Rate My Professor Cathy Cupitt

Cupitt's research specializations include widening participation in higher education for underrepresented groups such as low socioeconomic status (SES), Indigenous, regional/remote, and first-in-family students, with an emphasis on social marketing strategies, online learning engagement, motivation, and grit. Affiliated with the National Centre for Student Equity in Higher Education (NCSEHE) at Curtin University, she co-authored key publications including the 'Social Marketing Strategy for Promoting Tertiary Education to Low SES Communities' position paper (2016) with Dr Diane Costello, Professor Lynne Eagle, and Associate Professor Maria Raciti; 'Participation in higher education online: Demographics, motivators and grit' (STARS Conference, 2015), analyzing a survey of 657 Curtin online students; 'Bridges to Higher Education Initiative: Literature Review' (2014); and 'Widening Participation Queensland: Student Ambassador Investigations' (2015). Additional works encompass 'Strategies for improving intercultural and international learning' (Faculty of Humanities, Curtin University) and 'Nothing but Net: When cultures collide' (Transformative Works and Cultures, 2008), discussing Web 2.0 convergence culture in fandom. She contributed to a 2019 Australian Law Reform Commission submission on arts classification and internet content regulation, informed by her interests in internet studies, professional and creative writing, speculative fiction, and slash fiction.