Past and Present Students
Postgraduate Research Students
Rick Bullers BAppSc (UniSA), GDMA (Flinders), MMA (Flinders) (rick.bullers@flinders.edu.au)
Rick completed a BAppSc (Conservation & Park Management) in 1993 and worked for the NSW National Parks & Wildlife Service for 7 years and the Qld Parks & Wildlife Service for 3 years. Rick completed a Master of Maritime Archaeology degree at Flinders University in 2005. His thesis investigated the quality of construction in early Australian-built ships, and won that year's Maritime Archaeology Staff Prize. It is available in the MAMARS series.
Rick is now working toward a PhD at Flinders University continuing his research in Australian colonial-period shipbuilding practices.
Claire Dappert BA Hons (Illinois), MA (East Carolina) (claire.dappert@flinders.edu.au)
Claire Dappert attained a BA with honors from the University of Illinois, Champaign, Illinois in 2001. She was employed as a staff archaeologist for the Illinois Transportation Archaeological Research Program (ITARP) during her undergraduate career and continued her employment there until deciding to pursue post-graduate education. In 2004, Claire relocated to Greenville, North Carolina to attend the Program in Maritime Studies at East Carolina University and was awarded a M.A. in History in 2005 after completing her thesis entitled "Oaken Whale with a Cast Iron Tail: the Single-Decked Wooden Bulk Carrier Monohansett".
Claire's other work experience include terrestrial excavations on the Maya site of Minanha in Belize, as well as numerous prehistoric and historic terrestrial excavations throughout Illinois. Her underwater archaeology experience includes investigations of Monohansett in Lake Huron, Michigan; the Tranters Creek Wreck, in Washington, North Carolina; and the USS Otsego, in Jamesville, North Carolina. Additionally, Claire was employed as a Sally Kress-Thompkins Intern for the US National Park Service HABS/HAER program during the summer of 2005.
Currently, Claire is working on her PhD at Flinders University, looking at
the United States-China trade during the late eighteenth and early nineteenth century.
Jun Kimura BA (Tokai), MMA (Flinders) (jun.kimura@flinders.edu.au)
Jun graduated with a BA in Archaeology from Tokai University, Japan. He completed a Master of Maritime Archaeology at Flinders University in South Australia in 2006. He has background as a field archaeologist had done some work on terrestrial sites. He was also involved in surveys and excavations on underwater sites including the steamship Hermann, the Kattu-ra midden site, and the Takashima underwater site. His undergraduate thesis analysed the site formation process of the Takashima underwater site, which is known as a historical place where Khubilai's Mongolian fleet was sunk in 1281. His Master thesis focused on developing the idea of maritime cultural space using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to understand the site formation processes of the shipwrecks in the South Australian waters.
In 2007 Jun commenced his PhD in maritime archaeology, and his current research interest is the examination of maritime activity in the medieval East Asia employing archaeological evidence.
Postgraduate Coursework Students
Jessica Berry MA Hons (Edinburgh University), (jberry6@mac.com)
Jessica comes new to the field. She has been a journalist all her life beginning at the rough war end in the Middle East and the Balkans and moving on to more investigative stories in the UK and abroad. In the last year she has completed NAS part I and II and has become as involved as time permits with marine archaeological work in the UK, having cut her teeth in the Florida Keys working with ADMAT on a 17th Century British wreck.
Andy Dodd BA Hons (OU), MA (OU) (adodd@doc.govt.nz)
Andy attended Otago University in Dunedin NZ from 1995 to 2001 and completed a BA (Hons) in Anthropology in 1998, BA (Hons) in Classics in 1999, and an MA in Anthropology in 2001. While still enrolled as an MA student he completed two short term employment contracts at the NZ Historic Places Trust in Wellington as an assistant to the Senior Archaeologist. Andy is currently employed by the Department of Conservation giving technical advice and support on issues involving historic resources on public land in the Auckland region. The Department of Conservation is the government department charged with conserving New Zealand's natural and historic heritage, owning and managing both terrestrial and marine reserves throughout NZ.
