Professor Joanne Cys

Deputy Vice Chancellor & Provost (AU DVC Elect)/Provost & Chief Academic Officer Chancellery and Council Services

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About me

Professor Joanne Cys LFDIA, Hon FRAIA, is Provost & Chief Academic Officer at the University of South Australia.

As Provost, Joanne is responsible for enhancing UniSA’s educational offerings, providing an outstanding student experience, and planning and development of the University’s academic programs.

Joanne oversees the following priorities under her Portfolio:

· Program Quality and Curriculum Innovation

· Academic Workforce

· Teaching and Learning Experience

· Graduate Outcomes

Joanne has extensive academic leadership experience and has... Read more

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About me

Professor Joanne Cys LFDIA, Hon FRAIA, is Provost & Chief Academic Officer at the University of South Australia.

As Provost, Joanne is responsible for enhancing UniSA’s educational offerings, providing an outstanding student experience, and planning and development of the University’s academic programs.

Joanne oversees the following priorities under her Portfolio:

· Program Quality and Curriculum Innovation

· Academic Workforce

· Teaching and Learning Experience

· Graduate Outcomes

Joanne has extensive academic leadership experience and has held previous positions as Executive Dean, Pro Vice Chancellor, Head of School, and Dean: Academic. She has also been Deputy Chair of UniSA Academic Board.

In her field of design, Joanne’s research focuses on the disciplinary sociology and directions of interior design as an expansive field of practice and research. She also works in the applied areas of continuing professional education for design practitioners and education policy for the design profession.

Joanne is a Design Ambassador of the Design Institute of Australia (DIA) and an Ambassador of the International Federation of Interior Architects/Designers (IFI).

During 2019-2020 Joanne was co-chair of the IFI Design Education Policy Taskforce.

She has been co-chair of the Global Interiors Education Open Forum (2011-2015) and Executive Board Member of the International Federation of Interior Architects/Designers (2011- 2014).

Joanne was National President of the Design Institute of Australia (2008-2010) and has been Australia's representative to the Global Design Network and the Asia Pacific Space Designers Alliance.

Her contributions to design education, policy and research have been recognised by her induction into Australia's Design Hall of Fame, selection as a South Australian Design Icon, Life Fellowship of the Design Institute of Australia, and Honorary Fellowship of the Australian Institute of Architects.

Joanne has been the creative director for major practice-led design competitions and symposia at state, national and international level. She is a spokesperson at national and international conferences and is regularly invited to contribute to professional design journals. Joanne is highly engaged in national and international peak design bodies.

Joanne's qualifications include a Bachelor of Arts, a Bachelor of Arts (Interior Design), a Master of Architecture, and a PhD.

Research

Research focus

Architecture
Collaborative Practice
Contemporary Design and Architecture
Creativity
Design

Highlights

Joanne’s research interests are in the disciplinary sociology and future directions of interior design, continuing professional education and multi-disciplinary design collaboration. Joanne's current research activity relates to interior design as an expansive discipline and she has been invited to present papers at international conferences relating to her work in this area. Joanne was invited by the Hong Kong Interior Design Association (HKIDA) to be the international adviser on Hong Kong's Professional Guideline for the Interior Design Industry in Hong Kong, a collaboration between HKIDA and Hong Kong Polytechnic University.

Joanne developed the strategy for Continuing Professional Education (CPE) for design... Read more

Research

Outputs

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.

Chapters

Year	Output
2015	Cys, J & Andrew, J 2015, 'Innovation or resuscitation: a review of design integration programs in Australia', in R Agarwal et al., The Handbook of Service Innovation, Springer, UK, pp. 457-479.
2013	Cys, J 2013, 'Developing a discipline: interior design education and research', in S Leydecker (ed.), Designing interior architecture: concept typology material construction, Birkhauser, Germany, ch. 2, pp. 62-65. 3
2012	Cys, J & Garnaut, CM 2012, 'Evidence through research', Design South Australia, Integrated Design Commission SA, in association with Wakefield Press, Adelaide, pp. 140-143.
2010	Cys, J 2010, 'From theory to practice', Creativity, design and education: theories, positions and challenges, Australian Learning and Teaching Council, Australia, pp. 51-53.
2009	Cys, J 2009, 'Creative conditions', in S Lehmann (ed.), Back to the city : strategies for informal urban interventions, Hatje Cantz, Germany, pp. 78-83.

