Tahlia

The adventure (thus far) in nine bullet points:

• Began acting professionally at 15.
• Graduated The Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts with a Certificate (Distinction) in Acting & Musical Theatre (2013–2014).
• Graduated Rose Bruford College with a BA (First Class Hons) in Acting (2015–2018).
• Wrote graduate dissertation asking: "Can elements of sport psychology be productively incorporated into the actor's process?"
• Commenced crusade. Became a regular contributor to The Stage, Spotlight, and Backstage on the topic, officially founding The Actor's Dojo in 2019.
• Graduated MTC Australia with a Certificate III in Business (2021).
• Selected as one of the Australian Writers' Guild's First Break 2022 cohort. Subsequently awarded a scholarship place on Screen POD 2023.
• Accepted into the Master of Philosophy (MPhil) program (2023–2025) at the University of Queensland's School of Sport Sciences to formalise all the above.
• Accepted into the Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) program (2026–2030) University of Queensland's School of Sport Sciences to continue all the above.