Kath Dooley is a filmmaker and academic at UniSA Creative. Her work as a writer-director has garnered international recognition, screening at events including the Busan International Short Film Festival and FIVARS Toronto. She currently serves on the Executive and Research Subcommittee of the Australian Screen Production, Education and Research Association (ASPERA).
A leading scholar in virtual reality and screen production, Dooley has authored several books and journal articles, including "Virtual Reality Narratives: Embodied Encounters in Space" (Palgrave Macmillan, 2024) and "Cinematic Virtual Reality: A Critical Study of 21st Century Approaches and Practices" (Palgrave Macmillan, 2021). She has also co-edited "Screenwriting... Read more
About me
Kath Dooley is a filmmaker and academic at UniSA Creative. Her work as a writer-director has garnered international recognition, screening at events including the Busan International Short Film Festival and FIVARS Toronto. She currently serves on the Executive and Research Subcommittee of the Australian Screen Production, Education and Research Association (ASPERA).
A leading scholar in virtual reality and screen production, Dooley has authored several books and journal articles, including "Virtual Reality Narratives: Embodied Encounters in Space" (Palgrave Macmillan, 2024) and "Cinematic Virtual Reality: A Critical Study of 21st Century Approaches and Practices" (Palgrave Macmillan, 2021). She has also co-edited "Screenwriting for Virtual Reality" (2024) and "The Palgrave Handbook of Screen Production" (2019).
In terms of her significant leadership experience in screen production education, Dooley has served as a Discipline Lead and Head of Department, while maintaining active roles as an educator and consultant. Her research focuses on screen production methodology for traditional and immersive media, screenwriting, women's screen practice, and advancing diversity in screen industries.
About me
Australian Screen Production, Education and Research Association
Screenwriting Research Group
Women in Film and Television
About me
Doctor of Philosophy Flinders University
Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Flinders University
Bachelor of Education (Secondary Art/Design) University of South Australia
Bachelor of Arts Flinders University
Recent Books, Book Chapters and Journal Articles
Dooley, K. 2021. Cinematic Virtual Reality: A Critical Study of 21st Century Approaches and Practices. Springer Nature.
Dooley, K. and Erhart, J., 2021. Narrating women workers’ perceptions of sexism and change in the Australian screen postproduction sector before and after# MeToo. Feminist Media Studies, pp.1-17.
Dooley, K., 2021. Crafting immersive experiences: A case study of the development of three short narrative cinematic virtual reality (CVR) projects. In Taylor, S. and C. Batty. eds. The Palgrave Handbook of Script Development (pp. 503-515). Palgrave Macmillan, Cham.
Dooley, K., 2020. A question of proximity: Exploring a new screen grammar for 360-degree cinematic... Read more
Research
Excludes commercial-in-confidence projects.
Skills SA: Building Capability Projects Skills Gaps in the Advertising and Design Sector, SA Minister for Education, Training and Skills, 28/07/2022 - 01/05/2023
Research
Research outputs for the last seven years are shown below. Some long-standing staff members may have older outputs included. To see earlier years visit ORCID or Scopus
Open access indicates that an output is open access.
| Year | Output |
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| 2024 |
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| 2024 |
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| 2021 |
41
1
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| 2019 |
6
11
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| Year | Output |
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| 2025 |
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| 2025 |
Open access
1
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| 2024 |
1
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| 2024 |
1
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| 2024 |
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| 2024 |
1
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| 2023 |
Open access
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| 2023 |
Open access
1
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| 2023 |
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| 2021 |
Open access
4
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| 2019 |
3
3
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| 2019 |
Open access
3
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| 2019 |
Open access
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| 2017 |
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| 2015 |
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| 2015 |
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| Year | Output |
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| 2025 |
Open access
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| 2024 |
Open access
1
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| 2024 |
Open access
1
1
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| 2023 |
Open access
6
3
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| 2023 |
1
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| 2023 |
Turina, R & Dooley, K 2023, 'Editorial', Journal of Screenwriting, vol. 14, no. 3, pp. 223-227. |
| 2022 |
Open access
2
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| 2022 |
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| 2022 |
Open access
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| 2022 |
Open access
6
1
3
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| 2021 |
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| 2020 |
Open access
19
1
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| 2020 |
Open access
8
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| 2019 |
Open access
2
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| 2019 |
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| 2018 |
Open access
21
9
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| 2018 |
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| 2017 |
Open access
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| 2017 |
Open access
7
3
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| 2017 |
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| 2017 |
Open access
107
36
8
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| 2016 |
4
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| 2015 |
Open access
5
5
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| Year | Output |
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| 2015 |
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| 2022 |
Open access
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| 2020 |
Dooley, K 2020, Impact: beyond the night sky.
