Biography

I am an anthropologist with a specialisation in the sub-fields of anthropological linguistics and anthropology of religion. I have published on Australian Aboriginal languages, religions of the African Diaspora (in particular Brazil), Islam, and queer theory and politics. My current research interest entails a reconstruction of the texts composed in the Hunter River-Lake Macquarie language by Lancelot Threlkeld in the early 19th century.

Qualifications

• PhD, University of Newcastle
• Diploma in Education, Newcastle College of Advanced Education
• PhD (2nd Qual), Indiana University - USA
• Bachelor of Arts (Honours), University of Newcastle
• Master of Arts (Anthropology), Indiana University - USA
• Master of Arts (Religious Studies), Indiana University - USA

Research

Research keywords

• Australian Indigenous Languages

Research expertise

Australian Indigenous languages, with a focus on those of NSW in general and of the Hunter River-Lake Macquarie region in particular.

Collaboration

I am a member of the Endangered Languages Documentation, Theory and Application group at the University of Newcastle.

Languages

• Portuguese

Fields of Research

Awards

Research Award.