Journal articles

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Bridging the gap from skills assessment and problem-based learning: lessons from the coalface of scholarly engagement with curriculum development, International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (2011)

This reflective essay charts and reflects on the progress of a scholarly engagement in curriculum...

 

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Activating the teaching-research nexus in smaller universities: case studies highlighting diversity of practice (with Meg O'Reilly, Daniel J. Bucher, Kath Fisher, Anja Morton, Peter Lynton Harrison, Elaine Nuske, Rebecca Coyle, and Karyn Rendall), Journal of University Teaching & Learning Practice (2010)

The teaching-research nexus (TRN) has become an important process in the modern University, providing both...

 

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Laterite nodules: a credible source of iron ore in iron age northeast Thailand? (with Hayden James Cawte), Geoarchaeology (2010)

The advent of iron metallurgy changed the course of prehistoric Thailand. There is, however, little...

 

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Mind mapping as an interactive tool for engaging complex geographical issues (with David J. Lloyd and Kristin A. den Exter), New Zealand Geographer (2010)

Students and communities engaging with complex geographical issues require tools to assist them structure and...

 

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Human adaptive responses to catastrophic landscape disruptions during the Holocene, Numundo, PNG (with Jeffrey F. Parr, Vicki Harriott, and Robin Torrence), Geographical Research (2009)

Prehistoric land use and social activity in West New Britain, PNG, are well documented, although...

 

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Volcanism and historical ecology on the Willaumez Peninsula, Papua New Guinea (with Robin Torrence and Vince Neall), Pacific Science (2009)

The role of natural disasters has been largely overlooked in studies of South Pacific historical...

 

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None of us sets out to hurt people: the ethical geographer and geography curricula in higher education (with Ruth L. Healey, Susan W. Hardwick, Martin Haigh, Phil Klein, Bruce Doran, Julie Trafford, and John Bradbeer), Journal of Geography in Higher Education (2008)

This paper examines ethics in learning and teaching geography in higher education. It proposes a...

 

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Social change in late Holocene mainland SE Asia: A response to gradual climate change or a critical climatic event?, Quaternary International (2008)

The prehistoric archaeology of the Mun River floodplain, northeast Thailand, provides evidence for a long,...

 

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The paleohydrological context of the Iron Age floodplain sites of the Mun River Valley, Northeast Thailand (with Roger J. McGrath and Richard T. Bush), Geoarchaeology (2008)

Many Iron Age sites on the flood plain of the Mun River in northeast Thailand...

 

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Quantitative and qualitative approaches to research in environmental management (with Peter Ashley), Australasian Journal of Environmental Management (2006)

Environmental management straddles the natural and social sciences. The problems it addresses, likewise, are capable...

 

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How wet tropical rainforest copes with repeated volcanic destruction (with C F. Jago), Quaternary Research (2005)

The Holocene Period for the province of West New Britain, Papua New Guinea, is characterised...

 

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Interactions between human activity, volcanic eruptions and vegetation during the Holocene at Garua and Numundo, West New Britain, PNG (with Carol J. Lentfer and Jeffrey F. Parr), Quaternary Research (2005)

This paper reviews recent fossil phytolith analysis from wet tropical West New Britain (Papua New...

 

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Letting Indigenous people talk about their country: a case study of cross-cultural (mis)communication in an environmental management planning process (with David J. Lloyd and P van Nimwegan), Geographical Research (2005)

This paper presents a case study, based on the experiences of two senior Aboriginal traditional...

 

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Stooking the peanuts: historical agriculture and the management of a dying seasonal landscape, North-East New South Wales, Australia (with J E. Gardiner), Landscape Research (2005)

Popular interest in seasonal landscapes reflects the importance of ephemera in people's appreciation of landscapes....

 

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Holocene elevated sea levels on the north coast of Vietnam (with Doan Dinh Lam), Australian Geographical Studies (2004)

We present evidence of elevated Holocene sea levels on the north coast of Vietnam, comprising...

 

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A GIS atlas of the fossil pollen and mode records of Ficus and related species for Island Southeast Asia, Australasia and the Western Pacific (with C F. Jago), Australian Geographical Studies (2003)

Ficus has been described as a keystone genus in the tropics. This paper reviews the...

 

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Holocene coastal stratigraphy and the sedimentary development of the Hai Phong area of the Bac Bo Plain (Red River Delta), Vietnam. (with Doan Dinh Lam), Australian Geographer (2003)

We report a study of the Holocene coastal sediments of the Hai Phong area of...

