Critical and strategic thinking, aesthetic and conceptual experimentation, media literacy and the power of research drive our teaching and learning. Across the fields of communication design, branded environments, motion design, photomedia and user experience interaction design, our students and staff explore models of designer as author, producer, entrepreneur and innovator in pursuit of design excellence and design’s future.  

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Associate Professor Carolyn Barnes Academic Director, Research and Training +61 3 9214 6579 cbarnes@swinburne.edu.au
Andrew Budge Lecturer; Coordinator of Industry Placement +61 3 9214 4924 abudge@swinburne.edu.au
Anna Caione Academic Tutor acaione@swinburne.edu.au
Dr Jane Connory Deputy Department Chair, Course Director Master of Design, Communication Design Lecturer jconnory@swinburne.edu.au
Dr Dylan Davis Lecturer +61 3 9214 6199 ddavis@swinburne.edu.au
Dr Alison de Kruiff Discipline Leader, UX Interaction Design; Lecturer +61 3 9214 6456 alisondekruiff@swinburne.edu.au
Anthony Elliott  Course Director Communication Design Honours aelliott@swinburne.edu.au
Dr Stuart Favilla Lecturer sfavilla@swinburne.edu.au
Dr Glenn Finley Lecturer gfinley@swinburne.edu.au
Dr Emma Fisher Manager SoDA Accelerator, Lecturer efisher@swinburne.edu.au
Joanna Gardener Lecturer +61 3 9214 6496 jgardener@swinburne.edu.au
Dr Andrew Haig Department Chair; Lecturer +61 3 9214 4807 ahaig@swinburne.edu.au
Associate Professor Stephen Huxley Discipline Leader, Communication Design, Associate Professor +61 3 9214 6909 shuxley@swinburne.edu.au
Dr Andrew Lane Lecturer +61 3 9214 6046 alane@swinburne.edu.au
Lucas Licata Lecturer, Discipline Leader, Motion Design (Acting) +61 3 9214 6155 llicata@swinburne.edu.au
Morganna Magee Discipline Leader, Photomedia; Lecturer mmagee@swinburne.edu.au
Dr James Marshall Senior Lecturer +61 3 9214 6089 jgmarshall@swinburne.edu.au
David McBurney Academic Tutor dmcburney@swinburne.edu.au
Professor Jeni Paay Director, Centre for Design Innovation +61 3 9214 5615 jpaay@swinburne.edu.au
Dr Belinda Paulovich Lecturer +61 3 9214 6503 bpaulovich@swinburne.edu.au
Professor Sonja Pedell Professor +61 3 9214 6079 spedell@swinburne.edu.au
Professor Simone Taffe Professor of Communication Design +61 3 9214 6612 staffe@swinburne.edu.au
Dr Shivani Tyagi Studio Director, Bureau +61 3 9214 6198 styagi@swinburne.edu.au
Dr Adam Walker Academic Tutor adwalker@swinburne.edu.au
Dr Christopher Waller Academic Director Pathways and Partnerships, Lecturer +61 3 9214 6903 cwaller@swinburne.edu.au
Dr Emily Wright Program Coordinator, Bachelor of Design; Lecturer +61 3 9214 6093 emwright@swinburne.edu.au

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