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Ceridwen Owen
Ceridwen Owen
Course Coordinator (B.Des)
Architecture & Design
Room IC113 , Architecture and Design
Dr Ceridwen Owen is a Senior Lecturer and Deputy Head of the School of Architecture & Design. She teaches in design and research in the Master of Architecture and researches in the fields of sustainable architecture and inclusive design, with a particular focus on design and Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).
Biography
Ceridwen completed her architectural qualifications at the Edinburgh College of Art (1st Class Hons 1991) and the Mackintosh School in Glasgow (Postgraduate Diploma 1993). After moving to Australia she worked in practice for several years in the area of sustainable architecture before commencing her Doctorate at the University of Melbourne in 1999. Following the completion of her Doctorate, Ceridwen joined the University of Tasmania in 2005 where she continues to explore sustainability, particularly as it relates to practices of social inclusion, in her research and teaching. Ceridwen is also a registered practising architect in Tasmania and a partner with Core Collective Architects, with whom she recently completed a pro bono project for a children's hostel in north India for the charity Tong-len.
Career summary
Qualifications
| Degree | Thesis Title | University | Country | Date of Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PhD | The Green Field: the sub-culture of sustainable architecture | University of Melbourne | Australia | 2004 |
| DipArch | Mackintosh School of Architecture/Glasgow University | Scotland | 1993 | |
| BArch (Hons First Class) | Edinburgh College of Art/Heriot-Watt University | Scotland | 1991 |
Memberships
Professional practice
- 2015 - : Australian Institute of Architects (AIA) – Education Committee (Tasmania)
- 2014 - : Honorary Secretary, Association of Architecture Schools Australasia
- 2012: Chair, AIA Tasmanian State Architecture Awards Juror
- 2011 - : AIA representative on National Visiting Panels for accreditation of architecture programs
- 2008 - 2010: AIA Chapter Council Member (Tasmanian Chapter)
- 2007 - 2011: Architects for Peace, Editor, AFP Editorials
- 2005 - 2015: Australian Institute of Architects – Sustainability Committee (Tasmania)
- 1999 - : Architects Registration Board (Victoria and Tasmania – registered architect)
Administrative expertise
Ceridwen has been the Deputy Head of School since January 2012 and Program Director for Architecture since 2010. She also co-established and ran an architectural practice, Core Collective, prior to becoming a full-time academic.
Teaching
Architectural Design, Design Research, Sustainability, Inclusive Design, Design and Autism Spectrum Disorder, Design and Dementia, Design and Wellbeing, Informal Urbanism
Teaching expertise
Ceridwen teaches design studio and research subjects in the Master of Architecture. She leads specialised studios in design and autism, as well as studios emphasising participatory design practices. One of these studios, focused on design in informal settlements, has been published in the Journal of Architectural Education. As Program Director for Architecture, Ceridwen has been responsible for leading curriculum development in the architecture program, including the expansion of the research program and development of specialisations in the Master of Architecture. She is currently supervising several PhD candidates investigating the relationship between well-being and the physical environment.
Teaching responsibility
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Expertise
- Architecture
- Architectural Design
- Inclusive Design
- Participatory Design
- Design and Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Sustainable Architecture
- Design and Mapping
- Photo voice
Research Themes
Ceridwen's research aligns to the University's research themes of Creativity, Culture and Society and Better Health. Her broad field of research interest is concerned with the relationship between sustainability and architectural theory and practice. Her thesis explored the complex and contested understandings of sustainability and how it operates as a form of symbolic capital within the field of architecture. Her current research focuses on inclusive design, with a particular focus on design and Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). She recently completed a pilot project in collaboration with Ms McCann from the School of Health Sciences on experiences of home from the perspective of carers of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. She is currently leading a multi-disciplinary research project funded by the National Centre for Student Equity in Higher Education (NCSEHE) to target improvements in support for higher education students with ASD with collaborators from health, education and disability services. She has an interest in visual-based research methods, including photovoice, which she has employed on a number of projects to explore experiential aspects of place. She also has an interest in the field of critical cartography and mapping as a form of participatory practice.
Awards
- 2008: Best Paper Award for Excellence from the International Journal of Environmental, Cultural, Economic and Social Sustainability
- 1999 - 2002: Australian Post-graduate Award Scholarship
Current projects
National Centre for Student Equity in Higher Education (NCSEHE) funded project: 'Supporting Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder in Higher Education'.
