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Research Biography

I wrote a PhD in Geoarchaeology under the primary supervision of Professor Mike Morley and secondary supervision of Associate Professor Martin Polkinghorne. My PhD explores Pleistocene human occupation and dispersals in Southeast Asia. For my research, I investigated one site in mainland Southeast Asia and another in island Southeast Asia considered to be key sites for the study of human evolution and dispersals in the region. To study the sites, I primarily used micromorphological and microarchaeological techniques. 

I lecture, tutor, and do scientific demonstration on the following topics: Pleistocene Archaeology in Southeast Asia, Transitions from hunter-gathering to farming in Southeast Asia, Human evolution in Southeast Asia, Sediments in Archaeology (with focus on the tropics), Archaeological micromorphology, Advanced field methods in archaeology, Cultural Resource Management in Southeast Asia, and Miocene Climates and Environments as they relate to Human Evolution.

As a geoarchaeological specialist, my research tackles various periods of the deep past of Southeast Asia from the Pleistocene to the Early Modern Period, and various grand research themes such as the earliest occupations and dispersals of humans in the region, early regional agricultural development/intensification, and disasters and resilience. Currently, I am part of a project researching the resilience of Cambodian society post-Angkor and research affiliate of the Australian Microarchaeology and Palaeosciences (AusMAP) facility (formerly the Flinders Microarchaeology Laboratory).

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  • SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities
  • SDG 13 - Climate Action
  • SDG 14 - Life Below Water
  • SDG 15 - Life on Land
  • SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
  • SDG 17 - Partnerships for the Goals

Education/Academic qualification

Master of Science, Early human occupation of the Pampanga coastal lowlands: Implications of post-depositional processes on artefacts and sediments in Lubao, Pampanga (Philippines), University of the Philippines Diliman

Award Date: 1 Mar 2011

Doctor of Philosophy, Early human dispersals and occupations of Pleistocene Southeast Asia: A micro-geoarchaeological approach

29 Feb 202015 Jan 2025

Research Areas

  • Archaeology

Keywords

  • CC Archaeology
  • Geoarchaeology
  • Archaeological Stratigraphy
  • Micromorphology
  • GB Physical geography
  • Site formation
  • GF Human ecology. Anthropogeography
  • Historical land use

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