Journal Articles

Year	Output
2016	Cys, J & Lawrence, J 2016, 'Homeland: returning, remembering, reimagining', Marmalade, no. 4, pp. 42-45. Open access
2016	Cys, J & Morrison, C 2016, 'Without compromise', Inside, no. 94, pp. 78-82.
2016	Cys, J 2016, 'Creative continuum', Inside, no. 90, pp. 86-91. Open access
2014	Cys, J & Lawrence, J 2014, 'A table of interior architecture elements', vol. 2, pp. 32-37.
2013	Cys, J & Lawrence, J 2013, 'A place at the table: interiors and the everyday', Interiors: Design Architecture Culture, vol. 4, no. 3, pp. 295-314. 2 1
2011	Cys, J 2011, 'For profession and public', Place: Official Publication of the Australian Institute of Architects (SA), May 2011, no. 1, p. 20.
2011	Cys, J 2011, 'IFI Global Symposium', Artichoke, vol. 35, pp. 38-38. Open access
2010	Cys, J 2010, 'Design = innovation', Inside, vol. 60, pp. 20-22.
2010	Cys, J 2010, 'Food for (creative) thought', Artichoke, vol. 30, pp. 12.
2010	Cys, J 2010, 'Government', Inside, vol. 64, pp. 70.
2010	Cys, J 2010, 'Interior complex', Artichoke, vol. 32, pp. 18.
2010	Cys, J 2010, 'Stocktake', Artichoke, vol. 33, pp. 16.
2010	Cys, J 2010, 'World view', Artichoke, vol. 31, pp. 14.
2009	Cys, J 2009, 'Educate to innovate?', Inside, vol. 56, pp. 28-30.
2009	Cys, J 2009, 'Finding a space for the practice of interior design', IDEA Journal, vol. 2009, pp. 20-31.
2009	Cys, J 2009, 'Higher ground', Artichoke, no. 28, pp. 16.
2009	Cys, J 2009, 'Our best chance yet?', Artichoke, no. 27, pp. 10.
2009	Lawrence, JL & Cys, J 2009, 'Working both ways : creative lessons for design professionals', International Journal of Learning, vol. 16, no. 6, pp. 487-497. Open access
2008	Cys, J 2008, 'Speak up', Artichoke, vol. 25, pp. 19.
2008	Geddes, R & Cys, J 2008, 'Queensland Design Centre', Artichoke, vol. 22, pp. 17-18.

Conferences

Year	Output
2011	Cys, J 2011, 'Full circulation: the mixed fortunes of architecture and design publishing in South Australia', International Conference of the Society of Architectural Historians, SAHANZ, pp. 1-17. Open access
2009	Lawrence, JL & Cys, J 2009, '[K]now can do: an innovative approach to experiential learning in design education', in Megan Le Clus (ed.), EbLA Inaugural Conference 2009, EbLA - Experienced-based learning, Australia, pp. 1-7. Open access
2008	Cys, J & Lawrence, J 2008, 'Recent pasts', 5th Center for the Study of Architecture in the Arab Region International Conference, CSAAR Press, pp. 3-16.
2008	Cys, J 2008, 'Exhibition as research. Research as exhibition', Franco Angeli Edizioni, pp. 1-8.

