Rate My Professor Kylie Sturgess

Dr Kylie Sturgess serves as a Lecturer in Communication within the School of Media and Communication at Murdoch University. She completed her Doctor of Philosophy at Murdoch University in 2022, with her doctoral thesis entitled 'Edutaining Podcasting: Teaching Introductory Radio Skills Via Narrative Podcasts During Covid-19'. This work examined the integration of narrative podcasting and blended learning methodologies to teach introductory radio skills to tertiary students amid the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. Her earlier academic qualifications include a Bachelor of Arts, Diploma of Education (Secondary), Master of Education in Special Learning Needs, and a Master of Education focusing on anomalistic psychology, all obtained from the University of Notre Dame Australia. Sturgess's research specializations center on podcasting, radio communications, science communication, parapsychology, and the cultural dimensions of superstitions and pseudoscience.

Sturgess has made notable contributions to academic literature, including the peer-reviewed book chapter ''Podcasting Radio on Podcasts': Edutainment Podcasting Pedagogy for Radio Students during COVID-19' published in The Bloomsbury Handbook of Radio in 2023, co-authored with Lauren O'Mahony, Kathryn Trees, and Simon Order. Additionally, her Master's research culminated in the journal article 'The structure of superstitious action – A further analysis of fresh evidence', published in Personality and Individual Differences in 2011. She received recognition as an Asia-Pacific 3 Minute Thesis Virtual Finalist in 2020 from Murdoch University's School of Creative Arts and Communications. Her professional engagements at Murdoch include participation in the 2018 APR Internship grant focused on educational technology and podcasting, as well as representation on the university's Ally Network within the College of Law, Arts and Social Sciences. Sturgess extends her academic impact through public scholarship, authoring articles on superstition and pseudoscience for platforms such as The Conversation and RTE Brainstorm.