Sandra Thibodeaux

Dr. Sandra Thibodeaux is a Lecturer in Social Science at Charles Darwin University, holding a joint appointment in the Faculty of Arts and Society's Humanities and Social Sciences department. An award-winning playwright and poet, she has over 10 years of academic experience teaching literature, communications, creative writing, and cultural capabilities.

Her research explores Australian-Indonesian relations, Darwin's wartime history, women in Western art, and postcolonial narratives. Current work includes developing Genius, a dark comedy inspired by Artemisia Gentileschi, for which she received a 2022 BR Whiting Residency in Rome.

Honors include:

• Three-time winner of NT Literary Awards
• Shortlisted for Griffin, Patrick White, and Green Room awards