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Research
Recent Books, Book Chapters and Journal Articles
Dooley, K. 2021. Cinematic Virtual Reality: A Critical Study of 21st Century Approaches and Practices. Springer Nature.
Dooley, K. and Erhart, J., 2021. Narrating women workers’ perceptions of sexism and change in the Australian screen postproduction sector before and after# MeToo. Feminist Media Studies, pp.1-17.
Dooley, K., 2021. Crafting immersive experiences: A case study of the development of three short narrative cinematic virtual reality (CVR) projects. In Taylor, S. and C. Batty. eds. The Palgrave Handbook of Script Development (pp. 503-515). Palgrave Macmillan, Cham.
Dooley, K., 2020. A question of proximity: Exploring a new screen grammar for 360-degree cinematic virtual reality. Media Practice and Education, 21(2), pp.81-96.
Batty, C., M. Berry, K. Dooley, B. Frankham, and S. Kerrigan. ed. 2019. The Palgrave Handbook of Screen Production. Springer Nature.
Recent Creative Works
Ely-Harper, K., and K. Dooley. 2021. "No Bus." Short film.
Dooley, K. 2020. "Impact: Beyond the Night Sky." VR experience.
Chair, Australian Screen Production, Education and Research Association (ASPERA) Research Subcommittee, 2020 to present
Member of the Executive, Australian Screen Production, Education and Research Association (ASPERA), 2019 to present
TEQSA expert, 2020 to present
Editorial Board, Journal of Screenwriting, 2019 to present
Conference Co-convener, Revelation Academic Conference, Perth, December 2020
Committee Member, Australian Writers' Guild, WA Branch, 2015 to 2017
External engagement & recognition
| Organisation | Country |
|---|---|
| Arts University Bournemouth | UNITED KINGDOM |
| Australian Film Television and Radio School | AUSTRALIA |
| California State University | UNITED STATES |
| Curtin University | AUSTRALIA |
| Deakin University | AUSTRALIA |
| Flinders University | AUSTRALIA |
| Goucher College | UNITED STATES |
| Manchester Metropolitan University | UNITED KINGDOM |
| Queensland University of Technology | AUSTRALIA |
| RMIT University | AUSTRALIA |
| Swinburne University of Technology | AUSTRALIA |
| Université Sorbonne Nouvelle (Paris 3) | FRANCE |
| University of Liverpool | UNITED KINGDOM |
| University of Newcastle | AUSTRALIA |
| University of South Australia | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Technology | IRAQ |
| University of Technology Sydney | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Warwick | UNITED KINGDOM |
| University of Wisconsin-Madison | UNITED STATES |
External engagement & recognition
| Engagement/recognition | Year |
|---|---|
Editorial Board MemberJournal of Screenwriting |
2022 |
Peer ReviewerSightlines: Filmmaking in the Academy |
2022 |
Peer ReviewerTEXT |
2022 |
Peer ReviewerCinergie: Il Cinema e le altre Arti (Italy) |
2022 |
Peer ReviewerFilm Philosophy |
2022 |
Peer ReviewerJournal of Media Practice & Education |
2022 |
Peer ReviewerStudies in Australasian Cinema |
2022 |
ChairResearch Sub-Committee, Australian Screen Production, Education and Research Association (ASPERA) |
2021 |
Editorial Board MemberJournal of Screenwriting |
2021 |
Executive MemberAustralian Screen Production, Education and Research Association (ASPERA) |
2021 |
ChairResearch Sub-Committee, Australian Screen Production, Education and Research Association (ASPERA) |
2020 |
Editorial Board MemberJournal of Screenwriting |
2020 |
Executive MemberAustralian Screen Production, Education and Research Association (ASPERA) |
2020 |
Editorial Board MemberJournal of Screenwriting |
2019 |
Executive MemberAustralian Screen Production, Education and Research Association (ASPERA) |
2019 |
Committee MemberWA Branch Australian Writers' Guild |
2017 |
Committee MemberWA Branch Australian Writers' Guild |
2016 |
Committee MemberWA Branch Australian Writers' Guild |
2015 |
Teaching & student supervision
Teaching & student supervision
Supervisions from 2010 shown
| Thesis title | Student status |
|---|---|
| Designing videogames for an embodied experience: developing an independent Virtual Reality horror videogame using Unreal Engine 5 | Current |
| Entangling agencies: towards an ethical framework for impact producing | Current |
| Girls and rebellion in South Australian reformatory schools | Current |
