Project role
My role in the MeRit project is to provide outreach programme support and look after the website.
Background
I trained in Restoration & Conservation before realising I wanted to understand more about the humans producing the objects & studied BA Medieval Archaeology. I later did a Public Archaeology MA to help me develop my current work role, which greatly enhanced my work & wider knowledge of archaeology and also sparked an interest in prehistory.
Since graduating in Medieval Archaeology I have worked in several posts in archaeological & cultural sector education (working on vocational qualification and National Occupational Standard development), including resources and grant management. I joined the Portable Antiquities Scheme Central Unit in March 2003.
As PAS Resources Manager, I provide support and guidance to staff, partners, volunteers (including self-recorders) and the public on anything they need help with. I also developed and looked after the PAS PASt Explorers project to expand and support the PAS volunteer base and outreach programme.
Education and training
Introduction to Prehistory in Britain, University of Exeter, 2017
MA Public Archaeology, University College London, 2008
BA (Hons) Medieval Studies, University College London, 1999
Restoration & Conservation, London Guildhall University, 1995
Areas of interest
- Volunteer engagement and support.
- Increasing diversity and inclusivity in archaeology.
- Public archaeology.
- Political archaeology, in particular the role of archaeology in challenging nationalistic and racist agendas.
- Early Medieval archaeology, in particular Viking Age Europe.
- Environmental archaeology, in particular the impact of land management on the archaeological record.
- The Palaeolithic.