Katherine Moline

Associate Professor Katherine Moline is an art and design scholar at UNSW, specializing in the intersection of technology and society. She holds appointments as Deputy Director of the National Facility for Human Robot Interaction (Research and Engagement) and serves on multiple advisory committees including the Community of Practice Queer, Trans and Intersex (CoPQTI). Her work bridges design research, critical theory, and socially engaged practices, with a focus on menopause, data imaginaries, and experimental methodologies.

Education: PhD (Art History and Theory, UNSW, 2012), Master of Design (University of Technology Sydney, 1996), Parsons School of Design (1990), and multiple degrees from Sydney College of Arts (University of Sydney).

Research Interests: Design history, critical design, co-design methodologies, socially engaged art, and the ethics of emerging technologies. Recent projects include 'Reimagining Menopause' (2024), 'The Invisible Threshold' soft robot installation (2022-2024), and 'Data Imaginary: Fears and Fantasies' exhibition (2021).

Grants & Awards: ACUADS Excellence in Research Award (2024), ARC & NHMRC grants, and funding from Australia Council for the Arts, Alastair Swayn Foundation, and Maridulu Budyari Gumal SPHERE initiative. Supervision highlights include over 20 completed PhD/Master's students with awards like the Dean’s Award for Research Excellence (2009).