Rate My Professor Natalie Collie

Dr. Natalie Collie is a Lecturer in the School of Communication and Arts within the Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences at the University of Queensland. She holds a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) from the University of Queensland and a Doctor of Philosophy from Queensland University of Technology, with her doctoral research comprising creative works on speculative cities, bodies, and texts. Drawing on a scholarly foundation in literature, creative writing, and media and culture studies, as well as extensive professional experience editing academic and business writing, she teaches in UQ's communication and professional writing programs. Collie is an affiliate of the Research Centre in Creative Arts and Human Flourishing and has served as principal supervisor for PhD theses including 'Writing the speculative fiction series' (2024) and 'The ecofeminist storyteller' (2022), alongside associate advisor roles for projects on collaborative documentary photography, climate change experiences of farming women, and more. She received UQ Teaching Innovation Grants from 2016 to 2018 for the 'Doing Digital Humanities' project expanding AustLit functionality.

Collie's research explores creative expression, identity, media technologies, and the urban imaginary, encompassing projects on social media's influence on everyday creativity and public space, creative writing and speculative fiction's contributions to human flourishing and community wellbeing, digital technologies' impact on intimacy, and gendered urban experiences. Her key publications include book chapters such as 'Playing with TikTok: algorithmic culture and the future of creative work' (2020, with Caroline Wilson-Barnao) in The Future of Creative Work and 'New media challenges to the theory and practice of communication engagement' (2018, with Greg Hearn and Caroline Wilson-Barnao) in The Handbook of Communication Engagement. Journal articles feature 'Can Instagram contribute to the wellbeing and flourishing of Australian farming women in the midst of climate challenges?' (2025, with Amy R. Samson and Kelly S. Fielding), 'Art rocks: atmospheres of connection and everyday creativity in hybrid public space' (2024, with Caroline Wilson-Barnao), 'Using innovative teaching practices to inspire critically engaged reading and writing in a neoliberal university environment' (2019, with Kerry Kilner and Jennifer Clement), 'The droning of intimacy: bodies, data, and sensory devices' (2018, with Caroline Wilson-Barnao), 'Cities of the imagination: science fiction, urban space, and community engagement in urban planning' (2011), and others. She has presented at conferences like the Creative Arts and Human Flourishing Symposium (2022) and contributed creative works including 'Streets of your town: mapping Brisbane's street press' (2025, with collaborators).