Katya Johanson

Katya Johanson is Professor of Publishing and Audience Studies at Edith Cowan University, and Associate Dean Creative Humanities. After completing a PhD in Australian History and Political Science at the University of Melbourne in 2001, Katya has continued to research issues of political identity and the arts, including national and neighbourhood identity, the cultural identity of children and teenagers, and issues of cultural diversity.

With an interest in collaborative research, Katya he has received funding from Federal, state and local government for projects that examine cultural diplomacy strategies, local government cultural strategies in the context of gentrification, and the leisure reading behaviour of Australian teenagers in the context of increasing digitisation of entertainment and reading platforms.

After 20 years working in the School of Communication and Creative Arts at Deakin University, Katya moved to Perth, where she leads the Creative Humanities staff in their transition to a new campus in 2026.