Alexandra Crosby

Professor Alexandra Crosby is a design anthropologist and visual communicator at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS), where she serves as Associate Dean (Teaching and Learning). Her work bridges design practice, environmental humanities, and climate action (SDG13), with a focus on urban wetlands and water-sensitive infrastructure (SDG11).

• Research areas: More-than-human design, recombinant ecologies, decolonization of design
• Education: PhD in International Studies (UTS), BDesign (First Class Honours), BA in International Studies (UTS)

Her research interests include visual communication of artificial wetlands as socioecological systems, design activism with plant allies, and Indigenous methodologies in urban planning. She co-developed the Mapping Edges transdisciplinary studio and leads projects like Repair.Design and Water Stories.

Recent scientific publications focus on AI-supported participatory workshops, photo diagramming techniques for civic ecologies, and decolonizing design through counter-mapping. Her collaborations span Indonesia, Australia, and international contexts.

She has received:

• 2008 Kirk Robson Memorial Award
• 2012 UTS Creative Media Social Justice Award

Crosby supervises PhD students in design anthropology and collaborates with artists like Tega Brain and Jennifer Turpin. She actively writes for The Conversation, M/C Journal, and design publications.