Dr Virginia Madsen is senior research and teaching academic in media, Macquarie University, Australia. Prior to her teaching and research career she was a founding member of the internationally renowned Australian ABC audio arts and performance program, The Listening Room. A distinguished producer-director, Madsen has created a large body of feature and performance work in sound and for radio, and contributed to theatre, film and museum productions. She has published widely on audio media forms and public broadcasting history. She continues as a creator, director and writer for new sound media platforms. Contact: [email protected] Research Profile: https://researchers.mq.edu.au/en/persons/virginia-madsen