This project targets improvements in support for higher education students with Autism Spectrum Disorder in light of the substantive existing and anticipated future growth of this population, and the failure of existing supports to meet their complex and unique needs. It identifies opportunities to enhance support within a unique holistic model integrating disability services, built environment design factors and pedagogical innovations. The research employs a mixed methods design including primary data collection of students' experiences via photovoice. A key outcome of the research is a proposed framework of support and delivery in the context of the National Disability Insurance Scheme.
Fields of Research
- Architectural Design (120101)
- Architecture (120199)
- Building Science and Techniques (120202)
- Architectural History and Theory (120103)
- Architectural Science and Technology (incl. Acoustics, Lighting, Structure and Ecologically Sustainable Design) (120104)
- Environmental Sciences (059999)
- Design Innovation (120302)
- Interior Design (120106)
- Urban Analysis and Development (120507)
- Built Environment and Design (129999)
- Care for Disabled (111703)
- Health and Community Services (111708)
- Mental Health Nursing (111005)
- Social Policy (160512)
- Urban Policy (160514)
- Special Education and Disability (130312)
- Religion and Society (220405)
- Primary Health Care (111717)
- Multicultural, Intercultural and Cross-cultural Studies (200209)
- Curriculum and Pedagogy (130299)
- Residential Client Care (111718)
- Aged Care Nursing (111001)
- Health Promotion (111712)
- Tourist Behaviour and Visitor Experience (150606)
Research Objectives
- Environmental Education and Awareness (960703)
- Expanding Knowledge in Built Environment and Design (970112)
- The Creative Arts (incl. Graphics and Craft) (950104)
- Construction (879999)
- Environment (969999)
- Environmentally Sustainable Construction (879899)
- Cultural Understanding (959999)
- Pedagogy (930201)
- Disability and Functional Capacity (920403)
- Ability and Disability (940101)
- Learner and Learning Achievement (930101)
- Health Education and Promotion (920205)
- Tourism (900399)
- Environmental and Natural Resource Evaluation (960699)
- Child Health (920501)
- Special Needs Education (939907)
- Carer Health (920202)
- Health and Support Services (920299)
- Religion and Society (950404)
- Education and Training Systems (930599)
- School/Institution Community and Environment (930402)
- Education and Training (939999)
- Equity and Access to Education (939903)
- Behaviour and Health (920401)
- International Relations (940399)
- Health Policy Evaluation (920208)
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Development and Welfare (940102)
- Health (929999)
Publications
Ceridwen's publications explore issues of sustainability in architectural theory and practice and inclusive and participatory design in the context of disability (particularly Autism Spectrum Disorder), housing design, studio learning and teaching and visual-based methods of mapping and photovoice.
Total publications
53
Highlighted publications
(3 outputs)| Year | Type | Citation | Altmetrics |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Journal Article | Owen C, McCann D, 'Transforming Home: parents' experiences of caring for children on the autism spectrum in Tasmania, Australia', Housing Studies pp. 1-26. ISSN 0267-3037 (2017) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1080/02673037.2017.1390075 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Web of Science - 5 Co-authors: McCann D | |
| 2013 | Journal Article | Owen C, Dovey K, Raharjo W, 'Teaching informal urbanism: simulating informal settlement practices in the design studio', Journal of Architectural Education, 67, (2) pp. 214-223. ISSN 1046-4883 (2013) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1080/10464883.2013.817164 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 6Web of Science - 6 | |
| 2008 | Journal Article | Owen C, Dovey K, 'Fields of Sustainable Architecture', The Journal of Architecture, 13, (1) pp. 9-21. ISSN 1360-2365 (2008) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1080/13602360701865373 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 16Web of Science - 15 |
Journal Article