Non Traditional Outputs

Year	Output
2018	Cys, J 2018, Adelaide Modern, JamFactory, Morphett Street, Adelaide South Australia, 5 October - 2 December 2018. Open access
2018	Cys, J 2018, Adelaide Modern: Past Present Future, Adelaide Modern Exhibition Catalogue, Adelaide Modern exhibition catalogue, Jam Factory, Adelaide, 5 October - 2 December 2018. Open access
2016	Cys, J & Lawrence, J 2016, Homeland: returning, remembering, reimagining, JamFactory Gallery One;19 Morphett Street, Adelaide, 23 September-27 November 2016.
2016	Cys, J & Lawrence, J 2016, Homeland: returning, remembering, reimagining, JamFactory GalleryOne, Adelaide, Australia, 22 September-27 November 2016, UniSA. Open access
2014	Lawrence, JL & Cys, J 2014, A Table of Interior Architecture Elements, JamFactory, 9 May-28 June 2014, Jam Factory.
2012	Cys, J 2012, Mastering minimalism, Inside, Australian Design Review. Open access
2011	Cys, J 2011, The other type of innovation, Prototyping: Making Ideas, Prototyping: Making Ideas, Jam Factory, Adelaide, Australia, 3 September-23 October 2011, Jam Factory.
2011	Rees, S, Churchill, L, Cornwell, S, Backhouse, R, Fitzpatrick, G, Russell, R, Snape, D, Wurfel, J, Cys, J, Baumgart, M, Craswell, P & Stanisich, K 2011, Artichoke: The making of a design magazine, DIA Design Gallery, Melbourne, Victoria, 23 February-10 March 2011, Design Institute of Australia.
2010	Cys, J 2010, Crafting Design, Indesign, Indesign Publishing Pty Ltd.
2009	Cys, J & Lawrence, JL 2009, Setting a place at the table, Kerry Packer Civic Gallery, Adelaide, 2009-11-20, Kerry Packer Civic Gallery.
2009	Cys, J 2009, Abundant Australia, Artichoke, Architecture Media Pty Ltd.
2009	Cys, J 2009, Abundant Australia, Artichoke, Architecture Media.
2009	Cys, J 2009, Holy water, Indesign, Indesign Media.

External engagement & recognition

Collaborations

Highlights

2019 Honorary Fellowship, Australian Institute of Architects

2017 South Australian Design Icon

2016 Australian Design Hall of Fame

External engagement & recognition

Collaborations

Organisation	Country
Artichoke Magazine	AUSTRALIA
Cornwell Design	AUSTRALIA
Curtin University	AUSTRALIA
Design Institute of Australia	AUSTRALIA
Hassell Ltd	AUSTRALIA
Private Individual	UNITED KINGDOM
Qube Konstrukt	AUSTRALIA
Russell & George	UNITED STATES
SJB Interiors	AUSTRALIA
University of South Australia	AUSTRALIA
Williams Boag Architects	AUSTRALIA

