Qualifications

Ph.D.           Design (2019) – Curtin University, Australia

Thesis: “Designing Activist Spatial Experiences Using Mixed-Media Virtual Environments”. Supervisors: Dr Andrew Hutchison, Prof Erik Champion.

M.Sc.           Design and Digital Media (2006) – with Distinction – The University of Edinburgh, UK

Thesis: “Nature rePlay: An Interactive Playground”. Supervisors:  Dr Martin Parker, Prof Richard Coyne, Prof John Lee.

B.Sc.             Architecture Engineering (2004) – GPA 3.2 out of 4 – Jordan University, Jordan

Tawjihi         National Secondary School Certificate – scientific stream (1999) GPA 92.9%, Al-Ittihad High School, Jordan.

Academic Employment History

• Sessional Academic (2014) and (2018-2019) School of Design and Art, Curtin University, Australia

Courses: Animation Design Introduction, Internet Interactivity Design, Universal Design Principles, Digital Design Process.

• Lecturer (2008 – 2011) School of Architecture and Built Environment, German Jordanian University, Jordan.

Courses: Basics of Design 1, Technical Graphics 1, Interior Architecture Design 1, Interior Construction Works 1, Communications Theory, Multimedia and Web, Web Design and Multimedia software, Media Theory, Experimental Short Films, Photography.

• Lecturer (2006 – 2008) Faculty of Arts and Design, Jordan University, Jordan

Courses: 2D Design, 3D Design, Media Technology, Webpage Design, Computer Design 1, Computer Design 2, Digital Art and Installation.

• Teaching Assistant (2004 – 2005) Faculty of Arts and Design, Jordan University, Jordan.

Supervision

Graduation projects in Design, Faculty of Arts and Design, Jordan University, (2006- 2009).

Reviewer

• Australian Council of Art, 2015 –Visual Arts grants, total granted: $1,200,686.
• Australian Council of Art grants, 2014 – Community Partnerships grants, total granted: $390,378.

Academic Honours and Awards

• Curtin University Postgraduate Scholarship, Curtin University, Australia (2014 – 2017)
• Curtin Research Scholarship, Curtin University, Australia (2014 – 2017)
• Postgraduate Scholarship, Jordan University, Jordan (2005 – 2006)
• Al-Ittihad Schools Scholarship, Al-Ittihad Schools, Jordan (1998-1999)
• International Visitor Leadership Award – Promoting Tolerance Through the Arts, USA (2009)
• Three Minute Thesis Finalist, Curtin University (2016)

Publications – Books and Peer Reviewed Articles

• ­Bazlamit, R. (forthcoming 2021). Activist Spatial Experiences for Communicating Complex Political Narratives, in Difficult Pasts and Immersive Experiences, Benardou, A. and Droumpouki, A.M. (eds.), Routledge.
• Olwan S, Jabbour S, Bazlamit R ed. (2020). Palestinian Threads and Stitches: A Tapestry of Home and Diaspora. Palestinian Community of Western Australia Inc., Perth, Australia. ISBN: 978-0-6487997-0-2.
• Bazlamit, R. (forthcoming 2020). Using Game Engines to Create Activist Spatial Experiences, in Affective Architectures: More-than-representational Approaches to Heritage, Micielie-Voutsinas, J. and Person, A.M. (ed.), Routledge.
• Bazlamit, R. (2018). Designing Activist Spatial Experiences Using Mixed-Media Virtual Environments (Doctoral dissertation, Curtin University).
• Bazlamit, R. (2018). Using Game Engines in Spatial Communication of Complex Political Narratives. In Micieli-Voutsinas, J. & Person, A. (Eds.), Affective Architectures: More-than-representational Approaches to Heritage. Routledge: Critical Studies in Heritage, Emotion and Affect. “in the process of publication”.
• Bazlamit, R. (2017). Communicating Experiential and Spatial Qualities of Complex Political Narratives Using Mixed Video-Virtual Environments. Paper presented at the 2017 23rd International Conference on Virtual Systems and Multimedia (VSMM), Dublin & Belfast, Ireland.
• Bazlamit, R. and Chidiac, A. (2012). No Added Sugar, Engagement and Self-Determination, Australian Muslim Women Artist. Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre, Sydney, Australia. ISBN: 978-0-646-58091-3.
• Bazlamit, R. and Verma, M. (2007). Nature rePlay: an immersive installation. Proceedings of Embodying Virtual Architecture. Alexandria, Egypt: 571-586.
• Bazlamit, R. and Verma, M. (2006). Nature rePlay: an interactive playground. The University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom.

Presentations

• ­Bazlamit, R. (forthcoming 2021). ReVisit Palestine; an Activist Spatial Experience Communicating Experiential and Spatial Qualities of The Occupation of Palestine. Architecture In The Age Of Disruptive Technologies – Transformation and Challenges, The Ninth International conference of the Arab Society for Computer Aided Architectural Design (ASCAAD), Cairo, Egypt.
• Bazlamit, R. (2017). Using Interactive Installations in Spatial Communication of Complex Political Narratives. Art and Its Directions, AAANZ 2017 Conference, Dec 2017, The University of Western Australia. Perth, Australia.
• Bazlamit, R. (2017). Re: Visit Palestine; Communicating Experiential and Spatial Qualities of The Occupation of Palestine Using Mixed Video-Virtual Environment, presented at Palestine and the West; History, Contemporary Realities and Challenges Ahead, Nov 2017, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia.
• Bazlamit, R. (2017). Communicating Experiential and Spatial Qualities of Complex Political Narratives Using Mixed Video-Virtual Environments. Through the Looking Glass – Back to the Future of VR, The 23^rd International Conference on Virtual Systems and Multimedia, Dublin, Ireland.
• Bazlamit, R. (2016). The Evolving Visual Representation of Palestinian Heroes Since 2000, presented at The Rise and Future of Heroism Science Conference, Jul 2016, Murdoch University, Perth, Australia.
• Bazlamit, R. and Verma, M. (2007). Nature rePlay: an immersive installation. Embodying Virtual Architecture. The 3^rd International Conference of the Arab Society for Computer Aided Architectural Design, Alexandria, Egypt.
• Bazlamit, R. (2007). One Culture, No One’s Culture: a Critical Approach to Digital Era Culture, presented at Design Challenge Conference Managing Creativity, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, May 2007, Jordanian Design Centre of Yarmouk University, Amman, Jordan.

Professional Memberships

• National Association for the Visual Arts, Australia, since 2017
• The Art Association of Australia and New Zealand, Australia, since 2017
• Arab Society for Computer Aided Architectural Design, since 2007
• Jordanian Engineers Association, Jordan, since 2004