 

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Particle settling times for gravity sedimentation and centrifugation: a practical guide for palynologists. (with Carol J. Lentfer and Maria M. Cotter), Journal of Archaeological Science (2003)

Palynological analyses are becoming increasingly integrated into archaeological studies. Central to the preparation of samples...

 

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The probable industrial origin of archaeological daub at an Iron Age site in Northeast Thailand (with Jeffrey F. Parr), Geoarchaeology (2002)

Determining probable firing temperatures of daub recovered from archaeological sites provides opportunities to interpret the...

 

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A comparative analysis of wet and dry ashing techniques for the extraction of phytoliths from plant material (with Jeffrey F. Parr and Carol J. Lentfer), Journal of Archaeological Science (2001)

Two methods are commonly used for the extraction of phytoliths from plant material to be...

 

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A microwave digestion method for the extraction of phytoliths from herbarium specimens (with Jeffrey F. Parr, V Dolic, and Graham Lancaster), Review of Palaeobotany & Palynology (2001)

The extraction of phytoliths from herbarium and/or fresh plant material to obtain a suite of...

 

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Iron Age vegetation dynamics and human impacts on the vegetation of upper Mun Valley floodplain, N.E. Thailand (with Roger J. McGrath), New Zealand Geographer (2001)

Here we present a revised interpretation of pollen analyses at Iron Age archaeological sites on...

 

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Spatial patterning of a Lapita landscape at an archaeological site in West New Britain province, Papua New Guinea (with Jeffrey F. Parr and Carol J. Lentfer), Domodomo: Journal of the Fiji Museum (2001)
 

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The geoarchaeology of the prehistoric ditched sites of the upper Mae Nam Mun Valley, N.E. Thailand III: late Holocene vegetation history (with Roger J. McGrath), Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology (2001)

The upper Mae Nam (River) Mun Valley of northeast Thailand has been occupied at least...

 

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Simultaneous extraction of phytoliths, pollen and spores from sediments (with Carol J. Lentfer), Journal of Archaeological Science (2000)

Archaeological sediments often offer opportunities to examine local palaeoenvironmental conditions from analysis of included microfossils....

 

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An assessment of techniques for the deflocculation and removal of clays from sediments used in phytolith analysis (with Carol J. Lentfer), Journal of Archaeological Science (1999)

This paper describes an experiment in which a comparison is made between two techniques of...

 

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The geoarchaeology of Iron Age 'moated' sites of the upper Mae Nam Mun Valley, N.E. Thailand. I: palaeodrainage, site-landscape relationships and the origins of the 'moats' (with Roger J. McGrath and Charles FW Higham), Geoarchaeology (1999)

The study focuses on the moated Iron Age sites of N.E. Thailand, first identified as...

 

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The geoarchaeology of the prehistoric ditched sites of the Upper Mae Nam Mun Valley, Thailand, II: stratigraphy and morphological sections of the encircling earthworks (with Roger J. McGrath and Charles FW Higham), Indo-Pacific Prehistory Association Bulletin (1999)

Iron Age occupation of a large number of sites in the Mun River Valley, northeast...

 

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The ‘grasses’ of the Big Scrub district of north-eastern New South Wales: a sedimentary record of late Holocene grasslands in a subtropical forest landscape (with Brett J. Stubbs and C Averill), Australian Geographer (1999)

This paper records sedimentary data which indicate that at least part of the Wilsons River...

 

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Holocene vegetation history of Bundjalung National Park and Bungawalbin Creek, north-eastern New South Wales. (with Roger J. McGrath), Australian Geographer (1998)

Few studies have been conducted into the environmental history of the North Coast region of...

 

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A comparison of three methods for the extraction of phytoliths from sediments (with Carol J. Lentfer), Journal of Archaeological Science (1998)

This paper compares three methods commonly used to extract fossil phytoliths from sediments. A basic...

 

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Landmarks on the frontiers of palynology: an introduction to the IX International Palynological Congress Special Issue on New Frontiers and Applications in Palynology (with V A. Hall), Review of Palaeobotany & Palynology (1998)

This paper introduces papers presented at four symposia held during the IX International Palynological Congress,...

 

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Phytolith analysis for a wet tropical environment: methodological issues and implications for the archaelology of Garua island, West New Britain, P.N.G (with Carol J. Lentfer and Robin Torrence), Palynology (1998)

The archaeology of prehistoric occupation of the island of Garua, West New Britain, is beginning...

