Amy HamiltonAmy Hamilton is a practising visual artist and Associate Professor in Visual Art and Arts Education in the College of Education, Psychology and Social Work at Flinders University, South Australia. Amy predominantly conducts arts practice-based researh. Her research interests are varied, including artworks representing an investigation into the adoption of Chinese girls by Australian families and an autoethnographical study in the form of a self-portrait constructed with the writing of autoethnography. Amy's most recent artworks have been in collaboration with Professor Ben Wadham, focused on de-camouflaging the military and a collaborative artwork exploring reasons for being in a research group called 'Open Door' to understand and support service personnel and families and prevent veteran suicide. This work is in the form of knitted portraits. Amy's publications have explored the preparation of pre-service teachers to teach in and through the Arts. Her focus has been providing professional development for rural and remote teachers and exploring ways to integrate maths and the Arts. Her recent research activity has involved the use of visual arts to facilitate 'expressing the inexpressible' for injured Australian Defence Force personnel. This has resulted in collaboration with Social Work academics to publish their findings and develop a program for Social Work students. Amy was on the advisory team for the Arts in the Australian Curriculum. Read More Read Less