Catherine Gough-Brady

Dr Catherine Gough-Brady serves as Senior Lecturer and Course Co-ordinator for the Bachelor of Screen Production at Edith Cowan University's School of Arts and Humanities. An award-winning documentary filmmaker, she has produced six ABC TV documentary series (including Legal Briefs 2016 and Ethics Matters 2017) and 11 ABC Radio National features, with her most recent work being the 2022 ABC TV program The Communicator.

Education

• Doctor of Philosophy, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, 2021
• Graduate Diploma in Film and Television, The University of Melbourne, 1997

Research Interests

Her scholarship examines the relational dynamics of documentary production through post-humanist and feminist theoretical lenses, emphasizing ethical considerations in non-fiction filmmaking. Current investigations focus on how global crises reshape creative processes, the spatial dimensions of feminist narratives, and collaborative screen practices across cultural boundaries. Her 2023 co-edited volume Constructing the Real exemplifies her commitment to bridging theoretical frameworks with practical filmmaking.

Research Output Trends

Publications from 2022-2024 reveal consistent exploration of feminist documentary methodologies and pandemic-era production challenges. Outputs span journal articles (Media Practice and Education), book chapters, and creative works demonstrating interdisciplinary engagement with film studies, gender theory, and environmental communication. Key recurring themes include ethical decision-making in filmmaking, narrative construction under constraint, and cross-cultural collaboration in screen production.

Supervision

Currently serving as Associate Supervisor for a PhD candidate researching Visual arts practice and climate change: Reimagining endangered flora in Australia, she mentors emerging scholars in practice-led research. While no completed supervisions are documented, her active role in guiding doctoral work reflects her investment in developing next-generation screen practitioners through applied research methodologies.