From Academia to Art

For many years, my professional life was shaped by academia — teaching, researching, and writing about entrepreneurship, technology, and education within Australian business schools.

Over time, I found myself needing to experience the world through a different lens. Photography offered that — a way to slow down, to notice, and to reconnect with the quiet poetry of everyday life.

In 2025, I stepped away from academia to pursue a creative life through photography.

If you’re seeking my earlier academic work, please visit the academic archive retained on this website.

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Academic Archive

Academic Archive

A selection of my research, publications, and talks.

    • PhD (Entrepreneurship)

    • Master of Entrepreneurship & Innovation

    • Graduate Certificate Learning & Teaching (Higher Education)

    • Eager, B., Deegan, C., & Fiedler, T. (2024). Insights into the application of AI-augmented research methods for informing accounting practice: the development – through AI – of accountability-related prescriptions pertaining to seasonal work. Meditari Accountancy Research, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/MEDAR-08-2023-2116

    • Newstead, T., Eager, B., & Wilson, S. (2023). How AI can perpetuate – or help mitigate – gender bias in leadership. Organizational Dynamics, 52(4). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.orgdyn.2023.100998

    • Eager, B., & Brunton, R. (2023). Prompting higher education towards AI-augmented teaching and learning practice. Journal of University Teaching & Learning Practice, 20(5). https://doi.org/10.53761/1.20.5.02

    • Eager, B., Maritz, P. A., & Millemann, J. A. (2022). The silver economy on wheels: a narrative review of the mature-aged, hypermobile gig worker economy. Small Enterprise Research29(1), 68-85. https://doi.org/10.1080/13215906.2022.2032295

    • Maritz, P. A., Eager, B., & De Klerk, S. (2021). Entrepreneurship and self-employment for mature-aged people. Australian Journal of Career Development. 30(1), 3-14. https://doi.org/10.1177/1038416220978971

    • Eager, B., & Cook, E. (2020). Micro-credentialing of entrepreneurship education in a practice-based undergraduate engineering context. Journal of Entrepreneurship Education and Pedagogy, 3(4), 352-363. https://doi.org/10.1177/2515127419890344

    • Eager, B., Lehman, K., & Scollard, J. (2020). Introducing the tri-layered student online experience framework: Moving from file repository to narrative journey. Journal of Applied Learning and Teaching, 3(1), 1-7. https://doi.org/10.37074/jalt.2020.3.s1.8

    • Eager, B., Grant, S., & Maritz, A. (2019). Classifying coping among entrepreneurs: Is it about time? Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development 26(4), 486-503. https://doi.org/10.1108/JSBED-02-2018-0064

    • Maritz, P.A., & Eager, B. (2017). Senior entrepreneurship themes: An Australian perspective. International Journal of Organizational Innovation, 9(4), 206-221.

    • Eager, B., Grant, S., & Maritz, A. (2017). Time-orientation as a precursor to coping responses in entrepreneurs. The International Journal of Organizational Innovation, 10(2), 6-12.

    • Maritz, P. A., Zolin, R., de Waal, G.A., Fisher, R., Perenyi, A., & Eager, B. (2015). Senior entrepreneurship in Australia: Active ageing and extending working lives. Special Issue: The International Journal of Organizational Innovation, September, 1-39.

    • Eager, B., Parsell, M., & Newstead, T. (Forthcoming). Human-AI Co-generative Framework in higher education. In S. Popenici, J. Rudolph, F. Mohamed, & S. Tan (Eds.), Handbook of AI in Higher Education. Edward Elgar.

