Our people
Executive Committee
Director
Prof. Ronika Power
Department of History and Archaeology
Phone: +61 2 9850 8882
E-mail: ronika.power@mq.edu.au
Ronika K. Power is Professor of Bioarchaeology in the Department of History and Archaeology at Macquarie University, and the Director of the Centre for Ancient Cultural Heritage and Environment (CACHE). View full profile.
Co-Deputy Directors
Department of History and Archaeology
E-mail: bronwen.neil@mq.edu.au
Phone: +61 2 9850 7933
Bronwen Neil is a Professor of Ancient History at Macquarie, and a member of the Macquarie University Ancient Cultures Research Centre. View full profile.
Dr Tim Ralph
School of Natural Sciences
E-mail: tim.ralph@mq.edu.au
Phone: +61 2 9850 6378
Tim's research focuses on the geomorphology of rivers and wetlands in dry landscapes. View full profile.
Committee Members
Prof. Malcolm Choat
Department of History and Archaeology
Phone: +61 2 9850 7561
E-mail: malcolm.choat@mq.edu.au
Malcolm Choat is Professor of History and Head of Department of History and Archaeology in the Faculty of Arts at Macquarie University. His current research interests centre on discourses of authenticity, debates over cultural heritage, and the reception of the ancient world. View full profile.
A/Prof Emilie Ens
School of Natural Sciences
Phone: +61 2 9850 8405
E-mail: emilie.ens@mq.edu.au
Emilie Ens leads the cross-cultural ecology lab in the Department of Environmental Sciences at Macquarie University. She is passionate about the need to respectfully collaborate with Indigenous people. View full profile.
Prof. Damian Gore
School of Natural Sciences, Genes to Geoscience, MQ Centre for Energy and Environmental Contaminants
Phone: +61 2 9850 8391
E-mail: damian.gore@mq.edu.au
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Dr Fred Hardtke
Department of History and Archaeology
E-mail: frederick.hardtke@mq.edu.au
Frederick completed a BA at Macquarie University (2003), followed by an MA by Research (2012) and a PhD (2016) also at Macquarie. His PhD dissertation concerned the role of rock art in understanding the social and cultural dynamics of the Predynastic and Early Dynastic site of Hierakonpolis. View full profile.
Prof. Mariella Herberstein
DVC (Academic), Genes to Geoscience
E-mail: marie.herberstein@mq.edu.au
Marie is the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) at Macquarie University. She investigates the behavioural ecology of invertebrates including spiders and insects within an evolutionary framework. View full profile.
A/Prof. Emily O'Gorman
School of Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts
E-mail: emilyogorman@mq.edu.au
Phone: +61 2 9850 9670
Emily O’Gorman is an Associate Professor at the Macquarie University School of Social Sciences, in the Faculty of Arts. Her research explores environmental history, more-than-human geography, and the interdisciplinary environmental humanities. View full profile.
Michael Rampe
Department of History and Archaeology, Faculty of Arts
E-mail: michael.rampe@mq.edu.au
Phone: +61 2 9850 1945
Michael is a Senior Learning Designer at Macquarie University, working in, around and between many faculties. View full profile.
Dr Karin Sowada
Department of History and Archaeology
Phone: +61 2 9850 8723
E-mail: karin.sowada@mq.edu.au
Karin Sowada is a specialist in the archaeology of Egypt and the Middle East, with a focus on foreign engagement, trade and societal change in the Bronze Age. View full profile.
Centre Manager
Hannah Vogel
Department of History and Archaeology
E-mail: hannah.vogel@mq.edu.au
Hannah is a researcher, focusing on ableism and studies of disability in the ancient world. She is a teaching academic in the Department of History and Archaeology at Macquarie University. Hannah also works towards increasing accessibility, diversity and inclusion in tertiary institutions and the museum/heritage sectors.
