School: School of Communication & Design |
Department: Office of School of Communication and Design |
Position: Deputy Dean of School |
Location: RMIT Saigon South |
Email: donna.cleveland@rmit.edu.vn |
ORCID: 0000-0002-8223-7663 |
Associate Professor Donna Cleveland is the Deputy Dean of School and provides academic quality assurance, academic development and promoting the scholarship of learning and teaching. Her work in the field of sustainable design, articulates fashion and textiles thinking and systems. Her creative practice is engaged with issues of materiality, making and resilience across areas of art, design and creative technology. Her previous roles include Associate Head of School- Learning and Teaching at the School of Future Environments, AUT and Program Director of the Creative Technologies undergraduate and postgraduate programs, AUT.
Internal Research Grant, 2022, RMIT: $10,000USD
Internal Summer Research Funding, 2021, AUT: $3,600 USD
Internal Seeding Research Grant, 2020, AUT: $3,600 USD
Internal Summer Research Funding, 2020, AUT: $7,200 USD
Student name
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Thesis Title
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Degree, Institution
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Completion status
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Aleksandra Novikova
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The Development of Functional/Ergonomic Rock-Climbing Clothes for Different Climate Zones with the Integration of Smart Sensing Technology
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PhD, AUT
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Confirmed candidate
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Mitali Nautiyal
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Design Tool for Assessing the Environmental Sustainability of Knitted Apparel Products in New Zealand
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PhD, AUT
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Confirmed candidate
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Yuxi Wang (Leona)
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Textile expressions: an experimental approach using new technologies to interpret traditional storytelling through making.
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PhD, AUT
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Confirmed candidate
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Luca Ribeiro
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Digital Biofabrication: building a pathway to circular economy through additive manufacturing of novel biocomposites
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PhD, AUT
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Provisional candidate
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Kate Whittaker
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Materialising the Imagination: An Exploration of Sensing Through Textiles and Tactility
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MCT, AUT
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Completed
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Daniel Collings
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Bound by Binary: Experimental Textile Practice That Challenges Current Binary Gender Fashion Norms
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MCT, AUT
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Completed
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Samuel Wanless
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Sound Materials: Exploring the Use of Strong Wool for Sustainable Acoustic Textile Design
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MCT, AUT
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Completed
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Claudine Nalesu
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Exploring Bio-Based Materials as a Method to Create Eco-Friendly, Sustainable Art Installations
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MCT, AUT
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Completed
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Colin Anderson
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MCT, AUT
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Completed
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Stacy Brett
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South Side Pride: Celebrating the Pride of South Auckland Through Interactive Storytelling
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MCT, AUT
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Completed
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Melissa Lin
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Fashion: the Missing Element in Wearable Technology Design
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MCT, AUT
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Completed
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Auckland University of Technology / Associate Head of Learning and Teaching
2019 - 2021, SCHOOL OF FUTURE ENVIRONMENTS
Auckland University of Technology / Programme Director
2018 - 2021, BACHELOR OF CREATIVE TECHNOLOGIES
Auckland University of Technology / Lecturer/Senior Lecturer
2014 - 2021, BACHELOR OF CREATIVE TECHNOLOGIES
Auckland University of Technology/ Lecturer
2014 - 2018, TEXTILE DESIGN DEPARTMENT
Auckland University of Technology / Lecturer (sessional)
2015 - 2017, MASTER OF DESIGN
Auckland University of Technology / Research Assistant and Workshop presenter (part-time)
2014 - 2019, TEXTILE DESIGN LABORATORY and COLAB