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.