 

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Hope Farm Windmill: phytolith analysis of cereals in early colonial Australia (with Carol J. Lentfer and Denis Gojak), Journal of Archaeological Science (1997)

Phytolith assemblages of sediments from one of the first windmills built in Australia were analysed...

 

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The significance of significance in cultural heritage studies: a role for cultural analogues in applied geography teaching, Journal of Geography in Higher Education (1996)

This teaching exercise for increasing awareness of, and sensitivity to, issues in cultural heritage management...

 

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Measuring coastal landscape and lifestyle values: an interpretive approach (with I M. Dutton, Katrina Luckie, S Knox, and Ros Derrett), Australasian Journal of Environmental Management (1995)
 

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Popular impressions of boundaries: a role of perception studies and graphic media in environmental planning (with R Chapman, Maria M. Cotter, Ros Derrett, I M. Dutton, Angus JP Ferguson, S Knox, Katrina Luckie, and Elizabeth Paterson), Australasian Journal of Environmental Management (1995)
 

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Teaching geography to students with vision impairment: the blind leading the blind?, Australian Geographical Studies (1993)

Geography frequently uses graphics to express the spatial concepts that are the hallmark of the...

 

Books

North coast planners Aboriginal site awareness workshop manual (with David Lloyd), School of Environmental Science and Management Papers (2009)
 

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Living and working in rural areas: a handbook for managing land use conflict issues on the NSW North Coast (with Rob Learmonth, Rik Whitehead, and Stephen Fletcher), School of Environmental Science and Management Papers (2007)
 

Analysing global environmental issues: a skill manual (with W Laird), School of Environmental Science and Management Papers (2006)
 

Mapping the environment: a professional development manual (with Kathryn Tafts), School of Environmental Science and Management Papers (2004)
 

Heritage landscapes: understanding place and communities (with Maria M. Cotter and J Gardiner), School of Environmental Science and Management Papers (2001)
 

Mauten Paia: volcanoes, people and environment - the 1994 Rabaul volcanic eruptions (with Carol J. Lentfer), School of Environmental Science and Management Papers (2001)
 

Images from the edge!: landscape and lifestyle choices for Northern Rivers Region of NSW (with I M. Dutton, Ros Derrett, Kay Dimmock, Katrina Luckie, and S Knox), Faculty of Resource Science and Management, Southern Cross University (1997)
 

Book chapters

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Integrating social and environmental change in prehistory: a discussion of the role of landscape as a heuristic in defining prehistoric possibilities in NE Thailand (with Nigel Chang), Terra Australis: 21: Altered ecologies - fire, climate and human influence on terrestrial landscapes (2010)

The archaeological study of past societies is an inherently difficult activity. Relying on extremely small...

 

Developing the research proposal, Research: the journey from pondering to publishing (2009)
 

Formulating and conceptualizing the research problem, Research: the journey from pondering to publishing (2009)
 

Geochemical analysis of fragments of burnt and impressed cay (with Jeffrey F. Parr), The origins of the civilization of Ankor: Excavation of Noen U-Loke and Non Muang Kao (2007)
 

Rigidity and a changing order . . . disorder, degeneracy and daemonic repetition: fluidity of cultural values and cultural heritage management (with Maria M. Cotter, J Gardiner, and G Taylor), Heritage of value, archaeology of renown: reshaping archaeological assessment and significance (2005)
 

As fantastic as the Atlantis: reading a prehistoric floodscape, Flood: writing across the current (2004)
 

FEA site, Boduna Island: further investigations (with P White, C Corneos, Vince Neall, and Robin Torrence), Fifty years in the feild: essays in honour and celebration of Richard Shutler Jr's archaeological career (2002)
 

Geological contribution to environmental management issues: case studies in the biological, hydrological and geological environments in northeast New South Wales and southeast Queensland. (with Richard T. Bush, M W. Clark, J V. Smith, and Leigh A. Sullivan), Gondwana to greenhouse: environmental geoscience- an Australian perspective (2001)
 

Is my teaching and learning practice in environmental education action research?, Effective change management using action research learning and action research (2001)
 

Phytolith research relating to the archaeology of West New Britain, Papua New Guinea (with Carol J. Lentfer and Robin Torrence), Phytoliths: applications in earth sciences and human history (2001)
 

Study of historical change as a contribution to environmental management issues: case studies from northeast New South Wales and southeast Queensland (with Maria M. Cotter, Roger J. McGrath, Sumith Pathirana, and Alison Specht), Geographical Society of Australia Special Publication (2001)
 

The value of cultural heritage in marginal landscapes: a southeast Queensland case study (with Maria M. Cotter), Heritage landscapes: understandin place and communities (2001)
 