External engagement & recognition

Engagement/recognition	Year
Ambassador International Federation of Interior Architects/Designers (IFI)	2018
Australia representative Asia Pacific Space Designers Alliance (APSDA)	2018
Design Ambassador Design Institute of Australia (DIA)	2018
Founding member & Convenor of Juries Australian Interior Design Awards program (AIDA)	2018
International advisor Hong Kong Interior Design Industry Practice and Education Guidelines Project	2018
Special Advisor Society of Interior Designers Australia (SIDA) Foundation Board	2018
Ambassador International Federation of Interior Architects/Designers (IFI)	2017
Australia representative Asia Pacific Space Designers Alliance (APSDA)	2017
Design Ambassador Design Institute of Australia (DIA)	2017
Founding member & Convenor of Juries Australian Interior Design Awards program (AIDA)	2017
International advisor Hong Kong Interior Design Industry Practice and Education Guidelines Project	2017
Invited Panellist Office of Design and Architecture SA/The Adelaide Review/Australian Institute of Architects SA Design Conversations: Design Life of the Future, ODASA, Adelaide	2017
Invited Panellist (Governor Leadership Foundation Program panel, Social and economic impact of the Arts in South Australia) Leaders Institute of South Australia Adelaide	2017
Invited Panellist, NAWIC/AIA Women Day Panel Discussion BeBoldForChange Design and Construction Industry Event, Brickworks Studio, Adelaide	2017
Juror Business SA, South Australian Design for Export Awards	2017
Juror Design Institute of Australia, South Australian Design Awards	2017
Special Advisor Society of Interior Designers Australia (SIDA) Foundation Board	2017
Australia representative Asia Pacific Space Designers Alliance (APSDA)	2016
Creative Director and Co-Chair (APSDA Conference Steering Committee) Asia Pacific Space Designers Alliance (APSDA) 2016 General Assembly and Congress, Adelaide Convention Centre	2016
Design Ambassador Design Institute of Australia (DIA)	2016
Founding member & Convenor of Juries Australian Interior Design Awards program (AIDA)	2016
International advisor Hong Kong Interior Design Industry Practice and Education Guidelines Project	2016
Invited Panellist Australian Interior Design Awards professional development seminar series, Adelaide and Perth	2016
Recognition of exceptional contribution to the field of interior design education and research Australian Design Hall of Fame	2016
Special Advisor Society of Interior Designers Australia (SIDA) Foundation Board	2016
Australia representative Asia Pacific Space Designers Alliance (APSDA)	2015
Co-Chair Global Interiors Education Open Forum, International Federation of Interior Architects/Designers (IFI)	2015
Design Ambassador Design Institute of Australia (DIA)	2015
Founding member & Convenor of Juries Australian Interior Design Awards program (AIDA)	2015
International advisor Hong Kong Interior Design Industry Practice and Education Guidelines Project	2015
Keynote and Invited Conference Presentation HKIDA Master Talk, Hong Kong Polytechnic University	2015
Member Adelaide: World Design Capital 2018 Bid Working Party	2015
Peer reviewer for ERA 2015 in FoRs 1201 and 1203 Australian Research Council (ARC)	2015
Special Advisor Society of Interior Designers Australia (SIDA) Foundation Board	2015
Australia representative Asia Pacific Space Designers Alliance (APSDA)	2014
Co-Chair Global Interiors Education Open Forum, International Federation of Interior Architects/Designers (IFI)	2014
Design Ambassador Design Institute of Australia (DIA)	2014
Executive Board Member International Federation of Interior Architects/Designers (IFI)	2014
Founding member & Convenor of Juries Australian Interior Design Awards program (AIDA)	2014
International advisor Hong Kong Interior Design Industry Practice and Education Guidelines Project	2014
International advisor to the Registered Interior Designer Project Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong Interior Design Association (HKIDA) and Create HK	2014
Special Advisor Society of Interior Designers Australia (SIDA) Foundation Board	2014
Australia representative Asia Pacific Space Designers Alliance (APSDA)	2013
Co-Chair Global Interiors Education Open Forum, International Federation of Interior Architects/Designers (IFI)	2013
Convenor GIEOF IFI Asia Pacific Region Interiors Education Symposium Design for Life, University of NSW, Sydney	2013
Design Ambassador Design Institute of Australia (DIA)	2013
Executive Board Member International Federation of Interior Architects/Designers (IFI)	2013
Executive Board Member Australian Design Alliance (AdA)	2013
Expert reviewer Architecture research grant applications, KU Leuven (University of Leuven), Belgium	2013
Founding member & Convenor of Juries Australian Interior Design Awards program (AIDA)	2013
International advisor Hong Kong Interior Design Industry Practice and Education Guidelines Project	2013
International advisor to the Registered Interior Designer Project Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong Interior Design Association (HKIDA) and Create HK	2013
International judge Asia Pacific Interior Design Awards	2013
International juror Taipei Design Awards	2013
Invited speaker Design Institute of Australia (DIA) Queensland Design Dialogues Design Education, Gallery of Modern Art, Brisbane	2013
Invited speaker The Laminex Group 21 Years of Support to the Design Industry in SA, Adelaide	2013
Keynote and Invited Conference Presentation International Design Alliance Conference, Istanbul	2013
Keynote and Invited Conference Presentation Design Forum Tokyo, Japan Institute of Design, Tokyo Japan	2013
Keynote Speaker Taipei Design Awards, Taipei	2013
Referee AG Ideas Research Conference	2013
Regional Expert Panellist Design For Asia (DFA) Award	2013
Scientific Review Panel member Design Dialects: Education and Research Conference International Design Alliance Congress, Istanbul	2013
Special Advisor Society of Interior Designers Australia (SIDA) Foundation Board	2013
Academic Member, Australasian Graduate of The Year Award program (GOTYAs) Steering Committee Design Institute of Australia (DIA)	2012
