Sable Rose: Administration Officer | t: +61 8 8302 4420 | sable.rose@unisa.edu.au
As Dean of Programs (Creative), Veronika leads the academic quality, performance and reputation of UniSA Creative's undergraduate and postgraduate programs. Veronika is deeply committed to academic excellence, an industry-engaged curriculum and a strong teaching-research-practice nexus.
Veronika's experience spans higher education, academic leadership and design practice. Her research focuses on visual communication design, design as a practice for wellbeing, critical and social design, typography, and design education, and is published internationally. Veronika is Deputy Chair of the Australian Council of University Art and Design Schools (ACUADS) Executive Board, an Advisory Board Member of the international journal... Read more
About me
As Dean of Programs (Creative), Veronika leads the academic quality, performance and reputation of UniSA Creative's undergraduate and postgraduate programs. Veronika is deeply committed to academic excellence, an industry-engaged curriculum and a strong teaching-research-practice nexus.
Veronika's experience spans higher education, academic leadership and design practice. Her research focuses on visual communication design, design as a practice for wellbeing, critical and social design, typography, and design education, and is published internationally. Veronika is Deputy Chair of the Australian Council of University Art and Design Schools (ACUADS) Executive Board, an Advisory Board Member of the international journal Art, Design and Communication in Higher Education, and member of the international Design Research Society (DRS). She has received international and national recognition for her work in higher education with an OLT Citation for Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning, UniSA Citation, and International Society of Typographic Designers Tutor Awards.
In 2017, Veronika activated and led the establishment of a Communication Design Educators Network (CDEN) in collaboration with program directors and design educators representing over 20 universities from across Australia and with support from ACUADS. The CDEN is an open platform for sharing best practice in scholarship and research to advance design education, research and practice, and is open to design academics at all stages of their careers.
Veronika's qualifications include a Bachelor of Design (Visual Communication), Bachelor of Education (Inservice), and a Doctor of Philosophy from the University of South Australia.
About me
About me
Doctorate of Philosophy (Art and Design) University of South Australia
Bachelor of Design (Visual Communication) South Australian College of Advanced Education
Bachelor of Education (Inservice) Education and Training of Adults University of South Australia
Kelly, V. (2022, in press). Embracing a pedagogy of ambiguity in higher education. Design Education across Disciplines - Transformative Learning Experiences for the 21st Century (MJ Lehtonen, TJ Kaupinnen and L Sivula, eds), Palgrave Macmillan.
Kelly, V., Thiessen, M., Kelly, M. & Bashir, N. (2020). Place, history, and cultures of design education: expanding interpretations of "readiness to practice" in Design Research Society (DRS2020) International Conference : Synergy, Griffith University, Qld, 12-14 August 2020.
Harland,R., Kelly, V., van der Waarde, K. & Spelman, E. (2019). Divergence and convergence in graphic design and communication design in Proceedings of the Design Research Society (DRS2018) International... Read more
Research
Excludes commercial-in-confidence projects.
OLT Design and Architecture Practice Research (DAP_r), OLT-Grants - Innovation & Development, 01/01/2016 - 01/04/2018
DAP_r (Design and Architecture Practice Research) OLT Innovation and Development Grant (2016-2017)
Lead Institution: RMIT University. Partner Institutions: Monash University, Deakin University, UTS University, University of New South Wales,Newcastle University, Bond University, Charles Sturt University, Queensland University of Technology,University of Canberra, University of South Australia, University of Adelaide, University of WesternAustralia and University of Tasmania.UniSA Project Team: Dr Rachel Hurst & Dr Veronika Kelly
Establishing an Australian Communication Design Educators Network: A/Prof Veronika Kelly, University of South Australia, and Professor Laurene Vaughan, RMIT University.Project supported by The Australian Council of University Art and Design Schools (ACUADS).