(22 outputs)| Year | Citation | Altmetrics |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | King S, Owen C, 'A decade of radical pedagogy: Barry McNeill and environmental design in Tasmania, 1969-79', Fabrications, 28, (3) pp. 303-330. ISSN 1033-1867 (2018) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1080/10331867.2018.1507319 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 1Web of Science - 1 Co-authors: King S | |
| 2017 | Owen C, McCann D, 'Transforming Home: parents' experiences of caring for children on the autism spectrum in Tasmania, Australia', Housing Studies pp. 1-26. ISSN 0267-3037 (2017) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1080/02673037.2017.1390075 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Web of Science - 5 Co-authors: McCann D | |
| 2016 | Lorrimar-Shanks J, Owen C, 'A critical approach to ecological urbanism in Hong Kong', International Journal of Urban Sustainable Development, 8, (2) pp. 110-125. ISSN 1756-5723 (2016) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1080/19463138.2015.1083436 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 1 | |
| 2016 | Techau D, Owen C, Paton D, Fay MR, 'Buildings, brains and behaviour - towards an affective neuroscience of architecture: the hedonic impact of sustainable work environments on occupant well-being', World Health Design, January pp. 24-37. ISSN 1654-9694 (2016) [Professional, Refereed Article] Co-authors: Fay MR | |
| 2015 | Owen C, Lorrimar-Shanks J, 'Framing the field: the award for sustainable architecture', Arts, 4, (2) pp. 34-48. ISSN 2076-0752 (2015) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.3390/arts4020034 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Web of Science - 1 Co-authors: Lorrimar-Shanks J | |
| 2013 | Owen C, Dovey K, Raharjo W, 'Teaching informal urbanism: simulating informal settlement practices in the design studio', Journal of Architectural Education, 67, (2) pp. 214-223. ISSN 1046-4883 (2013) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1080/10464883.2013.817164 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 6Web of Science - 6 | |
| 2012 | Owen CM, 'Modest Craft', Architecture Australia, 101, (2) pp. 34-38. ISSN 0003-8725 (2012) [Professional, Non Refereed Article] | |
| 2012 | Owen CM, 'Pro Bono Publico', Architecture Australia, 101, (3) pp. 84-86. ISSN 0003-8725 (2012) [Professional, Non Refereed Article] | |
| 2008 | Fay MR, Owen CM, 'Conversion of a Heritage Listed Industrial Building - UTAS School of Architecture and Design', BEDP Environment Design Guide, CAS 53, (August) pp. 1 - 11. ISSN 1442-5017 (2008) [Refereed Article] Co-authors: Fay MR | |
| 2008 | Owen C, Dovey K, 'Fields of Sustainable Architecture', The Journal of Architecture, 13, (1) pp. 9-21. ISSN 1360-2365 (2008) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1080/13602360701865373 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 16Web of Science - 15 | |
| 2008 | Owen CM, 'Architecture Between the Culture-Nature Dualism: A case study of Geoffrey Bawa's Kandalama Hotel', Archnet-IJAR, International Journal of Architectural Research, 2, (1) pp. 40-56. ISSN 1994-6961 (2008) [Refereed Article] | |
| 2008 | Owen CM, 'Making the sustainable affordable: three housing projects', Architectural Review Australia, (104) pp. 58-63. ISSN 1323-367X (2008) [Professional, Non Refereed Article] | |
| 2007 | Owen CM, 'The University of Tasmania's new School of Architecture', Architecture Australia, 96, (4) pp. 76-85. ISSN 0003-8725 (2007) [Professional, Non Refereed Article] | |
| 2007 | Owen CM, 'Regenerative Tourism - Re-placing the Design of Ecotourism Facilities', The International Journal of Environmental, Cultural, Economic & Social Sustainability, 3, (2) pp. 175 - 181. ISSN 1832-2077 (2007) [Refereed Article] | |
| 2007 | Owen CM, 'Regenerative Tourism: A Case Study of the Resort Town Yulara', Open House International, 32, (4) pp. 42-53. ISSN 0168-2601 (2007) [Refereed Article] | |
| 2006 | Owen CM, 'Reaching for the stars', Architecture Australia, 95, (6) pp. 113-116. ISSN 0003-8725 (2006) [Professional, Non Refereed Article] | |
| 2005 | Owen CM, 'Status Anxiety: A brief history of the national sustainable architecture awards', Architectural Review Australia, (92) pp. 82-03. ISSN 1323-367X (2005) [Professional, Non Refereed Article] | |
| 2005 | Owen CM, 'Sustaining EDG(E)', Architecture Austalia, 94, (4) pp. 32. ISSN 0003-8725 (2005) [Professional, Non Refereed Article] | |
