Prof Ryan Daniel - Research Portfolio

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About

Professor Ryan Daniel has interests in music, artists' careers, creative industries, creativity, innovation, cultural policy and continuous improvement and leadership in higher education arts environments. After completing a Bachelor of Music Honours degree in 1994 (Class I and University Medal), Professor Daniel completed a Master of Music degree on scholarship at the University of Cape Town where he studied with the renowned chamber musician Lamar Crowson. Following a short period in Manchester where he worked with a leading Beethoven scholar, Dr Barry Cooper, Ryan returned to commence an academic career at James Cook University, completing his PhD in 2005.

Professor Daniel was appointed as Foundation Head of School of Creative Arts at JCU from 2007-2011. In 2011 he was awarded the Career Development Association of Australia ‘Research Award’ for the best article by an Australian author published in the Australian Journal of Career Development in 2010. He has over 50 peer reviewed publications, with many in leading international journals including the International Journal of Cultural Policy, Studies in Higher Education, Creative Industries, British Journal of Music Education, Singapore Journal of Tropical Geography, CoDesign, Arts and Humanities in Higher Education and Music Education Research. Professor Daniel has achieved significant awards for his teaching, including twice winner of the JCU Vice Chancellor’s citation for teaching excellence (2004, 2006), as well as a national ALTC citation (2010). In both 2018 and 2020 he was awarded the Graduate Research School "Supervisory Panel of the Year" award with his colleagues. He is a reviewer for a range of journals and book publishing houses as well as grants assessor for Arts Queensland.

His current research focus includes the sole authoring of a contracted book titled "Global Crisis and the Creative Industries: Analysing the Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic" (Routledge), and which assesses the creative destruction, disruption and innovations occurring in creative industries since 2020. He is also contracted with co-author Lauren Moxey to write a text on the INXS album "Kick" for the 33 1/3 series (Bloomsbury), a series of short form texts focused on groundbreaking music albums. Thirdly, his research with colleague Dr Florence Boulard involves the study of the nature of artistic practice in the Pacific islands, with a particular focus on music.

Teaching

BA3000: Arts Edge (Level 3; TSV)
NM2104: Research and Ethics in Creative Arts (Level 2; TSV)
NM3902: Professional Practice in Creative Arts (Level 3; TSV)
SS1010: Australian People: Indigeneity and Multiculturalism (Level 1; TSV)

Interests

Research

Creativity, Innovation, Cultural Policy, Creative Industries, Music, Higher Education, Francophone Islands, Art in the Pacific

Experience

2015 to 2024 - Research Fellow, Cairns Institute (Cairns)
2021 to 2023 - Peer review board member, Creative Industries Journal (Taylor & Francis)
2017 to 2020 - Associate Dean Research Education (CASE), James Cook University (All campuses)
2017 to 2019 - Member - Academic Board, James Cook University (Townsville)
2013 to 2019 - Grants Assessor, Arts Queensland (Brisbane)
2014 to 2016 - School Council Chair, Kirwan State High School (Townsville)
2014 - Fellow in Residence, The Cairns Institute (Cairns)
2013 to 2014 - External Reviewer, Hong Kong Institute of Education (Singapore)
2012 - Fellow in Residence, The Cairns Institute (Cairns)
2007 to 2011 - Head of School of Creative Arts, James Cook University (Townsville)
2005 to 2007 - Editorial board member, Music Education Research and Innovation (Queensland)
2005 to 2007 - Acting Head of School Creative Arts, James Cook University (Townsville)
1999 to 2004 - Lecturer, Senior Lecturer, James Cook University (Townsville)
1995 to 1998 - Sessional Lecturer, College of Music, University of Cape Town (South Africa)
1992 to 1994 - Sessional Lecturer, Department of Music, James Cook University (Townsville)

Research Disciplines

Socio-Economic Objectives

Honours

Awards

2022 - Inclusive Practice Award, James Cook University
2020 - Supervisory panel of the year for David Crowe's PhD thesis
2018 - Supervisory panel of the year for Brett Levine's PhD thesis
2010 - Career Development Association of Australia Research Award for best article by an Australian author published in the Australian Journal of Career Development 2010.
2006 - James Cook University Vice Chancellor's Citation for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning
2006 - Australian Learning and Teaching Council Citation for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning
2004 - James Cook University Vice Chancellor's Citation for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning
2002 - ‘Best paper presentation by a postgraduate student’ award, Australian Association of Research in Music Education conference, University of Adelaide
1998 - Overseas Research Student Award, Committee of Vice-Chancellors and Principals, United Kingdom
1998 - University of Manchester PhD Research Studentship, Manchester UK
1998 - Jules Kramer Music Grant for Overseas Study, University of Cape Town
1995 - J.W. Jagger Memorial Foreign Student Scholarship, University of Cape Town