Andy's particular interests include aspects of NZs maritime archaeological heritage, archaeological CRM, and the archaeology and history of islands (in particular those managed by the Department of Conservation in the Hauraki Gulf).
Andy is a member of the Maritime Archaeological Association of NZ, the NZ Archaeological Association, and the NZ Historic Places Trust.
Benjamin Holthof BA Hons (Wilfred Laurier University )
Ben completed a BA (Hons) in Archaeology, with a focus on the Near East from Wilfred Laurier University in Ontario, Canada, in 2002. He spent almost two years working for an archaeological consulting company as a field worker. Ben then went to Sir Sanford Fleming College in Ontario to get a graduate diploma in Museum Management and Curatorship in 2004. He was Curator of Collections at the Billy Bishop Heritage Museum and Owen Sound Marine and Rail Museum until starting his MMA internally at Flinders early in 2007.
Ben has volunteered on an Iron Age village excavation in Jordan and a 19th century shipwreck excavation on the shores of Lake Huron in Ontario. He has also worked on several surveys and excavations of Native American sites and 19th century farms in Ontario.
Tom Ingpen BA (LaTrobe)
Since obtaining his History/Art History degree from LaTrobe University in Melbourne, Tom has been working extensively with Museum and Gallery collections. In 1999 he created a Melbourne based company that specialises in safely displaying, storing and touring fragile museum and gallery pieces in Australia and abroad, and in 2001 received a Churchill Fellowship to travel to the U.S. and Canada to learn more about these processes. Tom is enrolled in the masters program in Maritime Archaeology by distance learning from Melbourne, where he is still director of Pod Museum and Art Services.
David Kalinowski
Agnes Milowka BA (University of Melbourne) (www.scubawithag.com)
Agnes completed a Bachelor of Arts in History and Australian Studies at the University of Melbourne before embarking on a Bachelor of Business in Marketing and Events Management at Victoria University. She completed AIMA Part I and II and had happily volunteered with Heritage Victoria before finally pursuing her passions with gusto and beginning a Diploma in Maritime Archaeology. She's a keen diver, wreck enthusiast and underwater photographer.
Aaron Mior BA Hons (Toronto)
Aaron is studying externally from Canada. He received an honours degree from the University of Toronto with a double major in the Near Eastern Archaeology and the Specialist Archaeology Program. Aaron has had the privilege of excavating at Ashkelon, Israel (Harvard University) and two seasons at Stymphalos, Greece (University of British Columbia and Wilfrid Laurier University). His research interests include: remote sensing and survey techniques; archaeological theory; and the cultural and economic implications of maritime trade.
James Parkinson BA (La Trobe)
James completed an Arts Degree with archaeology major at La Trobe University, Melbourne in 2001. During 2001 he worked with the Maritime Heritage Unit, Heritage Victoria as a Project Officer. In 2003 James was contracted as a Maritime Heritage Consultant by Terra Culture Pty Ltd to work on the preliminary Environmental Effects Statement for the Port of Melbourne Authority, Channel Deepening Project. Since 1998 he has been a member of the MAAV (Maritime Archaeological Association of Victoria) and is currently an AIMA (Australasian Institute of Maritime Archaeology) Councilor. James has been working for the past 3 years for Professional Diving Services as a full time commercial diver.
Sarah Quine BA (La Trobe) (quin0109@flinders.edu.au)
Sarah Quine completed a BA with a major in Australian Archaeology from LaTrobe University in 1999, since then she has been working extensively in the museum and heritage industry. She is currently working as a curatorial assistant at Port Arthur Historic Site in Tasmania. She has recently accepted a 5 month contract with the French agency TAAF to work on an archaeological expedition to Kerguelen Island, French sub-Antarctica Dec 06- May 07. Sarah is interested in wreck management, collection management, consumerism and trade to the developing colony of Tasmania. Sarah is a member of AIMA (Australian Institute of Maritime Archaeology), ASHA (Australian Society for Historical Archaeologists), the Australian Maritime Museum Council and the Maritime Archaeology Association of Tasmania. Sarah is working towards her Masters in Maritime Archaeology via correspondence part time whilst she works full time.
