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Professor Naomi Stead is the Interim Associate Deputy Vice Chancellor (Engagement) in the College of Design and Social Context at RMIT University. Her research focuses on interdisciplinary advocacy for social and environmental equity, particularly in creative fields. Key areas include gender equity in architecture, workplace wellbeing, queer theory, and climate crisis responses. She has led major projects such as the ARC-funded 'Architectural Work Cultures' and pioneered initiatives like Parlour for gender equity advocacy. Stead is an award-winning architecture critic for The Saturday Paper and Places Journal, and has co-edited influential books including Queering Architecture (2023) and After the Australian Ugliness (2020). Her work bridges academic research, creative practice, and public engagement through exhibitions, curatorial projects, and policy-informing studies.
Research Interests:
- Gender equity in creative professions
- Climate and biodiversity advocacy
- Queer spatial practices and pedagogies
- Experimental writing methods in architecture
- Cultural politics of creative arts
Awards & Recognition:
- Bates Smart Award for Architecture in the Media (2022)
- Art Association of Australia and NZ 'Best Anthology' Award (2022)
Collaborations & Engagement: Stead co-curated the Wild Hope: Conversations for a Planetary Commons exhibition (2023) and actively contributes to industry reports, policy frameworks, and public discourse on design ethics and sustainability.