Environmental impacts of major catastrophic Holocene volcanic eruptions in New Britain, PNG: a preliminary model for palaeoenvironmental change (with Carol J. Lentfer and Greg O. Luker), Geodiveristy and oceanography: readings in Australian geography at the close of the 20th century (1999)
 

Holocene shoreline change and archaeology on the Kandrian coast of West New Britain, Papua New Guinea (with J Webb and Jim Specht), Australian coastal archaeology: current research and future directions (1999)
 

Book reviews

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Book review: M Stark (ed.), Archaeology of Asia, Australian Archaeology (2006)
 

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Book review: L Wolpert, The unnatural nature of science, Journal of Archaeological Science (1994)
 

Presentations

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Engaging complex geographical issues: An evaluation of mind mapping as an interactive learning tool (with David Lloyd and K Den Exter), Positioning Geography: Strategic Issues in Geographical Education (2010)

Conventional Western education relies, largely, on linear approaches in communicating and interpreting issues. For students...

 

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Evaluating academic governance processes and structures: Ethical dilemmas and academic governance development, 7th Annual Australasian Higher Education Evaluation Forum "Evaluation in a changing higher education landscape: Bradley and Beyond" (2009)

Academic governance is at the core of an educational institution’s business. Its value lies in...

 

Assessing spatial information without actually knowing the quality of original data for research: an assessment of global coastal vulnerability using internet-based data (with Sumith Pathirana), Internet Research 7.0: Internet Convergence Conference of the Association of Internet Researchers (2006)
 

Concerns with the use of internet research and GIS in recording and managing traditional knowledge (with D Lloyd, E Watson, and Greg O. Luker), Internet Research 7.0: Internet Convergences Conference (2006)
 

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Aboriginal perceptions of a government consultation process: a case study of the Queensland Regional Forest Agreement process (with David J. Lloyd and Paul van Nimwegen), Proceedings of the United Nations Engaging Communities Conference (2005)

This paper examines the qualitative responses of indigenous informants, identified by the Queensland Environmental Protection...

 

Education and Indigenous tourism: an exploration of a Southern Cross initiative (with Jeremy Buultjens), Sharing Tourism Knowledge: Proceedings of the Council for Australian University Tourism and Hospitality Education (CAUTHE) Conference (2005)
 

Finding a home: talking cultural geography, Proceedings of Institute of Australian Geographers Conference (2004)

We describe an inherently cultural activity: a conversation reflecting on why have we become cultural...

 

Holocene vegetation dynamics in West New Britain, PNG (with Carol J. Lentfer, Jeffrey F. Parr, and C F. Jago), XI International Palynological Congress (2004)
 

Letting Indigenous people talk about their country: cross-cultural (mis)communication in a regional forest agreement process, Proceedings of Institute of Australian Geographers Conference (2004)

The Mabo and Wik decisions changed the reality of Indigenous claims and access to land...

 

Stooking the peanuts: an emphemeral landscape in Northeast New South Wales, Proceedings of Institute of Australian Geographers Conference (2004)

Popular interest in seasonal landscapes reflects the importance of ephemera in people’s appreciation landscapes. Scale...

 

Spatial analysis of fossil phytolith assemblages at an archaeological site in West New Britain, Papua New Guinea (with Jeffrey F. Parr and Carol J. Lentfer), The archaeology of Lapita dispersal in Oceania : papers from the fourth Lapita Conference (2001)
 

Mapping the risk to buried shipwreck heritage: a GIS risk assessment model for the Richmond Mouth, northern New South Wales (with Sumith Pathirana), 7th Annual New South Wales Coastal Conference (1997)
 

Selecting a suitable model for vegetation monitoring using satellite data (with Sumith Pathirana), Proceedings of the International Symposium on Vegetation Monitoring (1995)
 

Coastal zone management: present and future use of landsat at the Centre for Coastal Management, UNENR (with Greg O. Luker, Alison Specht, Sumith Pathirana, and T Perry), Proceedings of conferences on land information management & geographical information systems and advanced remote sensing : coming of age - 21 years after Landsat (1993)
 

Reports

Coastwise, images from the edge! (with I M. Dutton, Ros Derrett, Katrina Luckie, Kay Dimmock, and S Knox), Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts (1998)
 

Images from the edge! Resource file (with Ros Derrett, Kay Dimmock, I M. Dutton, S Knox, and Katrina Luckie), Faculty of Resource Science & Management, Southern Cross University (1996)