Associate ProfessorPaul Venzo

Associate Professor

Faculty of Arts and Education/School of Communication and Creative Arts

  • Associate Professor
    Faculty of Arts and Education/School of Communication and Creative Arts
  • +61 3 556 33210 (Work)
  • Geelong Waurn Ponds Campus, 75 Pigdons Road, Waurn Ponds, Victoria 3216

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Paul's interdisciplinary research interests include literature for children and young adults, sexuality and gender, poetry and poetics, translation, and Italian language and culture. As part of his ongoing collaboration with colleagues in SEBE, he is the co-author of the children's picture book The Great Southern Reef, published by CSIRO: dedicated to promoting ocean literacy in young readers.

GRANTS

  • INTERNAL GRANT
    Enhancing a picture book intervention to increase children’s vegetable intakes, in home and ECEC settings
    Strategic Funding for Multidisciplinary Research AND Deakin Science and Society Network, competitive internal grants1 Jan 2026 - 1 Dec 2026
    People funded by this grant:
  • GRANT
    Improving Ocean Literacy in Port Phillip Bay Primary Schools
    30 Jun 2023 - 30 Jun 2025
    People funded by this grant:
    Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action Port Philip Bay Fund 90 719 052 204 - GA-F37514-2878 - $89,265.00
  • GRANT
    Student application - Raising awareness of the Australia's Great Southern Reef in primary schools using children's literature through a professional development program for teachers.
    1 Apr 2021 - 31 Aug 2023
    People funded by this grant:
    PADI Foundation Research Grants - $3,993.04
  • GRANT
    DeakinSeaEd: marine education resources for children
    1 Oct 2019 - 31 Dec 2019
    People funded by this grant:
    Gwen & Edna Jones Foundation - $5,000.00
  • GRANT
    DeakinSeaEd: marine education resources for children
    1 Oct 2019 - 31 Dec 2019
    People funded by this grant:
    The Ray & Joyce Uebergang Foundation - $5,000.00