Rate My Professor Hannah Ison

Hannah Ison serves as a Lecturer in Visual and Communication Design at the Queensland College of Art and Design (QCAD), part of the Arts, Education and Law group at Griffith University. She is featured in the QCAD design staff listing, contributing to the teaching and practice within the visual and communication design discipline. Ison convenes the Liveworm 2 course (course code 3594QCA), an intensive on-campus program offered at the Brisbane City South Bank campus during Trimester 1 in 2026.

Isons professional engagements include significant design contributions to Griffith University projects. She provided graphic design support for the Young Carers in Australia Project 2021 report, working alongside Liveworm Studio Gold Coast, Sharon Searle, and Skye Smith. This comprehensive report presents findings from research on young carers across Australia. Furthermore, Ison was a member of the core Griffith University research team evaluating We Al-li's culturally informed and trauma-integrated healing approaches (CITIHA) from 2022 to 2023. Collaborating with the First Nations organization We Al-li, the team employed narrative yarning methods to assess the long-term impacts of CITIHA training on trained professionals. This work builds evidence for culture-led healing practices and supports the development of culturally safe service delivery. The project involved Professor Naomi Sunderland, Dr David Sargent, Dr Rae Cooper, Ms Katrina Archbald, Dr Kyly Mills, Mr Glenn Woods, Dr Kerry Hall, and Hannah Ison. Associated outputs, such as the publication Stories of change towards trauma integrated healing, credit her design efforts with Ellen Beaumont, Katrina Roach, and Laura Booker. Additionally, Pathways to Healing: Stories of change inspired by We Al-li's We Avas program acknowledges her contributions. Isons work aligns with Liveworm Studio at QCAD Gold Coast. In 2015, as a Bachelor of Design (Visual Communication Design) student at QCA, she showcased her emerging work in an exhibition of 1,000 pieces by student artists.