    • Eager, B. (2025). Meet Zara: An AI-generated teaching assistant for enhancing formative assessment and self-regulated learning. In S. Elkington & A. Irons (Eds.), Formative assessment and feedback in post-digital learning environments: Disciplinary case studies in higher education (Chapter 15). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003360254

    • Eager, B. (2025). The gift of AI. AI-powered scholar: A beginner’s guide to artificial intelligence for academic writing & research (pp. 1-12). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781032665276-1

    • Eager, B. (2025). The AI revolution in context. AI-powered scholar: A beginner’s guide to artificial intelligence for academic writing & research (pp. 13-30). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781032665276-2

    • Eager, B. (2025). Communicating effectively with AI. AI-powered scholar: A beginner’s guide to artificial intelligence for academic writing & research (pp. 31-43). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781032665276-3

    • Eager, B. (2025). Designing your AI research assistant. AI-powered scholar: A beginner’s guide to artificial intelligence for academic writing & research (pp. 44-56). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781032665276-4

    • Eager, B. (2025). A brief history of conversational AI. AI-powered scholar: A beginner’s guide to artificial intelligence for academic writing & research (pp. 57-72). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781032665276-5

    • Eager, B. (2025). Prompting AI for effective communication. AI-powered scholar: A beginner’s guide to artificial intelligence for academic writing & research (pp. 73-89). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781032665276-6

    • Eager, B. (2025). Towards responsible use of AI tools. AI-powered scholar: A beginner’s guide to artificial intelligence for academic writing & research (pp. 90-104). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781032665276-7

    • Eager, B. (2025). Ideating with AI chatbots. AI-powered scholar: A beginner’s guide to artificial intelligence for academic writing & research (pp. 105-120). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781032665276-8

    • Eager, B. (2025). AI-powered literature search. AI-powered scholar: A beginner’s guide to artificial intelligence for academic writing & research (pp. 121-130). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781032665276-9

    • Eager, B. (2025). Writing & editing with AI. AI-powered scholar: A beginner’s guide to artificial intelligence for academic writing & research (pp. 131-143). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781032665276-10

    • Eager, B. (2024). Transitioning towards AI-powered academia: A self-care perspective. In K. Hammond & N. Lemon (Eds.), Navigating tensions and transitions in higher education. Routledge.

    • Birdthistle, N., Keane, T., Linden, T., & Eager, B. (2023). Back to school: An examination of teachers’ knowledge and understanding of entrepreneurship education. In: Kaya-Capocci, S., Peters-Burton, E. (eds), Enhancing entrepreneurial mindsets through STEM education. Integrated Science, vol 15. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-17816-0_10

    • Eager, B. (2022). Juggling the triad: taking care of yourself with a block-mode approach to research, teaching, and service. In N. Lemon (Ed.), Creating a place for self-care and wellbeing in higher education: Finding Meaning Across Academia. Routledge.

    • Maritz, P. A., Eager, B., & De Klerk, S. (2021). Senior entrepreneurship as untapped potential. In T. Cooney (Ed.), The Palgrave handbook of minority entrepreneurship. Palgrave Macmillan.

    • Maritz, P. A., Jones, C., Foley, D., De Klerk, S., Eager, B., & Nguyen, Q. (2021). Entrepreneurship education in Australia. In C. H. Matthews (Ed.), Annals of entrepreneurship education and pedagogy (4th ed.). Edward Elgar.

    • Eager, B., Grant, S., & Birdthistle, N. (2019). Enhancing wellbeing of women in entrepreneurship through media narrative. In M. Lepeley, K. Kuschel, N. Beutell, N. Pouw, & E. Eijdenberg (Eds.), Wellbeing of women in entrepreneurship: a global perspective. Routledge.

    • Eager, B. (2017). An entrepreneurial roadmap to managing postgraduate stress. In C. McMaster, C. Murphy, B. Whitburn, & I. Mewburn (Eds.), Postgraduate study in Australia: Surviving and succeeding (pp. 189-196). Peter Lang.

    • Birdthistle, N., Eager, B., Flynn, A. & Grant. S. (2024, November 14-15). Exploring senior women entrepreneurs: using the Netflix series Grace and Frankie as a case study, RENT Conference, Nantes France.

    • Eager, B., Birdthistle, N. (2023, Dec 5-7). Senior women entrepreneurs in popular media: Insights from Netflix’s longest-running series [Paper presentation]. 36th ANZAM Conference, Wellington, New Zealand.

    • Wilson, S., Newstead, T., & Eager, B. (2023, December 10-12). The patriarchal ghost in the AI machine: What AI-generated narratives tell us about issues of gender in leadership. International Studying Leadership Conference, Copenhagen, Denmark.

