Dr Rachel Mathews
Faculty of Creative Industries, Education & Social Justice,
School of Creative Arts,
Dance
Biography
Rachel Mathews teaches into the undergraduate Dance courses:- coordinating a number of theory and practice units
- teaching practical classes in Latin American dance styles.
- the professional/educational interface in the choreographic process
- new media choreography
- event management for dance
- audience participation in dance performances
- Australian colonial dance
- dance in peacebuilding
- choreographing ballet for film
- eurythmy
- the use of dance and equine facilitated learning to improve corporate leadership skills
Personal details
Positions
- Lecturer in Dance Theory
Faculty of Creative Industries, Education & Social Justice,
School of Creative Arts,
Dance
Research field
Other creative arts and writing
Field of Research code, Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC), 2020
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy (Queensland University of Technology)
- Master of Arts in Dance with Distinction (University of Surrey)
- Bachelor of Arts (Dance) (Queensland University of Technology)
Professional memberships and associations
Experience
Rio Rhythmics Latin Dance Academy, Brisbane
1996 - 2004: Rachel was:
- an instructor and performer of numerous Central and South American dance styles
- instrumental in codifying and systemising a teaching program that served approximately 1000 students.
Rio Rhythmics is the case study for Rachel's PhD.
Publications
- Mathews, R., Stevens, K. & Meijer, G. (2024). Cultural stories: Curriculum design learnings from an arts-based Australian university project in Timor-Leste. Arts and Humanities in Higher Education, 23(1), 46–67. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/239260
- Stevens, K., Mathews, R. & Hanrahan, S. (2020). Building an authentic cultural curriculum through tertiary cultural dance. Arts and Humanities in Higher Education, 19(3), 264–284. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/127291
- Pedro, R., Stevens, K. & Scheu, C. (2018). Creating a cultural dance community of practice: building authentic Latin American dance experiences. Research in Dance Education, 19(3), 199–215. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/223955
- Pedro, R., Stevens, K. & Hanrahan, S. (2017). Cultural connection: Approaches to cultural education through Latin American dance. Dance Research Aotearoa, 5, 33–46. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/115019
- Hanrahan, S. & Pedro, R. (2017). Team-building activities in dance classes and discoveries from reflective essays. Asia-Pacific Journal of Health, Sport and Physical Education, 8(1), 53–66. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/102793
- Pedro, R., (2014). Behind the beat: the Brazilian samba. The Conversation, 1–5. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/20694
- Hanrahan, S., Pedro, R. & Cerin, E. (2009). Structured self-reflection as a tool to enhance perceived performance and maintain effort in adult recreational salsa dancers. Sport Psychologist, 23(2), 151–169. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/27324
- Hanrahan, S., Pedro, R. & Cerin, E. (2007). Self-reflection as an intervention to influence achievement goal orientations and intrinsic motivation. Proceedings of the 17th Annual Meeting of the International Association for Dance Medicine and Science, 145–150. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/78968
- Hanrahan, S. & Mathews, R. (2005). Success in Salsa: Students' Evaluation of the Use of Self-Reflection When Learning to Dance. Conference Proceedings: Dance Rebooted: Initializing the Grid, 1–12. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/4590
QUT ePrints
For more publications by Rachel, explore their research in QUT ePrints (our digital repository).
Supervision
Looking for a postgraduate research supervisor?
I am currently accepting research students for Honours, Masters and PhD study.
You can browse existing student topics offered by QUT or propose your own topic.
Current supervisions
- No Holds Barred: An Investigation of Pedagogies related to Perfectionism in Ballet
PhD, Principal Supervisor
Other supervisors: Adjunct Professor Robert Schweitzer
Completed supervisions (Doctorate)
Completed supervisions (Masters by Research)
- Choreographic Strategies to Achieve Visual Communication within an Original Film Narrative through Academic Ballet Choreography (2019)
- Adapting Rudolf Steiner's Zwoelf Stimmungen (Twelve Moods): Insights from Reworking a Group Eurythmy to a Solo Performance (2018)
- Building partnerships as a key strategy in developing an event management model for an international dance event: a case study of the WDA (World Dance Alliance) Global Summit, Brisbane, Australia (2009)
The supervisions listed above are only a selection.