Lecturer, Department of Archaeology, Flinders University
Amy is a multi-disciplinary researcher with training and experience in the disciplines of archaeology and anthropology. In 2003 Amy was awarded her doctorate through Flinders University, South Australia. Her PhD research involved a broad-ranging, interdisciplinary investigation of the points of agreement and conflict between Indigenous peoples and the archaeological discipline. Since 2003 Amy has completed a Graduate Certificate in Applied Anthropology through the University of Western Australia. We are pleased to welcome her as an IPinCH Scholar Associate.
From 2002-2009 Amy was employed in various archaeological/anthropological roles at the Aboriginal Legal Rights Movement and South Australian Native Title Services including: Research Officer, Senior Professional Officer and Acting Manager of Research. In recent years her primary role has been as an ‘expert’ for a number of native title claims. Since 2010 Amy has been employed as a lecturer in the Flinders University Archaeology Department.
• Archaeology and Anthropology of Indigenous Australia
• Native Title
• Cultural Heritage Management
• Stone Artefact Analysis
• Stable Carbon and Nitrogen Isotope Analysis
• The Relationship between Archaeology and Indigenous Peoples
• The Relationship between Archaeology and Anthropology
• Archaeology, Anthropology and Intellectual Property
• Indigenous Traditional Fishing
• Murray and Mallee Archaeology and Anthropology
• Coastal Archaeology and Anthropology
• Mid North Archaeology and Anthropology
• The Life and Works of Indigenous Scholar Dr Doreen Kartinyeri
• Traditional Healers in Indigenous Australia