    • Eager, B., Birdthistle, N. (2023, June 4-5). Grace and Frankie: Enhancing visibility of later-life women’s entrepreneurship experience [Paper presentation]. DIANA International Conference on Women’s Entrepreneurship Research, Babson College, Wellesley, MA.

    • Eager, B., Standish, M. (2022, 28 November – 2 December). Where’d my legs go? Experiences of teaching in the metaverse: 3D virtual classrooms. Teaching Matters. https://secure.utas.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0005/1626458/Program-Overview-v8.pdf

    • Eager, B., Birdthistle, N., & Grant, S. (2020, August 7-11). Visual discourse and role modelling in on-screen representations of women entrepreneurs. Academy of Management. https://journals.aom.org/doi/10.5465/AMBPP.2020.21276abstract

    • Eager, B. (2020, November 30–December 2). Co-created assessment as a tool for enhancing student connectedness. Teaching Matters, Tasmania.

    • Eager, B., & Cook, E. (2019, February 5). Micro-credentialing of entrepreneurship education in a practice-based undergraduate engineering context. ACERE Educator’s Forum, Australia.

    • Eager, B., Birdthistle, N., Grant, S., & Flynn, A. (2019, June 2-4). Beyond baby food: Film narrative as a limiting factor for female entrepreneurship advancement. DIANA International Conference on Women’s Entrepreneurship Research, Babson College, Wellesley, MA.

    • Eager, B., Lehman, K., & Scollard, J. (2019, November 26). From file repository to narrative journey: a tri-layered framework for enhancing students’ online learning experiences. Teaching Matters, Tasmania.

    • Eager, B. (2016, September 14). Write right!? A PhD candidate’s journey experimenting with every writing hack in the book. Living Research Conference, Swinburne University of Australia. Melbourne. [Best Presentation Award]

    • Eager, B., Grant, S., & Maritz, A. (2015, April 1-6). Entrepreneurs and the stress-coping-strain process: How relevant are existing frameworks? Australian Centre for Entrepreneurship Research Exchange (ACERE), Adelaide.

    • Eager, B. (2014, August 29). How are you coping with your research degree? Living Research Conference Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne.Eager, B., & Maritz, A. (2011, February 1-4). Entrepreneurial stress: A conceptual model. Proceedings of the 8th International Australian Graduate School of Entrepreneurship (AGSE) Research Exchange, Melbourne, pp. 163-175.

    • Invergowrie Foundation, $333,289, 2019-2021, ‘Acorns to oak trees: Creative approaches to teaching STEM to advance female students’, with N. Birdthistle, T. Keane, and T. Linden.

    • Invergowrie Foundation $60,000, 2018, ‘Combatting Underrepresentation of females in STEM through entrepreneurship’, with N. Birdthistle, T. Keane, and T. Linden.

    • ARAS Investments Pty Ltd. $18,975, 2018, ‘Psychology of Entrepreneurs’, with T. Bednall, S. Wilson, N. Birdthistle.

    • Alexander Gosling Bequest $6,000, 2018, ‘A systematic review of the relationship between entrepreneurship and mental health and well-being’, with S. Wilson, S. Grant, A. Bardoel, and B. Bullock.

    • National Seniors Australia, $48,000, 2015, ‘Senior entrepreneurship in Australia: Active ageing and extending working lives, with A. Maritz, R. Zolin, A. De Waal, R. Fisher, A. Perenyi.

    • Swinburne University Postgraduate Research Award (SUPRA), $52,000, ‘Promoting Growth in Research Scholarship (PGRS)’, 2015-2017.

    • Eager, B. (2024, May 28). AI Skills for Academic Research: Business School Academics [Workshop]. University of Technology Sydney (UTS) Sydney, Australia.

    • Eager, B. (2024, May 27). AI Skills for Academic Research: HDR Candidates [Workshop]. University of Technology Sydney (UTS), Sydney, Australia.

    • Eager, B. (2024, April 19). AI for research [Workshop]. Centre for Social Impact, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.

