co-creating Cultures of Inclusion: Redefining Access to Cultural Heritage
Primary fund type: CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
Project ID: DE230100912
Start year: 2023
Keywords

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

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
From theory to application; the implementation of wellbeing design frameworks in building practice
MPhil, Principal Supervisor
Other supervisors: Professor Jill Franz, Dr Penny Wild
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
Codesigning sensory spaces for neurodiverse children: A model for inclusive play spaces
PhD, Associate Supervisor
Other supervisors: Dr Jeremy Kerr, Associate Professor Debra Cushing
Information delivery and access in a patients care journey: Designing information for accessibility and quality care within lower limb orthopaedics
MPhil, Mentoring 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)

Le Corbusier: Sport and Stadia (2018)

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