I began my career at the University of Wollongong, with a B.Comm in economics. My Honours project pioneered the use of social network analysis in the history of economic thought, using this technique to understand the community of scholars in interwar Vienna. Despite the language barrier, this project ignited an interest in knowledge, communities and networks.

I then (sort of by accident) moved to the history department at UOW for my PhD. I learnt there to properly contextualise my research, and to analyse archival sources. My PhD project combined my existing expertise in history of economic thought with my new-found abilities in Australian history, to understand interdisciplinary professional communities in the Australian economic history field. This formed the basis of my first book, Australian economic history: Transformations of an Interdisciplinary Field (2022).

After my PhD, I worked on an ARC Linkage grant, partnered between the Universities of Wollongong, Sydney and Melbourne, and the Macleay and Australian Museums, on “reconstructing museum specimen data through the pathways of global commerce”. I worked with the museum archives to understand the trade of natural history specimens. It was fascinating to see how these institutions operate, and I learnt more than I probably needed to about how to preserve dead bats!

In 2025, I was promoted to Senior Lecturer! My research on business history, diversity and corporate leadership continues, and I use this expertise to teach the postgraduate subject Diversity and Inclusion. I am thrilled to teach terrific students, work with wonderful colleagues, and connect with our fantastic industry partners.

Outside of research and teaching, I serve on the editorial board for Enterprise and Society, and the executive of the Economic History Society of Australia and New Zealand (EHSANZ). I also help run the history of capitalism stream at the annual Australian Historical Association (AHA) conference. Through this work I advocate for economic history as a broad, eclectic, interdisciplinary agenda, connected to parent disciplines and contemporary issues.