    • Eager, B. (2023, November 30 – December 1). ChatGPT for scientific writing [Workshop]. Technische Universitat (TU) Wien, Vienna, Austria.

    • Eager, B. (2023, November 15). AI in research practical applications [Online workshop]. Centre for Social Impact Swinburne.

    • Eager, B. (2023, October 25). AI in research – Academic writing with AI tools [Workshop]. Centre for Social Impact, Swinburne, Melbourne, Australia.

    • Eager, B. (2023, October 23). AI in research [Workshop]. Macquarie University, Macquarie Business School, Sydney, Australia.

    • Eager, B. (2023, October 11). AI for educators [Webinar]. Holmesglen Education, Service Skills & Environment, Australia.

    • Eager, B. (2023, October 6). ‘Prompt writing skills for educators’ and ‘Mitigating gender bias in leadership’ [Paper presentation]. Swinburne University, Accounting, Economics, and Finance, Melbourne, Australia.

    • Eager, B. (2023, October 3). Incorporating AI tools into your Higher Degree by Research (HDR) [Webinar]. University of Tasmania, College of Business and Economics HDR Seminar Series, Australia.

    • Eager, B. (2023, September 28). AI for research [Workshop]. Swinburne Business School, Melbourne, Australia.

    • Eager, B. (2023, September 27). Artificial intelligence for learning – from novice to enthusiast through applied exploration [Keynote]. Teesside University, United Kingdom.

    • Eager, B. (2023, September 27). AI for teaching and learning [Workshop]. Swinburne Business School, Melbourne, Australia.

    • Eager, B. (2023, September 25). AI for research: Business School staff [Workshop]. Swinburne Business School, Melbourne, Australia.

    • Eager, B. (2023, September 15). Artificial intelligence impact on academic research [Online panel presentation]. Australian Business Deans Council, BARDsNet, Australia.

    • Eager, B. (2023, August 28). AI for entrepreneurship and value proposition design [Seminar]. Swinburne University, Master of Design, Melbourne, Australia.

    • Eager, B. (2023, August 25). Unleashing the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) in education [Conference presentation]. Holmesglen TAFE ASPIRE Conference, Melbourne, Australia.

    • Eager, B. (2023, August 25). A beginner’s journey towards artificial intelligence (AI) [Conference presentation]. Holmesglen TAFE ASPIRE Conference, Melbourne, Australia.

    • Eager, B. (2023, July 25). AI for research: Academic staff [Workshop]. Swinburne Business School, Melbourne, Australia.

    • Eager, B. (2023, July 24). AI for research: Higher Degree by Research HDR [Workshop]. Swinburne Business School, Melbourne, Australia.

    • Eager, B. (2023, July 21). AI for educators: Academic staff [Workshop]. Swinburne Business School, Melbourne, Australia.

    • Eager, B. (2023, July 17). AI for educators [Workshop]. Learning Transformations – Learning and Teaching, Swinburne University, Melbourne, Australia.

    • Eager, B. (2023, July 6). Applied AI [Webinar]. Holmesglen TAFE, Australia.

    • Eager, B. (2023, June 5). Generative AI: A ‘friend’ or ‘foe’ [Webinar]. Swinburne Business School, Australia.

    • Eager, B. (2023, March 31). ChatGPT: How to use it as a force for good [Webinar]. Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) UK, United Kingdom.

    • Eager, B. (2023, March 23). ChatGPT for advancing academic careers [Webinar]. Promoting Academic Women Network, Australia.

    • Eager, B. (2023, March 22). ChatGPT: To ban or not to ban? [Webinar]. Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) UK, United Kingdom.

    • Eager, B. (2023, March 3). Introduction to ChatGPT; Three use cases [Presentation]. University of Tasmania Academic Senate, Tasmania, Australia.

    • Eager, B. (2023, February 23-24). ChatGPT: Transforming the landscape of higher education [Online plenary presentation]. Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) UK Quality Insights Conference, United Kingdom.

    • Eager, B. (2023, February 2). The implications of artificial intelligence [Webinar]. University of Tasmania, Academic Integrity Symposium, Australia.