Our people

Our people

Executive Committee

Director

Prof. Ronika Power


Profile photo of Ronika PowerDepartment 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

Profile photo of Bronwen NeilDepartment 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

Profile photo of Tim RalphSchool 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


Profile photo of Malcolm ChoatDepartment 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


Profile photo of Emilie EnsSchool 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


Profile photo of Damian GoreSchool 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


Profile photo of Fred HardtkeDepartment 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


Grey silhouette faces of man and womanDVC (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


A profile image of Emily O'Gorman smiling towards the camera. 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


Profile photo of Michael RampeDepartment 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


Profile photo of Karin SowadaDepartment 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


Grey silhouette faces of man and womanDepartment 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-MonDepartment of History and Archaeology, Faculty of Arts
Assoc. Prof. Eva Anagnostou-LaoutidesDepartment of History and Archaeology, Faculty of Arts
Dr Alexandra CartheyDepartment of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science and Engineering
Renee CawthorneThe Royal Botanic Garden Sydney and Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science
Assoc. Prof. Shirley Wai ChanDepartment of Media, Communications, Creative Arts, Language and Literature, Faculty of Arts
Prof. Malcolm ChoatDepartment 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-DysonDepartment of History and Archaeology, Faculty of Arts
Dr Emilie EnsDepartment of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science and Engineering
Assoc. Prof. Linda EvansFaculty of Arts / Department of History and Archaeology, Faculty of Arts
Prof. Damian GoreDepartment of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science and Engineering / MQ Centre for Energy and Environmental Contaminants
Assoc. Prof. Heather HandleyDepartment of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science and Engineering
Dr Fred HardtkeDepartment of History and Archaeology, Faculty of Arts
Prof. Paul HaynesDepartment of Molecular Sciences, Faculty of Science and Engineering / ARC Training Centre for Molecular Technology in the Food Industry / Biomolecular Discovery Research Centre
Prof. Mariella HerbersteinDeputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic), DVC Academic
Assoc. Prof. Donna HoustonMacquarie School of Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts/ Environmental Humanities Research Stream
Prof. Peter KeeganAssociate Dean Learning & Teaching / Department of History and Archaeology, Faculty of Arts / Australian Centre for Ancient Numismatic Studies
Dr Matthew KosnikSchool of Natural Sciences, Faculty of Science and Engineering
Prof. Ray LaurenceDepartment of History and Archaeology, Faculty of Arts
Dr Susan LupackDepartment of History and Archaeology, Faculty of Arts
Assoc. Prof. Paul McKechnieDepartment of History and Archaeology, Faculty of Arts
Dr Jessica McLeanMacquarie School of Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts/ Environmental Humanities Research Stream
Assoc. Prof. Fiona MillerMacquarie School of Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts/ Environmental Humanities Research Stream
Assos. Prof. Tom MurrayDepartment of Media, Communications, Creative Arts, Language and Literature, Faculty of Arts
Prof. Bronwen NeilDepartment of History and Archaeology, Faculty of Arts
Assoc. Prof. Emily O'GormanMacquarie School of Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts
Prof. Ronika PowerDepartment of History and Archaeology, Faculty of Arts
Dr Tim RalphDepartment of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science and Engineering
Michael RampeFaculty of Arts / Department of History and Archaeology, Faculty of Arts
Prof. Shawn RossDepartment of History and Archaeology, Faculty of Arts / Deputy Vice-Chancellor Research Office
Dr Shaina RussellSchool of Natural Sciences, Faculty of Science and Engineering
Assoc. Prof. Ken SheedyDepartment of History and Archaeology, Faculty of Arts / Australian Centre for Ancient Numismatic Studies
Assoc.Prof. Sandie Suchet-PearsonMacquarie School of Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts/ Environmental Humanities Research Stream
Dr Karin SowadaDepartment of History and Archaeology, Faculty of Arts
Dr Madeline TaylorMacquarie Law School, Faculty of Arts/ Environmental Humanities Research Stream
Assoc. Prof. Kira WestawayDepartment of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science and Engineering
Dr Alex WoodsDepartment of History and Archaeology, Faculty of Arts
Prof. Ian WorthingtonDepartment of History and Archaeology, Faculty of Arts
Dr Rachel Yuen-CollingridgeDepartment of History and Archaeology, Faculty of Arts

Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Archaeology of Ancient Israel

Dr Sophia Aharonovich carrying out field research at Khirbet el-Rai, IsraelDr Sophia Aharonovich

Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Archaeology of Ancient Israel
E-mail: sophia.aharonovich@mq.edu.au

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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 CameronCACHE 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 McClymontCACHE Centre Manager (2019–2021)
Dr Jessica McKenzie Early Career Researcher in Ancient History and Archaeology
Dr Carlo Rindi NuzzoloCACHE 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 SpateCACHE 2021 Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Postdoctoral researcher, Department of Archaeology, University of Sydney
Project: "Human impacts in the Central Asian sedimentary record"
Dr Janet WadeCACHE 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 WhitfordPhysicist 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

A woman smiling at the camera in front of a museum display of ancient Egyptian antiquities 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 BenessHonorary Associate Professor, Department of History and Archaeology, Faculty of Arts
Dr Tom HillardHonorary Associate Professor, Department of History and Archaeology, Faculty of Arts
Dr Boyo OckingaHonorary Associate Professor, Department of History and Archaeology, Faculty of Arts
Dr Sue KellyDepartment of History and Archaeology, Faculty of Arts
Dr Georgia BarkerDepartment of History and Archaeology, Faculty of Arts
Dr Natalie MylonasDepartment of History and Archaeology, Faculty of Arts
Dr Anna-Latifa MouradDepartment of History and Archaeology, Faculty of Arts
Dr Susanne BinderDepartment of History and Archaeology / Department of Media, Communications, Creative Arts, Language and Literature, Faculty of Arts
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