Senior Lecturer in Communication Studies, Auckland University of Technology
Māori Early Career Academic at AUT University.
Research Fellow 2018-2019, Senior Lecturer 2019 - current.
PhD Topic - Four Case Studies in Entertainment Reality Television; Survivor, The Bachelor, The Real Housewives, and American Idol. (AUT, Awarded 2022).
Master of Educational Leadership (AUT, Awarded 2022).
McAlister, J. and Trelease, R. Scandalous romance down under: Becoming and unbecoming a heroine in The Bachelor/ette Australia and The Bachelorette New Zealand. Journal of Popular Romance Studies 12. 2023 (Journal Article)
Trelease, R. The Survivor cross-season narrative and its debt to soap opera. Journal of Popular Culture 54(3):495-514. 2021 (Journal Article)
Johnson, R. and Trelease, R. Glocalization, Hard-won Status and Performative Femininity: A Case Study of The Real Housewives Format. Journal of Asia-Pacific Pop Culture 3(2):324-341. 2018 (Journal Article)
From Bridgerton to Grey’s Anatomy, Shonda Rhimes is the queen of romance
May 15, 2024 09:39 am UTC| Insights & Views Entertainment
Television producer and screenwriter Shonda Rhimes has come a long way since being a scriptwriter for the 2002 film Crossroads. Her production company Shondaland now shines in its delivery of romance shows, with...