Research
Research outputs for the last seven years are shown below. To see earlier years visit ORCID, ResearcherID or Scopus
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Research
Kelly, V. (2022, in press). Embracing a pedagogy of ambiguity in higher education. Design Education across Disciplines - Transformative Learning Experiences for the 21st Century (MJ Lehtonen, TJ Kaupinnen and L Sivula, eds), Palgrave Macmillan.
Kelly, V., Thiessen, M., Kelly, M. & Bashir, N. (2020). Place, history, and cultures of design education: expanding interpretations of "readiness to practice" in Design Research Society (DRS2020) International Conference : Synergy, Griffith University, Qld, 12-14 August 2020.
Harland,R., Kelly, V., van der Waarde, K. & Spelman, E. (2019). Divergence and convergence in graphic design and communication design in Proceedings of the Design Research Society (DRS2018) International Conference : Conversations v. CN14, pp. 1-11.
Thiessen, M. & Kelly, V. (2019). But, it won an award: a look a communication design "excellence". The Routledge Handbook to Criticality in Art, Architecture, and Design (C Brisbin and M Thiessen, eds), Routledge. DOI: 10.4324/9781315623412-23
Research interests include: Design, ethics, culture, and rhetoric; Communication Design; Design education; Critical discourse analysis and design, Design for health wellbeing; Design as translation and design as transformation.
External engagement & recognition
| Organisation | Country |
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| Future Earth Systems | AUSTRALIA |
| Limerick Institute of Technology | IRELAND |
| Loughborough University | UNITED KINGDOM |
| RMIT University | AUSTRALIA |
| South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI) | AUSTRALIA |
| Swinburne University of Technology | AUSTRALIA |
| University of New South Wales | AUSTRALIA |
| University of South Australia | AUSTRALIA |
External engagement & recognition
| Engagement/recognition | Year |
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Advisory Board MemberArt, Design and Communication in Higher Education Journal, Intellect UK |
2021 |
Appointed Chair: Independent Review Panel Bachelor of Design, Bachelor of Design/Business and Bachelor of Design/Information TechnologyMonash University |
2021 |
Board MemberTAFE SA Higher Education Academic Board |
2021 |
Executive MemberAustralian Council of University Art and Design Schools (ACUADS) |
2021 |
International Peer Review CollegiumShe Ji: The Journal of Design, Economics, and Innovation |
2021 |
MemberInternational Design Research Society |
2021 |
Advisory Board MemberArt, Design and Communication in Higher Education Journal, Intellect UK |
2020 |
Board MemberTAFE SA Higher Education Academic Board |
2020 |
Executive MemberAustralian Council of University Art and Design Schools (ACUADS) |
2020 |
International Peer Review CollegiumShe Ji: The Journal of Design, Economics, and Innovation |
2020 |
MemberInternational Design Research Society |
2020 |
Advisory Board MemberArt, Design and Communication in Higher Education Journal, Intellect UK |
2019 |
Board MemberTAFE SA Higher Education Academic Board |
2019 |
Executive MemberAustralian Council of University Art and Design Schools (ACUADS) |
2019 |
International Peer Review CollegiumShe Ji: The Journal of Design, Economics, and Innovation |
2019 |
MemberInternational Design Research Society |
2019 |
Board MemberTAFE SA Higher Education Academic Board |
2018 |
Co-convenorDesign Research Society 2018 International Conference, Ireland |
2018 |
Invited member: Course Advisory Committee: Bachelor of Graphic DesignUniversity of Canberra |
2018 |
Invited to membership of the international Peer Review CollegiumShe Ji: The Journal of Design, Economics, and Innovation |
2018 |
MemberDesign Research Society |
2018 |
MemberInternational Design Research Society |
2018 |
Board MemberTAFE SA Higher Education Academic Board |
2017 |
Invited as expert peer reviewer for the Bachelor of Design (Interaction and Communication Design)School of Art and Design, Auckland University of Technology |
2017 |
Invited member: Course Advisory Committee: Bachelor of Graphic DesignUniversity of Canberra |
