PhD University of Melbourne

MA (research) University of Arts Belgrade

BA (1st class Hons) Faculty of Dramatic Arts, University of Arts Belgrade

Katarina is Lecturer in digital media and communication design and Coordinator of the Masters of Strategic Communication program at UWA.

She completed her PhD at The University of Melbourne where she also taught in the School of Social and Political Sciences and the School of Culture and Communication.

Katarina has an extensive professional background across media and creative industries as a producer, communication designer, strategist and manager, journalist, copywriter and director. She has worked on a range of successful commercial and artistic projects for film, television, radio, advertising and digital media and translates her industry experience into her teaching.

Katarina’s research is concerned with the ways in which media technologies and practices are changing who we are. It spans inquiry into digital media and cultures, media and communication infrastructures and platforms, communication design and governance, material and social effects of the human media condition and the environmental impact of technological progress.

At UWA Katarina coordinates units across undergraduate, honours and postgraduate levels of study, including

SOCS5200 Digital Advocacy
COMM2002 Digital Media
COMM3002 Media Production Project
COMM4103 iGeneration
COMM5604 Media Governance

digital media and cultures

media technologies, infrastructures and platforms

media and communication governance and policy

environmental communication design and strategies

social studies of science and technology

robotics, AI and VR

space exploration and advocacy