Experience

Macquarie University Widening Participation

• Australia
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Outreach Officer

  • May 2021 - Present



Macquarie University

• Australia
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Coordinator of Studying the Past

  • Jan 2020 - Present

  Studying the Past is a new education and outreach initiative run by the Department of Ancient History at Macquarie University, which offers education programs tailored to the Stage 4 and Stage 6 Ancient History syllabus and broader public programs. Developed and facilitated by academics, PhD candidates and researchers within the Department of Ancient History, these programs focus on providing enriching and engaging experiences and seek to foster both the general public and students’ interests in the study of the ancient past.

• Archaeologist

  • Nov 2018 - Present

  Member of the joint Macquarie University and Institut Français d'Archéologie Orientale project at Dendara Cemetery, Egypt. My specific role involves the excavation and analysis of human skeletal remains including: conducting estimations of age, sex and stature, identification of palaeopathologies and skeletal variances, collection of physical samples for isotope and DNA analysis and the application of digital photography and photogrammetry for recording.

• Research Assistant for Associate Professor Ronika Power

  • Jun 2016 - Present

• Research Assistant

  • Jan 2017 - Present

  Member of the research team for the 'Egyptian Mummies Audience Evaluation Research Project'. This collaborative project conducted by the Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences and Macquarie University in association with the British Museum ‘Egyptian Mummies: Exploring Ancient Lives' exhibition seeks to provide new insights into the ways in which visitors conceive and react to the display of ancient Egyptian mummified remains, within the broader context of the collection, curation and display of human remains in cultural institutions.This project involved surveying in excess of 150 visitors to the 'Ancient Lives' exhibition at the Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences. This research data is currently being collated and analysed.

• Sessional Academic

  • Jan 2016 - Present

  Academic tutor and guest lecturer for the Department of Ancient History at Macquarie University. I am currently a member of a number of teaching teams for undergraduate Archaeology and Egyptology subjects including; AHIS190 - Digging Up the Past: An Introduction to Archaeology, AHIS191 - World Archaeology, AHIS170 Introduction to Egyptian Archaeology, AHIS291 - The Archaeology of Death and Burial, and AHIS391 - Archaeological Laboratory Methods.I assist subject convenors in the development of unit outlines, course content and assessments. I am also responsible for the development and implementation of tutorial lesson plans and the grading of a variety of student assessments.

• Research Assistant

  • Sep 2019 - May 2020

  A joint research project between Macquarie University and Echo360 investigating media-based assessments in the Faculty of Arts at Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia. This research seeks to inform current educational practice and function as a guide for tertiary educators who are considering implementing similar modes of assessments with the goal of increasing further uptake of this mode of assessment across a broader range of faculties at Macquarie University.

• Research Assistant

  • Jul 2018 - Nov 2018

  A multidisciplinary project between the Department of Ancient History, the Department of Biological Sciences, the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, the Australian History Museum and the Sydney Harbour Federation Trust. This project involved the creation of a 3D model, cultural heritage digital record and VR visitor experience of the Macquarie Lighthouse and surrounding heritage site at Vaucluse, Sydney.

• 3D Scanning Specialist and Research Officer

  • Mar 2016 - Dec 2017

  Key contributor, 3D scanning specialist and research officer for the ‘Death is Only the Beginning’ research project. This project resulted in the publication of a museum catalogue of Egyptian funerary objects housed within the Museum of Ancient Cultures and the creation of a digital catalogue of 3D models of selected objects.

• 3D Scanning Specialist

  • Mar 2014 - Dec 2015

  Member of the 'Virtual Egyptology' research project. This project involved the development of laser scanning and 3D modeling techniques and processes for the production of virtual replicas of Ancient Egyptian artefacts housed in Macquarie University's Museum of Ancient Cultures Egyptology collection.



Macquarie University Widening Participation Unit

• Outreach Support Officer

  • Sep 2020 - May 2021



Macquarie University Museum of Ancient Cultures

• Museum Assistant

  • Nov 2019 - Dec 2019

  Member museum relocation project. This involved the development of detailed condition reports of collection items, the updating and developing object records within EMu collection management system and the digital photography of all collection items. Member museum relocation project. This involved the development of detailed condition reports of collection items, the updating and developing object records within EMu collection management system and the digital photography of all collection items.



Powerhouse

• Australia
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Intern for the Curatorial, Collections and Exhibitions Department

  • Oct 2016 - Dec 2017

  Intern for Dr Melanie Pitkin, former Assistant Curator at the Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences. This role was specifically focussed on the British Museum 'Egyptian Mummies: Exploring Ancient Lives' exhibition. Tasks included object research and content development for a selection of Egyptian artefacts that formed the MAAS Egyptian antiquities showcase which accompanied the 'Ancient Lives' exhibition, editing and proofreading exhibition labels, the selection of objects for the official exhibition floor guide, assisting the MAAS photographer with the production of photographs used in the MAAS Egyptian antiquities show case. Further to this, my role involved broader collection management tasks including the development of object statements, production and history notes, object valuations and significance statements for objects within the MAAS archaeology and fashion collections using the EMu collection management system.



Australian History Museum

• Australia
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos

• Museum Assistant

  • Feb 2017 - Apr 2017

  Member of the Australian History Museum DCANT Project. This project involved the development of detailed condition reports, the packing and relocation of the Australian History Museum collection. Member of the Australian History Museum DCANT Project. This project involved the development of detailed condition reports, the packing and relocation of the Australian History Museum collection.



Macquarie University

• Australia
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Assistant

  • Nov 2013 - Dec 2013

  Member of the 'Strangers in a Strange Land' research project. This involved the non-invasive study and CT analysis of ancient Egyptian human remains housed at the Museum of Ancient Cultures. Member of the 'Strangers in a Strange Land' research project. This involved the non-invasive study and CT analysis of ancient Egyptian human remains housed at the Museum of Ancient Cultures.



Macquarie University

• Australia
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Field Archaeologist

  • Jun 2013 - Jul 2013

  Member of Macquarie University’s and the Institut Français d’Archéologie Orientale archaeological field season at Abu Rawash, Egypt. Member of Macquarie University’s and the Institut Français d’Archéologie Orientale archaeological field season at Abu Rawash, Egypt.