Dr. K.M.R. Maguire Rosier

Biography

K.M.R. Maguire-Rosier is an Assistant Professor in Disability Studies and Arts at Maastricht University. Previously, she was a Postdoctoral Research Associate on the UK Arts and Humanities Research Council-funded Care Aesthetics Research Exploration (CARE) project, based at the University of Manchester in collaboration with the University of London, Birkbeck, and the National Health Service (NHS) Whitworth Art Gallery. She completed her PhD in 2018, having received the Macquarie University Excellence Scholarship. Her background encompasses higher education in the arts and roles as an arts administrator with dance organisations such as Australian Dance Vision/Institute and Critical Path Ausdance NSW. Maguire-Rosier has taught at several institutions including Macquarie University, the University of Technology Sydney, and the University of Sydney, where she served as an Honorary Research Associate. Her research has been featured in academic journals such as Drama Review and Theatre Studies International, as well as industry platforms like Critical Dialogues. She is also a co-editor of the book 'Disability Performance Travel: Art, Access and Internationalization' and is currently co-editing another book in the Care Aesthetics series for Routledge. Maguire-Rosier is passionate about creating accessible academic and industry spaces and is the co-director of the Sydney Care Lab, which engages a diverse group of academics, artists, and care workers.

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