Education:
October 2019 – Present Masters of Philosophy, the zooarchaeological assemblage from Ravenswood, a 19th/early 20th century gold mine in northern Queensland, University of Queensland, St Lucia
2016 Honours (First Class) Research Thesis, An Exploration of a New Ungulate-Based Climate Proxy in Sub-Saharan Africa, University of Queensland, St Lucia
2013-2015 BA Archaeology, University of Queensland, St Lucia
2011 Diploma of International Business, Metropolitan South Institute of TAFE
2011 Certificate III Business, Metropolitan South Institute of TAFE
Professional Experience
Feb 2020 – Present Cross River Rail Project, Albert Street Station Precinct, Brisbane CBD
Artefact analysis/accessioning with Dr Kevin Rains and Jess Cuskelly (Niche Environment and Heritage)
Dec 2019 – Jan 2020 Cross River Rail Project, Albert Street Station Precinct, Brisbane CBD
Excavation with Dr Kevin Rains and Dr Xavier Carah (Niche Environment and Heritage)
Nov 2019 – Jan 2020 Queensland Museum Archaeology Laboratory
Laboratory assistant for Archaeology Curator Nick Hadnutt
• Identification/sorting/accessioning of archaeological materials from Ravenswood, Qld
Sep 2016 – Present UQ School of Social Sciences, Archaeology Outreach Facilitator
• Facilitate archaeological excavation and lab-based educational activities
• Facilitate forensic science lab-based educational activities
Jan 2019 – Dec 2019 UQ School of Social Sciences, Archaeology Laboratory Technician and Social Science Outreach Admin Officer
Facilitate and assist with laboratory and other practical-based teaching and research in the archaeology discipline (lab tech)
Provide technical support to students and staff
Maintain equipment and laboratory supplies
Ensure compliance with OH&S policies by staff and students involved in laboratory and other practical-based research and teaching
Assist the school manager in the coordination of social science outreach activities (outreach admin)
Liaise with high schools and OPSSE (Office of Prospective Student and Student Equity) in relation to bookings of outreach activities
Coordinate the roster of facilitators for the outreach activities
Prepare relevant documentation and ensure resources are maintained
September 2018 QUORN Solar Farm Project, Parkes, NSW
Survey with Stephanie Rusden (OzArk Environmental & Heritage Management)
Woolshed Project, Albury, NSW
Excavation/logistics with Dr Alyce Cameron and Tom Dooley (OzArk Environmental & Heritage Management)
March 2018 Yarrabee Solar Farm Project, Narrandera, NSW
Survey with Dr Alyce Cameron and Stephanie Rusden (OzArk Environmental & Heritage Management)
Nov 2017 – June 2018 UQ School of Social Sciences
Laboratory assistant for Dr Tiina Manne
• Identification of modern zooarchaeological reference material
Sep 2017 DHA Mt Lofty Residential Project, Toowoomba, QLD
Excavation/logistics/analysis with Dr Serena Love (Everick Heritage Consultants) See below for contact details
Feb – March 2017 Lukenya Hill, Kenya
Excavation/survey/logistics with Dr Nick Blegen (Harvard/Max Planck) and Dr J. Tyler Faith (then UQ, current University of Utah) See below for contact details
Nov 2015 – Jun 2017 Everick Heritage Consultants
Research Assistant for Company Director Richard Robins
• Data entry/consolidation and analysis
Sep – Dec 2014 UQ School of Social Sciences
Laboratory assistant for Dr Emma James
• Photographing zooarchaeological samples
July 2014 Karonga, Malawi
Excavation/survey/logistics (field school) with Dr Jessica Thompson (then UQ, current Emory University)
April 2013 UQ School of Social Sciences
Laboratory assistant for Dr Tiina Manne
• Preparing zooarchaeological reference material
Presentations
February 2020 “The Restless Ones: A Zooarchaeological Exploration into Social Diversity at Ravenswood, a 19th/Early 20th Century Gold Mine and Chinese Settlement Area in Northern Queensland”. Presented at the University of Queensland-Max Planck Institute joint workshop: “Tracing the Past: Exploring the potential for isotope research and ZooMS technology in Australia and beyond”, hosted at the University of Queensland.
April 2017 “Living By Proxy: An Exploration of a New Ungulate-Based Climate Proxy in Sub-Saharan Africa”. Presented as part of the Working Papers in Archaeology Seminar Series, hosted at The University of Queensland.
August 2015 “Interpreting Changes in Average Body Mass of Ungulate Communities During the Late Quaternary in South Africa”. Presented at the National Archaeology Student Conference (NASC) 2015, hosted at the University of Sydney.
Awards and Grants
2019 Deutsche Akademische Austauschdienst (DAAD)-Universities Australia Grant June 2018 round. For training and sample preparation/processing of ZooMS and isotope samples at the Max Planck Institut für Menschheitsgeschichte (MPI), Jena, Germany. AUD $6195 (flights and accommodation)
2015 1st Place: ARCS3001 Advanced Research - Best Scientific Poster for “Interpreting Changes in Average Body Mass of Ungulate Communities During the Late Quaternary in South Africa”. Poster displayed at the New Zealand Archaeological Association annual conference 2015, Waitangi, Bay of Islands, 17-20 June.
2014 UQ Advantage Grant May 2014 round. For participation in the Volunteer Program with the Malawi Earlier-Middle Stone Age Project (http://www.memsap.org) and Cultural & Museum Centre, Karonga (http:www.palaeo.net/cmck) in Malawi. AUD $500