Jesse Austin-Stewart

Dr Jesse Austin-Stewart (he/him) is a lecturer based in Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington at Massey University in the School of Music and Screen Arts Te Rewa o Puanga.

As a physically disabled and neurodivergent person, Jesse's research seeks to promote accessibility for tāngata whaikaha Māori, d/Deaf, and disabled peoples within music and the creative industries.

His work has been feature in numerous local and international publications including NME, MixMag, MusicTech, The Spinoff, RNZ, Stuff, as well as academic publications, and has been funded by Creative New Zealand, NZ On Air, Manatū Taonga Ministry for Culture & Hertiage, NZ Music Commission, and more.

Jesse is a self-described "girly pop stan" and spends his spare time following the Wellington Phoenix in between hanging out with his ginger cat Johnny and waking up at unseemly hours of the morning to keep up with Formula 1.