Centre Members
Prof. Javier Álvarez-Mon | Department of History and Archaeology, Faculty of Arts |
Assoc. Prof. Eva Anagnostou-Laoutides | Department of History and Archaeology, Faculty of Arts |
Dr Alexandra Carthey | Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science and Engineering |
Renee Cawthorne | The Royal Botanic Garden Sydney and Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science |
Assoc. Prof. Shirley Wai Chan | Department of Media, Communications, Creative Arts, Language and Literature, Faculty of Arts |
Prof. Malcolm Choat | Department of History and Archaeology, Faculty of Arts |
Dr Ian Collinson | Department of Media, Communications, Creative Arts, Language and Literature, Faculty of Arts/ Environmental Humanities Research Stream |
Dr Camilla Di Biase-Dyson | Department of History and Archaeology, Faculty of Arts |
Dr Emilie Ens | Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science and Engineering |
Assoc. Prof. Linda Evans | Faculty of Arts / Department of History and Archaeology, Faculty of Arts |
Prof. Damian Gore | Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science and Engineering / MQ Centre for Energy and Environmental Contaminants |
Assoc. Prof. Heather Handley | Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science and Engineering |
Dr Fred Hardtke | Department of History and Archaeology, Faculty of Arts |
Prof. Paul Haynes | Department of Molecular Sciences, Faculty of Science and Engineering / ARC Training Centre for Molecular Technology in the Food Industry / Biomolecular Discovery Research Centre |
Prof. Mariella Herberstein | Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic), DVC Academic |
Assoc. Prof. Donna Houston | Macquarie School of Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts/ Environmental Humanities Research Stream |
Prof. Peter Keegan | Associate Dean Learning & Teaching / Department of History and Archaeology, Faculty of Arts / Australian Centre for Ancient Numismatic Studies |
Dr Matthew Kosnik | School of Natural Sciences, Faculty of Science and Engineering |
Prof. Ray Laurence | Department of History and Archaeology, Faculty of Arts |
Dr Susan Lupack | Department of History and Archaeology, Faculty of Arts |
Assoc. Prof. Paul McKechnie | Department of History and Archaeology, Faculty of Arts |
Dr Jessica McLean | Macquarie School of Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts/ Environmental Humanities Research Stream |
Assoc. Prof. Fiona Miller | Macquarie School of Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts/ Environmental Humanities Research Stream |
Assos. Prof. Tom Murray | Department of Media, Communications, Creative Arts, Language and Literature, Faculty of Arts |
Prof. Bronwen Neil | Department of History and Archaeology, Faculty of Arts |
Assoc. Prof. Emily O'Gorman | Macquarie School of Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts |
Prof. Ronika Power | Department of History and Archaeology, Faculty of Arts |
Dr Tim Ralph | Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science and Engineering |
Michael Rampe | Faculty of Arts / Department of History and Archaeology, Faculty of Arts |
Prof. Shawn Ross | Department of History and Archaeology, Faculty of Arts / Deputy Vice-Chancellor Research Office |
Dr Shaina Russell | School of Natural Sciences, Faculty of Science and Engineering |
Assoc. Prof. Ken Sheedy | Department of History and Archaeology, Faculty of Arts / Australian Centre for Ancient Numismatic Studies |
Assoc.Prof. Sandie Suchet-Pearson | Macquarie School of Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts/ Environmental Humanities Research Stream |
Dr Karin Sowada | Department of History and Archaeology, Faculty of Arts |
Dr Madeline Taylor | Macquarie Law School, Faculty of Arts/ Environmental Humanities Research Stream |
Assoc. Prof. Kira Westaway | Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science and Engineering |
Dr Alex Woods | Department of History and Archaeology, Faculty of Arts |
Prof. Ian Worthington | Department of History and Archaeology, Faculty of Arts |
Dr Rachel Yuen-Collingridge | Department of History and Archaeology, Faculty of Arts |
Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Archaeology of Ancient Israel
Dr Sophia Aharonovich
Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Archaeology of Ancient Israel
E-mail: sophia.aharonovich@mq.edu.au
Early Career Research Affiliates
