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Dr Fiona Gregory is a Senior Lecturer in Literary Studies at Monash University's Faculty of Arts, specializing in theatre historiography and actress studies. She teaches across Literary Studies and Critical Performance Studies programs, emphasizing interdisciplinary approaches. Her research focuses on the intersections of performance, mental health, and celebrity, with a monograph Actresses and Mental Illness: Histrionic Heroines (2019) earning an Honourable Mention in the Rob Jordan Prize. Gregory holds fellowships from Indiana University and Emory University, and contributes to global issues like stigma reduction and aging through her work on touring performers and digital archives.
Education & Fellowships:
- Everett Helm Visiting Fellowship (Lilly Library, Indiana University, 2016)
- Rose Library Fellowship (Emory University, 2020)
Research Interests: Explores actress agency in mental health narratives, historical performance practices, and celebrity advocacy for stigmatized conditions. Current projects include tuberculosis among touring performers and digital recovery of past performance techniques.
Awards & Recognition:
- Rob Jordan Prize Honourable Mention (2019)
- Competitive international fellowships
Teaching & Supervision: Offers guidance in Shakespearean studies, health humanities, and 19th-century literature. Co-developed the Warwick-Monash co-teaching initiative using portal pedagogy.
Labs/Teams: Engages with digital archives and global citizenship projects through collaborations like Gender, Performance and Global Citizenship: Actresses' Tours of Australia (1920s–1960s).