| 2004 | Oppenheim D, Owen CM, White G, 'Outside the Square: Integrating wind into urban environments', reFocus - The International Renewable Energy Magazine, (May/June) pp. 32-35. ISSN 1471-0846 (2004) [Professional, Non Refereed Article] | |
| 2003 | Owen CM, 'Kensington Townhouse', Architect Victoria, (Winter) pp. 4-5. ISSN 1329-1254 (2003) [Professional, Non Refereed Article] | |
| 2001 | Owen CM, 'Implementing Ecologically Sustainable Development', Environment Design Guide, 2001, (GEN 40) ISSN 1442-5017 (2001) [Refereed Article] | |
| 2001 | Treloar G, Owen CM, Fay MR, 'Environmental assessment of rammed earth construction systems', Structural Survey, 19, (2) pp. 99-105. ISSN 0263-080X (2001) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1108/02630800110393680 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 21 Co-authors: Fay MR |
Book
(1 outputs)| Year | Citation | Altmetrics |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Owen C, 'Design across the Spectrum: Play Spaces', School of Architecture and Design, University of Tasmania, Launceston, Tasmania, pp. 37. ISBN 9781862958746 (2016) [Authored Other Book] |
Chapter in Book
(1 outputs)| Year | Citation | Altmetrics |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Owen CM, 'Contentious ground: The image in the field of architecture', Imaging Sustainability, RMIT Publishing, Helen Lewis and Chris Ryan (ed), Melbourne, pp. 25 - 34. ISBN 1-921166-25-8 (2006) [Research Book Chapter] |
Conference Publication
(13 outputs)| Year | Citation | Altmetrics |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Owen CM, McCann DE, 'Supporting students with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in higher education through the design of the built environment', XI Autism-Europe International Congress Conference Programme, 16-18 September 2016, Edinburgh, Scotland, pp. session S17. (2016) [Conference Extract] Co-authors: McCann DE | |
| 2013 | Owen Ceridwen, McCann Damhnat, 'Picturing home: self-directed photography as a lens to explore the home environment in the care of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder', 7th Australasian Housing Researchers' Conference: Refereed Proceedings, 6-8 February 2013, Fremantle, Australia, pp. 1-18. ISBN 978-0-646-90922-6 (2013) [Refereed Conference Paper] Co-authors: McCann Damhnat | |
| 2013 | Owen Ceridwen, Norrie Helen, 'Advanced design research: exploring the teaching research nexus', Designing Education: Proceedings of the 7th International Conference of the Association of Architecture Schools of Australasia, 3-5 October 2013, Melbourne, Australia, pp. 222-237. ISBN 9781921994296 (2013) [Refereed Conference Paper] Co-authors: Norrie Helen | |
| 2011 | Fay R, Owen C, ''Home' in the Aged Care Institution: Authentic or Ersatz', Proceedings AicE-Bs 2011 Famagusta, 7-9 December 2011, North Cyprus, pp. 33-43. ISSN 1877-0428 (2011) [Keynote Presentation] Co-authors: Fay R | |
| 2011 | Owen C, Bates L, Comino C, 'Shack as a Mirror of Selves', Proceedings of the 5th Australasian Housing Researchers' Conference, 17-19 November 2010, Auckland, New Zealand, pp. 1-14. ISBN 9780473201500 (2011) [Refereed Conference Paper] Co-authors: Bates L; Comino C | |
| 2011 | Owen C, Roberts W, 'Cartographic Narratives of Launceston: An Investigation into the Boundaries of Mapping in Architecture', Proceedings of the 2011 International Conference of the Association of Architecture Schools of Australasia, 18 - 21 September 2011, Geelong, Australia, pp. 120-130. ISBN 9780958192552 (2011) [Refereed Conference Paper] Co-authors: Roberts W | |
| 2009 | Owen CM, Hes D, 'Regenerative Design: negotiating the culture-nature divide', Sustainable Theory: Theorizing sustainability. Proceedings of the 2009 International Conference of the Association of Architecture Schools of Australasia, 4 & 5 September 2009, Wellington, New Zealand EJ ISBN 978-0-475-12346-6 (2009) [Refereed Conference Paper] | |
| 2008 | Howard P, Hes D, Owen CM, 'Exploring principles of regenerative tourism in a community driven ecotourism development in the Torres Strait Islands', Proceedings of the 2008 World Sustainable Building Conference, 21-25 September 2008, Melbourne, pp. 1774-1781. ISBN 978-0-646-50372-1 (2008) [Refereed Conference Paper] | |
| 2008 | Owen CM, 'Architecture in the Wilderness: Reconceptualising place through interpretive environments', Proceedings of the 2008 World Sustainable Building Conference, 21-25 September 2008, Melbourne, pp. 394-401. ISBN 978-0-646-50372-1 (2008) [Refereed Conference Paper] | |
