About

I am a former history educator with a background in teaching at secondary and tertiary level, professional leadership, writing, editing, publishing, professional development and project management. From 2007 – 2012 I served as President of the History Teachers’ Association of Australia. Current research and writing is focused on Australian and European social history and life writing.
Recent publications: 

• ​2025 'Overlooked German Catholics of the Hunter Valley', Journal of the Australian Catholic Historical Society, vol 46, 2025, pp. 28-42 

• 2025 '"Why should public men be held up to ridicule?": The George Reid Caricature Controversy of 1904—Echoes, Continuities and Discontinuities in Australia in 2012', in Richard Scully et al., Cartoon Conflicts: Contemporary Conflicts and Historical Precedents