Prof Ryan Daniel ~ Associate Dean, Research Education

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 the JCU Vice Chancellor’s citation for teaching excellence (2004, 2006) as well as a national ALTC citation (2010). In 2018 he was awarded the Graduate Research School "Supervisory Panel of the Year" award. He is a reviewer for a range of journals and book publishing houses as well as grants assessor for Arts Queensland.

Teaching

• BA4102: Communicating Research (Level 4; TSV)
• CV4041: Introduction to Research Methodology (Level 4; CNS & TSV)
• NM1810: Introduction to Creativity and Innovation (Level 1; TSV)
• RM8101: Research Planning in Tropical Environments and Societies (Level 8; CNS & TSV)
• RM8102: Research Project in Tropical Environments and Societies (Level 8; CNS & TSV)

Interests

Research

• Creativity, Innovation, Cultural Policy, Creative Industries, Music, Higher Education

Experience

• 2017 to 2022 - Associate Dean Research Education (CASE), James Cook University (All campuses)
• 2015 to 2020 - Research Fellow, Cairns Institute (Cairns)
• 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

• Performing Arts and Creative Writing (1904)
• Policy and Administration (1605)
• Visual Arts and Crafts (1905)

Socio-Economic Objectives

• Expanding Knowledge (9701)
• Arts and Leisure (9501)

Awards

• 2011 - Career Development Association of Australia Research Award for best article by an Australian author published in the Australian Journal of Career Development 2010.
• 2006 - Australian Learning and Teaching Council Citation for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning
• 2006 - James Cook University Vice Chancellor's 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 - Jules Kramer Music Grant for Overseas Study, University of Cape Town
• 1998 - Overseas Research Student Award, Committee of Vice-Chancellors and Principals, United Kingdom
• 1998 - University of Manchester PhD Research Studentship, Manchester UK
• 1995 - J.W. Jagger Memorial Foreign Student Scholarship, University of Cape Town
• 2018 - Supervisory panel of the year

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Journal Articles

• Daniel R (in press) Digital disruption in the music industry: the case of the compact disc. Creative Industries Journal,
• Daniel R (2018) Motivation to be an artist: insights relevant to mental health. International Journal of Innovation, Creativity and Change, 4 (3). pp. 21-32
• Daniel R (in press) Arts and culture in an era of austerity: key stakeholder views on the current and future Australian context. International Journal of Cultural Policy, pp. 1-13
• Daniel R, Fleischmann K and Welters R (2018) Creativity in the 'Torrid' zone: policy, creative industries and the vision for Northern Australia. International Journal of Cultural Policy, 24 (4). pp. 451-465
• Welters R, Daniel R and Fleischmann K (2018) Creative industries in a regional city: how much work is lost to rivals based elsewhere? Local Economy, 33 (1). pp. 63-84
• Daniel R, Fleischmann K and Welters R (2017) Professional development in the creative industries: methods and insights from regional practitioners. Australian Journal of Career Development, 26 (3). pp. 113-123
• Daniel R and Johnstone R (2017) A preliminary exploration of frameworks for building artists’ resilience. International Journal of Innovation, Creativity and Change, 3 (3). pp. 89-104
• Daniel R (2017) The creative industries concept: stakeholder reflections on its relevance and potential in Australia. Journal of Australian Studies, 41 (2). pp. 252-266
• Daniel R and Parkes K (2017) Music instrument teachers in higher education: an investigation of the key influences on how they teach in the studio. International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 29 (1). pp. 33-46
• Fleischmann K, Welters R and Daniel R (2017) Creative industries and regional economic development: can a creative industries hub spark new ways to grow an regional economy? Australasian Journal of Regional Studies, 3 (2). pp. 217-242
• Fleischmann K, Daniel R and Welters R (2017) Developing a regional economy through creative industries: innovation capacity in a regional Australian city. Creative Industries Journal, 10 (2). pp. 119-138
• Cheshire B and Daniel R (2016) Spirituality in place: capturing the essence of North Queensland through painting. Etropic: electronic journal of studies in the tropics, 15 (1). pp. 1-14

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ResearchOnline@JCU stores 80+ research outputs authored by Prof Ryan Daniel from 2000 onwards.

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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 , Secondary Advisor/AM)
• Imagining Beauty: Towards a New Theory of Feminist aesthetics in Contemporary Digital Photography (PhD , Secondary Advisor/AM)
• Longing, Loss and Love in Queer Vampire Fiction: A Creative and Critical Approach to Writing Desire (Masters , Advisor Mentor)
• Urban Construct: An abstract view of diversity in Townsville's built environment. (Masters , Primary Advisor/AM/Adv)
• Reimagining career development in the Australian performing arts industry through the creation of a Performing Arts Coaching Strategy. (Masters , Primary Advisor/AM/Adv)
• A Curriculum Model for the Delivery of Steroscopic 3-D Film Production Techniques: Keeping Up To Date with Technological Advances Now and in the Future. (PhD , Advisor Mentor)
• Alchemy: Re-Visioning Fine Art Photography in the Digital Age (PhD , Advisor Mentor)
• Virtual Orchestration: A Film Composer’s Creative Practice;; (PhD , Secondary Advisor/AM)
• Investigating cross-boundary competence of university professional staff working in collaborative third space environments; multiple case study of Australian and Singapore campuses of one university (PhD , Primary Advisor/AM/Adv)
• Current Wellbeing of Visual Art Students in Australia: Cultivating Wellbeing Through Tertiary Teaching Strategies (PhD , Primary Advisor/AM/Adv)
• Building cultural and social capital through re-purposing community industrial infrastructure: A Case study of the Tanks Art Centre, Cairns (PhD , Primary Advisor/AM/Adv)
• What cinematic devices can be used to portray mental Illness (PhD , Primary Advisor/AM/Adv)
• Artists - Explorers of North Queensland (PhD , Primary Advisor/AM/Adv)

Completed

• Service-learning in design education (2016, PhD , Primary Advisor)
• Between intentionality and reception: the politics of curatorial intervention (2017, PhD , Primary Advisor)
• Rupture and residue: intermedia art in action (2017, PhD , Primary Advisor)
• Entrepreneurial mindsets and innovation: an empirical study on behaviours, skills and opinions of Australian visual artists (2019, PhD , Primary Advisor/AM/Adv)
• Cambodia everyday life: through the eyes of a journeying photographer (2015, Masters , Primary Advisor)
• Photography in higher education and industry in Australia: a mixed methods study to explain the alignment between the sectors (2014, PhD , Primary Advisor)

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• Williams, C. (2019) 12 in-depth interviews of Australian visual artists in relation to entrepreneurship and innovation. James Cook University

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