| 2005 | Owen CM, 'Judging Sustainability: The award for sustainable architecture', Fabricating Sustainability: Proceedings ANZAScA, 17 - 19 November 2005, Victoria University of Wellington, pp. 12. ISBN 978 0 473 11471 8 (2005) [Refereed Conference Paper] | |
| 2002 | Owen CM, '(Re)valuing Green Architecture: An argument for heteronomy', Proceedings of the 19th International Conference of Passive and Low Energy Architecture (PLEA) 2002, July 2002, Toulouse, pp. 1-6. (2002) [Non Refereed Conference Paper] | |
| 2000 | Owen CM, 'Life Cycle Design Thinking: An Ecological Approach to the Architectural Design Process', Shaping the Sustainable Millennium - Collaborative Approaches, 5-7 July 2000, Brisbane EJ ISBN 1 86435 487 9 (2000) [Refereed Conference Paper] | |
| 1999 | Owen CM, Treloar G, Fay MR, 'Embodied Energy Assessment of Tammed Earth', Plug in - Solar '99, 1-3 December 1999, Geelong EJ ISBN 0-9586-192-04 (1999) [Refereed Conference Paper] Co-authors: Fay MR |
Contract Report, Consultant's Report
(1 outputs)| Year | Citation | Altmetrics |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Owen C, McCann D, Rayner C, Devereaux C, Sheehan F, et al., 'Supporting students with autism spectrum disorder in higher education', National Centre for Student Equity in Higher Education, Hobart, TAS (2016) [Contract Report] Co-authors: McCann D; Rayner C; Devereaux C; Sheehan F; Quarmby L |
Other Creative Work
(1 outputs)| Year | Citation | Altmetrics |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Owen CM, 'Manual: Inscriptions of the everyday', SASA Gallery, Adelaide, SA, pp. 6 (2013) [Catalogue] |
Thesis
(1 outputs)| Year | Citation | Altmetrics |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Owen CM, 'The Green Field: The (sub) culture of sustainable architecture' (2003) [PhD] |
Entry
(1 outputs)| Year | Citation | Altmetrics |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Owen CM, 'Sustainable Architecture', The Encyclopedia of Australian Architecture, Philip Goad & Julie Willis (ed), Melbourne, 1, pp. 667-668 (2012) [Entry] |
Other Public Output
(12 outputs)| Year | Citation | Altmetrics |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Owen CM, 'The Small House', Greenhouse Living, Grass Roots Publishing Pty Ltd, Seymour, 8, Autumn (2001) [Magazine Article] | |
| 2001 | Owen CM, 'How to Build Green (Part 1)', Greenhouse Living, Grass Roots Publishing Pty Ltd, Seymour, 8, Autumn (2001) [Magazine Article] | |
| 2001 | Owen CM, 'My Green House', Greenhouse Living, Grass Roots Publishing Pty Ltd, Seymour, 11, Summer (2001) [Magazine Article] | |
| 2001 | Owen CM, 'How to Build Green (Part 3)', Greenhouse Living, Grass Roots Publishing Pty Ltd, Seymour, 11, Summer (2001) [Magazine Article] | |
| 2001 | Owen CM, 'How to Build Green (Part 2)', Greenhouse Living, Grass Roots Publishing Pty Ltd, Seymour, 10, Spring (2001) [Magazine Article] | |
| 2000 | Owen CM, 'Water Wise!', Greenhouse Living, Grass Roots Publishing Pty Ltd, Seymour, 7, Summer (2000) [Magazine Article] | |
| 2000 | Owen CM, 'Building with Environmentally Appropriate Materials', Greenhouse Living, Grass Roots Publishing Pty Ltd, Seymour, 6, Spring (2000) [Magazine Article] | |
| 2000 | Owen CM, 'A Consumer's Guide to: Eco-saving Appliances', Greenhouse Living, Grass Roots Publishing Pty Ltd, Seymour, 4, Autumn (2000) [Magazine Article] | |
| 2000 | Owen CM, 'Reduce, Reuse, Renovate', Greenhouse Living, Grass Roots Publishing Pty Ltd, Seymour, 5, Winter (2000) [Magazine Article] | |
| 1999 | Owen CM, 'Winter Efficiency in the Home', Greenhouse Living, Grass Roots Publishing Pty Ltd, Seymour, 1, May (1999) [Magazine Article] | |
| 1999 | Owen CM, 'Healthy House', Greenhouse Living, Grass Roots Publishing Pty Ltd, Seymour, 1, Spring (1999) [Magazine Article] | |
| 1999 | Owen CM, 'Naturally Cool House', Greenhouse Living, Grass Roots Publishing Pty Ltd, Seymour, 1, Summer (1999) [Magazine Article] |
Grants & Funding
Funding Summary
Number of grants
7
Total funding
Projects
- Description
- This project seeks to address the implications of new and emerging Assistive Technologies (AT) for older people and those living with a disability by focusing on the social and economic benefits and opportunities of AT potentially supporting independent living and the ability for people to age at home.
