Kerrie Davies

Kerrie Davies is a Researcher at the University of New South Wales (UNSW Sydney) within the Faculty of Arts, Design and Architecture. She serves as Program Director for the Masters of Journalism and Communication and PR & Advertising (2021-2024), and has created immersive media subjects for both undergraduate and postgraduate programs.

As a recognized expert in life writing and creative nonfiction, her research explores intersections between new media like virtual reality and traditional biographical forms. She has authored the experimental hybrid biography A Wife's Heart (2017) and will publish a speculative biography with Allen & Unwin in 2025. Her work appears in Life Writing, Literary Journalism Studies, and The Conversation.

Research interests include speculative biography, digital life-writing, and gendered media narratives. Her recent publications examine topics ranging from undercover colonial journalism to literary marriage dynamics, with a focus on Australian cultural contexts. She supervises PhD projects in creative nonfiction and has presented at major literary festivals across Australia.

Teaching responsibilities include Virtual Reality Documentaries (MDIA 2013), News Fundamentals (MDIA 1004), and Masters Online Publication Practice. Professional experience includes over a decade in national media outlets like The Weekend Australian and Vogue Australia. Contact: k.davies@unsw.edu.au