ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS


2018 Doctor of Philosophy
University of South Australia

2009 Bachelor of Visual Communication (Honours)
First Class, University of South Australia

1991 Bachelor of Visual Communication (previously Graphic Design)
University of South Australia

FUNDING


Australian Postgraduate Award PhD Scholarship (three years)

Student Experience Grant: Career Development through Industry Tours (2017)

Division of Education Arts and Social Sciences Teaching and Learning Initiative Grant funding (Design Thinking and Inquiry Based Learning: Collaborative Network and Strategic Projects) titled Co-designing an authentic teaching feedback tool for application in primary and secondary school contexts (2017)

JOURNAL ARTICLES

Donovan, D. (2016) 'How children represent sustainable consumption through participatory action research and co-design of visual narratives', International Journal of Consumer Studies, vol. 40, no. 5, pp. 562–574.

Donovan, D. and Mignone, J. (2013) ‘Have cake and eat it too? A critique of contemporary consumption practices through edible artifice’, Critique Conference, University of South Australia, 65–77.

Donovan, D. (2009) ‘Investigative graphic design: a direction addressing the imbalance of corporate and independent production of visual materials in the Australian graphic design community’, Visual: design: scholarship research journal of the Australian Graphic Design Association vol. 4, no. 1, pp. 4–12.

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

Innovative learning opportunities through interdisciplinary collaboration, University of South Australia Teaching and Learning Symposium, Teaching Innovation Unit, co-written and co-presented with Karen Inwood, School of Education (2018).

Have cake and eat it too? A critique of contemporary consumption practices through edible artifice, co-written and co-presented with Jo Mignone, Critique Conference, Adelaide, (2013).

Creating desire…for less! Communicating notions of sustainable consumption,
XIX International Conference of the Society for Human Ecology jointly with IV International Conference on Sustainability Science in Asia, Australian National University, (2013).

TEACHING AWARDS

High Achievement in Student Evaluation Attainment Award Postgraduate Teaching (2016)

UNISA RESEARCH CENTRE MEMBER

  • Design Research for Health and Wellbeing: Research Cluster (2019)

  • National Enterprise for Rural Community Wellbeing (2019, 2018)

  • Centre for Social Change (2018-2015)

  • Zero Waste SA Research Centre for Sustainable Design and Behaviour

  • Design for Social Innovation and Sustainability (DESIS) network (2013)

INVITED PEER REVIEWER

  • The International Journal of Consumer Studies (2019-2014)

  • The International Journal of Food Design (2017)

INVITED ASSESSMENT PANEL MEMBER

  • Master of Design (2018-2016)

  • Master of Visual Art and Creative Practice-Design (2016-2015)

  • Bachelor of Visual Communication Illustration Design (2014-2009)

  • Bachelor of Visual Communication Graphic Design (2014-2011)

  • Fisher Jeffries Barristers and Solicitors Commission (2018, 2016, 2012)

  • Through the Lens: Seniors Card photographic competition and exhibition (2016)

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP

  • Australian Graphic Design Association Council Member:
    SA chapter, Education Portfolio (2019-2018, 2009 and 2002)