Advisory Board Member Integrated Design Commission, South Australia	2012
Australia representative Global Design Network (GDN)	2012
Australia representative Asia Pacific Space Designers Alliance (APSDA)	2012
Co-Chair Global Interiors Education Open Forum, International Federation of Interior Architects/Designers (IFI)	2012
Design Ambassador Australian Design Hall of Fame	2012
Editorial Board Member Design South Australia Wakefield Press, Adelaide	2012
Executive Board Member International Federation of Interior Architects/Designers (IFI)	2012
Executive Board Member Australian Design Alliance (AdA)	2012
Founding member & Convenor of Juries Australian Interior Design Awards program (AIDA)	2012
International judge New Zealand Best Design Awards, Designers Institute of New Zealand (DINZ)	2012
International juror Jing Tang Interior Design Prize, Guangzhou, China	2012
Invited speaker Department for Manufacturing, Innovation, Trade, Resources and Energy (DMITRE), Innovation Forum, RIAus, Adelaide	2012
Invited speaker Tonsley Park Redevelopment Education Design Forum, Adelaide	2012
Invited speaker (Australian residential interior design) International Multi Deco Forum, Guangzhou Design Week program, China	2012
Member Adelaide: World Design Capital 2016 Bid Working Party	2012
Peer reviewer for ERA 2012 in FoRs 1201 and 1203 Australian Research Council (ARC)	2012
Referee AG Ideas Conference, Swinburne University	2012
Regional Expert Panellist Design For Asia (DFA) Award	2012
Special Advisor Society of Interior Designers Australia (SIDA) Foundation Board	2012
Academic Member, Australasian Graduate of The Year Award program (GOTYAs) Steering Committee Design Institute of Australia (DIA)	2011
Advisory Board Member Integrated Design Commission, South Australia	2011
Australia representative Asia Pacific Space Designers Alliance (APSDA)	2011
Australia representative Global Design Network (GDN)	2011
Co-Chair Global Interiors Education Open Forum, International Federation of Interior Architects/Designers (IFI)	2011
Co-convenor (B.I.G. transformations: Buildings, Interiors, Gardens) and referee Art Association of Australia and New Zealand Conference, Adelaide	2011
Design Industry Sector Advisor Imagining Adelaide: 5000+ program, Integrated Design Strategy (IDS) unit, Integrated Design Commission SA	2011
Editorial Board Member Design South Australia Wakefield Press, Adelaide	2011
Executive Board Member International Federation of Interior Architects/Designers (IFI)	2011
Executive Board Member Australian Design Alliance (AdA)	2011
Founding member & Convenor of Juries Australian Interior Design Awards program (AIDA)	2011
Invited speaker Council of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (CHASS), Connecting Creatives workshop, Canberra	2011
Invited speaker Authentic Design Alliance SA Launch, Adelaide	2011
Juror Queensland Premiers Design Awards	2011
Special Advisor & Executive Board Member Society of Interior Designers Australia (SIDA) Foundation Board	2011
Academic Member, Australasian Graduate of The Year Award program (GOTYAs) Steering Committee Design Institute of Australia (DIA)	2010
Advisor on policy direction and content of SA first design strategy Intelligent By Design: A Design Strategy for South Australia Government of South Australia	2010
Australia representative Global Design Network (GDN)	2010
Australia representative Asia Pacific Space Designers Alliance (APSDA)	2010
Executive Board Member Australian Design Alliance (AdA)	2010
Executive Board Member Society of Interior Designers Australia (SIDA) Foundation Board	2010
Invited speaker 15@19-21 Alchemy design exhibition, Exhibition Studios, Adelaide	2010
Invited speaker DesignEX exhibition, Sydney	2010
Juror Queensland Premiers Design Awards	2010
Keynote and Invited Conference Presentation ArchiTeam: responsible architecture in the face of climate change and economic downturn, St Kilda Town Hall, Victoria	2010
Life Fellowship Design Institute of Australia (DIA)	2010
Member, International Scientific Committee IFI Design Frontiers Interiors Entity Symposium (DFIE), New York	2010
President Design Institute of Australia (DIA)	2010
Advisor on policy direction and content of SA first design strategy Intelligent By Design: A Design Strategy for South Australia Government of South Australia	2009
Australia representative Global Design Network (GDN)	2009
Australia representative Asia Pacific Space Designers Alliance (APSDA)	2009
Editorial Board Member Place	2009
Executive Board Member Society of Interior Designers Australia (SIDA) Foundation Board	2009
Executive Board Member Australian Design Alliance (AdA)	2009
Executive member Interior Design/Interior Architecture Educators Association (IDEA)	2009
International juror International Federation of Interior Architects/Designers (IFI) Design Excellence Awards	2009
International juror Greenpeace International Design Award	2009
Invited speaker Adelaide Fringe Design and Architecture Forum, Queens Theatre, Adelaide	2009
Keynote and Invited Conference Presentation State of Design Festival, Melbourne	2009
Keynote and Invited Conference Presentation QUT Public Lecture Series, Queensland State Library, Brisbane	2009
President Design Institute of Australia (DIA)	2009
Advisor on policy direction and content of SA first design strategy Intelligent By Design: A Design Strategy for South Australia Government of South Australia	2008
Australia representative Global Design Network (GDN)	2008
Australia representative Asia Pacific Space Designers Alliance (APSDA)	2008
Editorial Board Member Place	2008
Executive Board Member Society of Interior Designers Australia (SIDA) Foundation Board	2008
Executive member Interior Design/Interior Architecture Educators Association (IDEA)	2008
Founding member & Convenor of Juries Australian Interior Design Awards program (AIDA)	2008
Juror Queensland Design Awards and Queensland Smart State Designer of the Year Award	2008
Keynote and Invited Conference Presentation Asia Pacific Space Designers Association (APSDA) Congress, Singapore	2008
President Design Institute of Australia (DIA)	2008

