Regular biography
Dr Kate Power is a Senior Lecturer at The University of Queensland Business School, where she focuses on communication and media studies, discourse analysis, and gender equity. Her research explores how language shapes societal issues, including sustainability in the arts, gender-based violence reporting, and crisis communication. She has collaborated with arts organizations to develop programs supporting artists and has received funding to address challenges faced by arts workers. Dr Power's work includes analyzing political communication, particularly during crises, and examining the role of religion and spirituality in discourse. Her research has been published in various journals and conference proceedings, contributing to academic and industry discussions on communication and equity.
Scholar-generated biography
Kate Power is a researcher at the University of Queensland with expertise in discourse analysis, academic writing, economic development, and sustainability. Her work explores how media and institutional discourse shape societal narratives around gender, religion, and policy. She has conducted critical discourse analyses of media representations of women in business, religious identity construction, and government communication during crises such as the COVID-19 pandemic. Her research also examines the intersection of sustainability and the arts, as well as the challenges faced by individuals in creative industries. Power's publications highlight the role of language in constructing social realities and the implications of discourse for policy and practice.