- Funding
- Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute ($149,854)
- Scheme
- Grant-Research Project
- Administered By
- University of New South Wales
- Research Team
- Bridge C; Owen CM; Faulkner D; Zmudzki F; Huang T
- Year
- 2019
- Description
- This project seeks to advance inclusion in early learning settings through the design of the built environment. The final outcome of the project will be a constructed design at Lilydale District Primary School Kindergarten.
- Funding
- Arts Tasmania ($17,900)
- Scheme
- Public Arts Commission
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Owen CM; Wells JJ
- Period
- 2019 - 2020
- Description
- The University of Tasmania is beginning a journey to shift the focus of the Hobart campuses from Sandy Bay into the Hobart CBD. One of the first steps on this journey is to improve the public landscape and integration of the Melville Street student accommodation through a community garden.
- Funding
- University of Tasmania ($50,000)
- Scheme
- null
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Marsh P; Kendal DJ; Flies E; Jones PJ; Owen CM; Byrne JA
- Year
- 2019
- Description
- Realist evaluation of a hub and spokes service delivery model operated by the North West Tasmania Autism Specific Early Learning and Care Centre (ASELCC), and validation of a readiness assessment tool.
- Funding
- St Giles Society ($181,020)
- Scheme
- Contract Research
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- McCann DE; Fordyce K; Quarmby L; Cross DMG; Cheek CG; Stephens MJ; Owen CM; Allen PL
- Period
- 2016 - 2018
- Description
- This project addresses the complex support needs of higher education students with an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in the context of the substantive anticipated future growth of this population. The research adopts an innovative holistic framework that uniquely positions disability support in concert with pedagogical innovations and built environment design and considers the full academic pathway. It employs a mixed methods design including primary data collection of students experiences via photovoice. A key outcome is a proposed framework to enhance support considering the opportunities of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS).
- Funding
- National Centre for Student Equity in Higher Education, Curtin University ($29,124)
- Scheme
- Grant
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Owen CM; McCann DE; Rayner CS; Quarmby L; Devereaux CJ; Sheehan FK
- Year
- 2015
- Funding
- University of Tasmania ($1,500)
- Scheme
- Grant-Conference Support Scheme
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Owen CM
- Year
- 2013
- Funding
- University of Tasmania ($5,000)
- Scheme
- Grant-Research Enhancement (REGS)
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Owen CM; McCann DE
- Year
- 2011
Research Supervision
Ceridwen is currently supervising HDR candidates in the areas of design and autism, dementia, wellbeing, sustainability and architectural pedagogy. She currently has limited supervision capacity but would be interested in supervising candidates in her core area of research in design and Autism Spectrum Disorder or inclusive design encompassing participatory visual-based research methods. She would also be interested in acting as a co-supervisor on inter-disciplinary teams in her broader research field.
Current
5
Completed
5
Current
| Degree | Title | Commenced |
|---|---|---|
| PhD | Experiences of Public Space Built Environment Connectedness and the Autism Spectrum | 2014 |
| PhD | Environments to Decrease Loneliness amongst People with Intellectual Disability | 2017 |
| PhD | Mapping and Intervening in the Local: Bruny Island in the anthropocene | 2018 |
| PhD | Designing for Happiness: How the integration of nature within built environments can lead to a higher sense of wellbeing | 2019 |
| Masters | Pre-School Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and the Challenging Daily Transition from School to Home Environments | 2020 |
Completed
| Degree | Title | Completed |
|---|---|---|
| PhD | New City Streets: The role of urban rail trails in the social and economic vitality of cities Candidate: Lee Stephen Roberts | 2019 |
| PhD | The Changing Paradigms of Contemporary Consumerism: Sustainability, adaptation and spatial tactics for shopping scapes Candidate: Kirsten Janet Helena Mate | 2019 |
| PhD | Lived Experiences and the Design Implications for Living and Dying with Dementia in Residential Aged Care Facilities Candidate: Karen Therese Kennedy | 2019 |
| PhD | Restorying Ecological Urbanism in Hong Kong Candidate: Jennifer Lorrimar-Shanks | 2013 |
| PhD | Constructed Landscapes of the Ancient Greek Mind: Archai, Ethos and the Self Candidate: Anna Louise Hooper | 2012 |