Teaching & student supervision

Teaching strengths

Interior design theory
Interior design professional practice
Honours supervision in the design disciplines

Highlights

Joanne’s teaching interests focus on opportunities to make undergraduate study a professionaly-relevant experience for students. Joanne has designed numerous work integrated learning (WIL) opportunties for interior design students, including the establishment of workplacement, a student-practitioner mentor scheme and industry-led studio projects within the Bachelor of Interior Architectrure program.

In her previous role as Dean: Academic in the Division of Education, Arts and Social Sciences, Joanne established a structure of Academic Student Representatives (ASRs) within all year levels of all coursework programs in the the Division. She also led the development of UniSA's teaching and learning collaborative partnership with globally renowned visual effects studio, Rising Sun Pictures.

Teaching & student supervision

Research degree supervision

Supervisions from 2010 shown

Thesis title	Student status
The borders of making: an enquiry concerning steel sculpture, object-making, place and care	Completed

Professor Joanne Cys

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Chapters

Journal Articles

Conferences

Non Traditional Outputs

Current research & highlights

External engagement & recognition

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Collaborations

External engagement & recognition

Ambassador

Australia representative

Design Ambassador

Founding member & Convenor of Juries

International advisor

Special Advisor

Ambassador

Australia representative

Design Ambassador

Founding member & Convenor of Juries

International advisor

Invited Panellist

Invited Panellist (Governor Leadership Foundation Program panel, Social and economic impact of the Arts in South Australia)

Invited Panellist, NAWIC/AIA Women Day Panel Discussion

Juror

Juror

Special Advisor

Australia representative

Creative Director and Co-Chair (APSDA Conference Steering Committee)

Design Ambassador

Founding member & Convenor of Juries

International advisor

Invited Panellist

Recognition of exceptional contribution to the field of interior design education and research

Special Advisor

Australia representative

Co-Chair

Design Ambassador

Founding member & Convenor of Juries

International advisor

Keynote and Invited Conference Presentation

Member

Peer reviewer for ERA 2015 in FoRs 1201 and 1203

Special Advisor

Australia representative

Co-Chair

Design Ambassador

Executive Board Member

Founding member & Convenor of Juries

International advisor

International advisor to the Registered Interior Designer Project

Special Advisor

Australia representative

Co-Chair

Convenor

Design Ambassador

Executive Board Member

Executive Board Member

Expert reviewer

Founding member & Convenor of Juries

International advisor

International advisor to the Registered Interior Designer Project

International judge

International juror

Invited speaker