Najat El Hafi Skeate MA (Cambridge)
Najat graduated from Cambridge, UK in May 2006 and is currently living in Luxembourg. She also holds a BA (Hons) in Politics and Languages (1995) and a MA in Intercultural Studies (1999). She has participated in several excavations in the UK with Cambridge University, on an Early Bronze Age Site in Sicily, and the Byzantine Ecclesiastical Building Project in Tunis (Carthage). She has been a member of ICOM UK since 1999 and the WAC Junior North African Representative since 2003. Her interests are in Third World development of archaeology by and for locals and palaeobotany.
David Van Zandt BSc (Purdue)
David is studying externally through Flinders distance and online learning program from Lakewood, Ohio USA. He had four years in the military as an airborne recon sergeant. He has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Nuclear Engineering from Purdue University and for the last 21 years has been working for NASA doing everything from advanced propulsion concepts to microgravity research on the space shuttle and space station. David's had a love for science and archaeology since he was a child watching the old National Geographic specials and other underwater shows on TV in the 60's (black and white then). Having pursued his science love now it is time for the other. David began diving in 1995 and since then has been searching and diving the shipwrecks of Lake Erie and the other Great Lakes. He has discovered six new wrecks in Lake Erie ranging from 20' depth to 190' in depth. He also does underwater video and photography, forward looking and side scan sonar and magnotometer. Some of David's work has been featured in "Erie Wrecks" a wreck divers guide to Lake Erie written by Mike and Georg Wachter. Some of his side scan images are on the web <http://www.sharkmarine.com/sportspecs.htm> and have been featured in the trade magazine "Underwater".
David formed the Cleveland Underwater Explorers (CLUE) in 2003. The purpose of forming CLUE is to research, locate, and explore the shipwrecks of the Great Lakes with an emphasis on Lake Erie. The team consists of individuals experienced in archival research, Great Lakes history and ship construction, underwater survey techniques and equipment, mechanical and electrical engineering, and recreational and technical scuba diving. The team is dedicated to finding, exploring, and documenting the submerged history found on the bottom of the Great Lakes .
David is also a member of the Maritime Archaeological Survey Team, Inc. (MAST) and the Great Lakes Historical Society (GLHS). MAST is a nonprofit avocational group dedicated to documentation, scientific study and education pertaining to underwater archaeological resources. GLHS was founded in 1944 to record, preserve and interpret the maritime history of the Great Lakes, the largest body of fresh water in the world. It is the oldest and largest organization exclusively devoted to telling the story of the "Inland Seas" of North America.
Dianna Zwart BMO; BSc (Nederlands) (zwar0011@flinders.edu.au)
Dianna completed a Bachelor of Maritime Operations in Navigation and Marine engineering in 2000 and a Bachelor of Science in Industrial engineering and management in 2001. After that she worked as a maritime advisor at a consultancy company and as an Assistant SHE-Q (Safety, Health, Environment and Quality) Manager at a Harbour Towage and Salvage company in the Netherlands. She is currently studying towards her Master of Maritime Archaeology. Dianna's interests include shipbuilding, navigation aids; on board as well as landmarks, buoys, etc. and life on board vessels.
Former Students: Where did they go?
Aidan Ash (BArch Hon 2004) Aidan is now working for an archaeological consultancy firm in Western Australia.
James Beringer-Pooley (MMA 2005) James recently been travelling in Canada and has returned to the UK.
Rowan Brownette (GDMA 2005) Rowen graduated in 2005 and is currently taking a hiatus from study to continue his full-time work as a harbour pilot in Sydney.
Shane Charnas (GCMA 2005) Shane completed a graduate certificate in June 2005 and is currently living and working in Taiwan.