2017 |
Invited speakerRMIT Practice Research Symposium |
2017 |
Invited to benchmark the Bachelor of Design Honours (Interactive and Visual Design)Queensland University of Technology. |
2017 |
Invited to membership of the international Peer Review CollegiumShe Ji: The Journal of Design, Economics, and Innovation |
2017 |
MemberDesign Research Society |
2017 |
MemberInternational Design Research Society |
2017 |
Board MemberTAFE SA Higher Education Academic Board |
2016 |
Invited assessor, Student Assessment SchemeInternational Society of Typographic Designers (ISTD) |
2016 |
Invited judge, SA AwardsDesign Institute of Australia (DIA) |
2016 |
Invited member: Course Advisory Committee: Bachelor of Graphic DesignUniversity of Canberra |
2016 |
Invited to membership of the international Peer Review CollegiumShe Ji: The Journal of Design, Economics, and Innovation |
2016 |
MemberInternational Design Research Society |
2016 |
SA Chapter CouncillorAustralian Graphic Design Association (AGDA) |
2016 |
Tutor AwardInternational Society of Typographic Designers (ISTD) |
2016 |
AGDA Council State ChapterAustralian Graphic Design Association (AGDA) |
2015 |
AGDA National Board Sub-Committee, AccreditationAustralian Graphic Design Association (AGDA) |
2015 |
Board MemberTAFE SA Higher Education Academic Board |
2015 |
Invited assessor, Student Assessment SchemeInternational Society of Typographic Designers (ISTD) |
2015 |
Invited judge, SA AwardsDesign Institute of Australia (DIA) |
2015 |
Invited member, Strategic Development Sub-committee on Accreditation for Communication DesignAustralian Graphic Design Association (AGDA) National Board |
2015 |
MemberInternational Design Research Society |
2015 |
SA Chapter CouncillorAustralian Graphic Design Association (AGDA) |
2015 |
Tutor AwardInternational Society of Typographic Designers (ISTD) |
2015 |
Board MemberTAFE SA Higher Education Academic Board |
2014 |
Invited assessor, Student Assessment SchemeInternational Society of Typographic Designers (ISTD) |
2014 |
MemberInternational Design Research Society |
2014 |
SA Chapter CouncillorAustralian Graphic Design Association (AGDA) |
2014 |
Associate MemberDesign Institute of Australia (DIA) |
2013 |
Board MemberTAFE SA Higher Education Academic Board |
2013 |
Invited assessor, Student Assessment SchemeInternational Society of Typographic Designers (ISTD) |
2013 |
Associate MemberDesign Institute of Australia (DIA) |
2012 |
Associate MemberDesign Institute of Australia (DIA) |
2011 |
Board MemberTAFE SA Higher Education Academic Board |
2011 |
Citations for Outstanding Contributions to Student LearningOffice for Learning and Teaching, Department of Education and Training, Australian Government |
2011 |
Board MemberTAFE SA Higher Education Academic Board |
2010 |
MemberDesign Institute of Australia (DIA) |
2010 |
Tutor AwardInternational Society of Typographic Designers (ISTD) |
2010 |
Consultant / designer, City of Playford - Northern Sound System, (Community organisation) , 2006 to 2007
Design as a rhetorical practice, Design education, Design and culture, Critical discourse analysis and design, Critical design practice, Design for wellbeing, Experiential learning
Teaching & student supervision
Supervisions from 2010 shown
| Thesis title | Student status |
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| (Re)construction of cultural identity through everyday life: a reflective practice-based autoethnography of an acculturation journey | Current |
| 111508 - Let's get real: Developing authentic, industry relevant curricula in digital media and journalism | Current |
| From pre-student to student: an investigation into the digital journeys of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) first-year students at regional universities in Australia | Current |
| Creating change: a case study of transformation, from `making greener things¿ towards `design for transitions¿ | Completed |
| 'Not without my iPhone': a critique of design, consumerism, desire and Apple Inc. | Completed |
| Visual [critical design] culture: a critical constructivist approach for visual communication design education in Pakistan | Completed |