Dr Emlyn Dodd | CACHE Visiting Postdoctoral Research Fellow 2020, “Viticulture and oleiculture of the Roman and Late Antique Cyclades: A study on knowledge networks, agricultural expertise and technological diffusion” Australian Academy of the Humanities Travelling Fellow 2021, “Knowledge Networks of the Roman and Late Antique Cyclades: A Study on the Dissemination of Agricultural Expertise and Technology” Assistant Director for Archaeology, The British School at Rome |
Prof. Liz Cameron | CACHE 2021 ECR Indigenous Australian Research Fellow Chair of Indigenous Knowledges, Deakin University Project: "Reclaiming their stories - a creative visual documentation on Indigenous artefacts held at MQ Art Gallery to further understand culture through art-making" |
Dr Alice McClymont | CACHE Centre Manager (2019–2021) |
Dr Jessica McKenzie | Early Career Researcher in Ancient History and Archaeology |
Dr Carlo Rindi Nuzzolo | CACHE 2021 Postdoctoral Research Fellow Adjunct Research Associate, Centre for Ancient Cultures, Monash University Project: "Beyond the artefact: comprehensive analysis and cultural reconceptualisation of a Graeco-Roman mummy mask in the Macquarie university History Museum" |
Dr Matthew O'Farrell | Postdoctoral Research Fellow, ARC DP "Crises of Leadership in the Eastern Roman Empire (250-1000 CE)" |
Zac Roberts | CACHE 2021 ECR Indigenous Australian Research Fellow PhD Candidate, Department of Indigenous Studies, Macquarie University Project: "Towards an Indigenist research model in Australian archaeology" |
Dr Ellen Ryan | Sessional teaching academic in the Department of History and Archaeology at Macquarie University and in the School of Humanities at the University of Sydney; joint co-ordinator of the Studying the Past: Education and Engagement outreach program |
Dr Michael Spate | CACHE 2021 Postdoctoral Research Fellow Postdoctoral researcher, Department of Archaeology, University of Sydney Project: "Human impacts in the Central Asian sedimentary record" |
Dr Janet Wade | CACHE 2021 Postdoctoral Research Fellow Postdoctoral researcher, Department of Archaeology, Macquarie University Project: "In the footsteps of Thomas Ashby and his companions: the destruction (and preservation) of Italy's ancient Roman roads, 100 years on" |
Dr Michelle Whitford | Physicist and Archaeological Scientist, graduate of Department of Physics and Astronomy, Macquarie University. |
If you have been awarded a PhD in a relevant field and would like to be considered for ECR affiliation with CACHE, please send your CV to cache@mq.edu.au, along with a paragraph outlining how your research aligns with the priorities of the Centre. Your application will then be considered by the Executive Committee. If accepted, your name and a link to your online profile will be included on our website and we will let you know about funding opportunities and events as they arise.
2022 ECR Indigenous Australian Research Fellow
Dr Jo Rey
Dr Jo Rey is a Dharug scholar and currently holds a Macquarie University Fellowship for Indigenous Researchers, Department of Indigenous Studies at Macquarie University.
Dr Rey’s 2022 CACHE Research Fellowship project was titled Dharug Agency in Place: Living Law, proximate relationality and neighbourliness
2022 Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Dr Melanie Pitkin
Senior Curator of the Nicholson Collection of the Chau Chak Wing Museum, University of Sydney.
Dr Pitkin’s 2022 CACHE Research Fellowship project is titled Egyptian stelae in the Chau Chak Wing Museum: an interdisciplinary examination of their materiality, production and decoration.
View her USYD researcher profile, LinkedIn and Twitter.
Honorary Centre Members
Dr Lea Beness | Honorary Associate Professor, Department of History and Archaeology, Faculty of Arts |
Dr Tom Hillard | Honorary Associate Professor, Department of History and Archaeology, Faculty of Arts |
Dr Boyo Ockinga | Honorary Associate Professor, Department of History and Archaeology, Faculty of Arts |
Dr Sue Kelly | Department of History and Archaeology, Faculty of Arts |
Dr Georgia Barker | Department of History and Archaeology, Faculty of Arts |
Dr Natalie Mylonas | Department of History and Archaeology, Faculty of Arts |
Dr Anna-Latifa Mourad | Department of History and Archaeology, Faculty of Arts |
Dr Susanne Binder | Department of History and Archaeology / Department of Media, Communications, Creative Arts, Language and Literature, Faculty of Arts |