Julie Ford (BArch Hon 1999; MMA 2003) Julie has worked as a maritime archaeologist at Heritage Victoria and as a research assistant in the Department of Archaeology at Flinders University. She recently completed a Master of Maritime Archaeology degree at Flinders University.
John Forrest (BArch Hons 2001) John went on to postgraduate study at the University of Queensland.
Matt Gainsford (MMA 2005) Matt completed his Master of Maritime Archaeology degree part-time while working in the Maritime Archaeology Department at the WA Maritime Museum in Fremantle. Matt is now living in Kalmar, Sweden
and working on the Kronan shipwreck (1676) in the Baltic Sea.
Emily Jateff (MMA) Emily is now working for a Cultural Resources Management firm.
Jun Kimura (MMA 2006)
Peta Knott (MMA 2006) Peta currently works for the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery and has recently worked for Cosmos Archaeology and the School Education Program at the Nicholson Museum, University of Sydney. She is Treasurer and Administrative Officer of the Australasian Institute for Maritime Archaeology.
Chris Lewczak (BArch Hons 2000) Chris spent some time working as a research assistant in the Department of Archaeology at Flinders University and is now working in Sydney as an archaeologist for the consultancy firm, Biosis.
Brandi Lockhart (MMA 2006) Brandi is currently working as an underwater archaeologist with Parks Canada in Ottawa.
Shayne Lyons (MMA 2005) Shane returned to Canada and is now working for a consultancy firm.
Lydia Matthews (BA Hon 1999) Lydia spent some time working at the Australian National Maritime Museum in Sydney and is now working as an archaeologist for the consultancy firm, Biosis.
Julius Miller
Mike Nash (MMA 2005) Mike completed his Master of Maritime Archaeology degree in 2005 and is continuing his work as a Maritime Heritage Officer with Tasmanian Parks & Wildlife Service.
David Nutley (MMA 2005) David completed his Master of Maritime Archaeology degree in 2005 and is continuing his work as a Maritime Heritage Officer with NSW Heritage Office.
Rebecca O'Reilly (BA Hon 1999) Rebecca has worked as a maritime archaeologist in Melbourne for Heritage Victoria and is now working for the State Records Office in Adelaide.
Mark Opdyke (MMA 2007) Mark is now working as a consulting archaeologist.
Cass Philippou (BA Hon 1998) Cass is currently working as a maritime archaeologist for Heritage Victoria in Melbourne. See what Cass has to say about her degree at Flinders on our Careers page.
John Ricci (MMA 2007) John is now working for an archaeological consultancy firm in Western Australia.
Nathan Richards (BA Hons 1997; PhD 2003) Nathan spent a year working for the Tasmanian Heritage Office in Hobart. His PhD thesis won the SHA dissertation Prize in 2004 and he is now an Assistant Professor in the Program in Maritime Studies and Nautical Archaeology at East Carolina University in North Carolina, USA. See what Nathan has to say about his degree at Flinders on our Careers page.
Jennifer Rodrigues (BArch Hons 1999) Jennifer went on to complete a MA (Maritime Archaeology) at the University of Southampton. She is now working part-time in the Department of Maritime Archaeology at the WA Maritime Museum in Fremantle and is a PhD candidate in the Department of Archaeology at the University of Western Australia. See what Jennifer has to say about her degree at Flinders on our Careers page.
Deb Sheffi (MMA 2006) Deb is currently working as a Senior Archaeologist with the State of Florida's Bureau of Archaeological Research (Underwater Archaeology Program).
Bill Welsh (MMA) Bill is now working for a Cultural Resources Management firm.
Brian Williams (MMA 2007) Brian is now working for a Cultural Resources Management firm.
Karson Winslow (MMA 2007) Karson is currently working as a crew member and cook aboard a tall ship.
Zach Woodford (MMA 2006) Zach is now working for a Cultural Resources Management firm.
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