Associate ProfessorJo Raphael

"Drama is both art and pedagogy. It is also a fundamental and highly
accessible way in which human beings make meaning and as such, has much to
contribute to arts-based inquiry research methodologies. I am driven by a desire to enable others to
understand the transformative possibilities of drama and theatre, and the
potential all the arts offer, to explore and explain the world in which we live."

Dr Jo Raphael is a lecturer in drama education who teaches drama education in
Deakin's graduate and undergraduate education courses. She remains active as a
teacher/director in school and community settings. Jo is Artistic Director of Fusion Theatre, an
inclusive community-based theatre company. She has wide experience in applied drama and theatre with a commitment to working in communities of disadvantage and disability.
Jo has won multiple awards for her teaching and has been awarded for her extensive contributions to her
professional community. She was awarded Senior Fellow of the Higher Education
Academy, the Drama Australia President's Award in 2018, and was made Life Member of Drama Victoria in 2019.
Her publications span the areas of arts curriculum and pedagogy, drama for learning across the curriculum, teacher education, inclusive education and teaching for diversity.

Research Groups
The Centre for Regenerating Futures (Co-director)
Arts, Activism and the Anthropocene Research strand
Intergenerational Learning for Ecological Justice Research strand
Decolonising Knowledges and Practices Research strand