Publications

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Journal Articles

Boulard F and Daniel R (in press) Women in New Caledonia: music and identity. Creative Industries Journal,
Moxey L and Daniel R (2023) Reimagining careers in unpropitious creative fields through the meta-creativity of alternative creativity: Implications for the music industry. Creativity Studies, 16 (1). pp. 241-254
Parkes K and Daniel R (2023) Using Stimulated Recall and Reflection on Action with Music Studio Teachers in Higher Education. International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 35 (1). pp. 67-78
Daniel R (2022) The creative process explored: artists’ views and reflections. Creative Industries Journal, 15 (1). pp. 3-16
Daniel R (2021) Exploring creativity through artists' reflections. Creativity Studies, 14 (1). pp. 1-17
Daniel R and Parkes K (2019) Applied music studio teachers in higher education: evidence of learner-centred teaching. Music Education Research, 21 (3). pp. 269-281
Daniel R (2019) Artists, identity, place: implications for higher education. Asia-Pacific Journal for Art Education, 18 (2). pp. 37-66
Daniel R (2019) Digital disruption in the music industry: the case of the compact disc. Creative Industries Journal, 12 (2). pp. 159-166

Book Chapters

Daniel R (2022) Reimagining higher education curricula for creative and performing artists: creating more resilient and industry-ready graduates. In: Mental Health and Higher Education in Australia. Springer, Singapore, pp. 151-160
Daniel R (2021) The arts as a form of comfort during the COVID-19 pandemic. In: The Societal Impacts of Covid-19: a transnational perspective. Istanbul University Press, Istanbul, Turkey, pp. 109-121

Conference Papers

Daniel R (2021) Dean Keith Simonton: a truly remarkable contribution to creativity studies that will be one for the ages. Celebrating Giants and Trailblazers: A-Z of who's who in creativity research and related fields. In: International Conference on Knowledge, Innovation and Enterprise, 27-29 June 2021, Virtual
Siddins E, Daniel R, Carter M and Buckby B (2020) How to foster resilience in higher visual art education: viewpoints from the students. Proceedings of the ACUADS 2020 Conference. In: ACUADS 2020 Conference: crisis & resilience, 5-26 November 2020, Online

More: ResearchOnline@JCU stores 94+ research outputs authored by Prof Ryan Daniel from 2000 onwards.

Supervision

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These Higher Degree Research projects are either current or by students who have completed their studies within the past 5 years at JCU. Linked titles show theses available within ResearchOnline@JCU.

Current

Visual World-Building: Developing a Conceptual Framework for Concept Design in Fantasy Role Playing Games. (PhD , Primary Advisor/AM/Adv)
Beauty or Blemish (Masters , Primary Advisor)
The Art of Wellbeing in the Classroom (PhD , Primary Advisor)
Lines Drawn in the Sand: Re-establishing identity within isolated Northern Queensland and Tasmanian shorelines through wayfaring and contemporary jewellery praxis. (PhD , Primary Advisor)
Live Action Role Play (LARP): What do adults "get out of it"? (PhD , Primary Advisor/AM/Adv)
Investigating the natio-cultural distinctiveness of Australian popular music and the dynamics of needs fulfilment in Australian singers and audiences. (PhD , Primary Advisor/AM/Adv)
Constructed Realities in the Cinematic Photograph (PhD , Primary Advisor/AM/Adv)

Completed

Virtual orchestration: a film composer's creative practice (2019, PhD , Secondary Advisor/AM)
Alchemy: re-visioning photography in a digital age (2020, PhD , Advisor Mentor)
A grammar model and curriculum resource for stereoscopic 3-D film production techniques (2020, PhD , Advisor Mentor)
Exploring place in North Queensland: a contemporary visual artist responds to colonial journeys (2020, PhD , Primary Advisor/AM/Adv)
Urban construct: visualising space in Townsville’s built environment (2021, Masters , Primary Advisor/AM/Adv)
The visual arts wellbeing project: a wellbeing needs assessment of visual art students in Australian universities (2021, PhD , Primary Advisor/AM/Adv)
Heritage, adaptive reuse, creative economy: social and aesthetic values in three sites in Cairns, Australia (2022, PhD , Secondary Advisor/AM)
Entrepreneurial mindsets and innovation: an empirical study on behaviours, skills and opinions of Australian visual artists (2019, PhD , Primary Advisor/AM/Adv)
Imagining female beauty anew (2023, PhD , Secondary Advisor/AM)

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