My research concerns interdisciplinary archaeological applications (archival, theoretical, scientific) to museum collections, particularly those belonging to the Roman Empire and its diverse peoples, art, and culture. Interdisciplinary approaches are key to my primary research interests - provenance determination, significance assessment, interpretative method, and the translation of archaeological research for public audiences.
My thesis focuses on the study of precious metal hoards (numismatic and object-based) from Roman Gaul; through comparative study and quantitative/qualitative data analysis, I seek to establish a method for re-assembling the archaeology of hoards where precise context(s) has been lost to history, without scientific excavation. I seek to prompt more nuanced interpretations for such material via case study of understudied museum collections.
My research is informed by my professional background in the museum industry, where I have held numerous roles, including in the Ashmolean Museum (University of Oxford), the RD Milns Antiquities Museum (University of Queensland) and across the Queensland Museum.
