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Fiona Burrows is a Senior Learning Skills Officer at the University of Western Australia, specializing in the intersection of literature and science. With a PhD in Literature focusing on poetics and cognitive neuropsychology, she teaches foundational academic skills and supports equitable transitions for students. Her research interests encompass sensory metaphor, embodied cognition, and the application of neuroscientific concepts in art and literature, particularly in poetry. She is currently engaged in writing about embodied synaesthetic metaphors and exploring themes in feminist phenomenology, cognitive poetics, and health/medical humanities. As an author-illustrator, Fiona has published several picture books and has been shortlisted for national literary prizes. Her work engages with children's literature, creative writing, and the significance of embodied metaphors in cognition, contributing to various UN Sustainable Development Goals.
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