I am a principal specialist and manager, leading MOLA's ceramics team. I provide specialist and academic support and staff mentoring and have considerable experience of the archaeology of London, leading and contributing to publications and technical report writing.
My specialist role is focused on the identification, recording, analysis, interpretation, and reporting of pottery, glass, and clay tobacco pipes dated to the 17th to 20th centuries from London, the United Kingdom and further afield. This has included working on archaeological and museum collections in the eastern Caribbean, the United Arab Emirates, and Europe. These approaches have enabled the development of new archaeological and academic approaches to studying material culture during the 17th to 20th–century.
I also participate in and lead projects funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), and other research bodies. I have been Principal Investigator or Co-Investigator in the development, submission and delivery of three AHRC funded projects, including Bartmann Goes Global and on early modern English witch bottles, working collaboratively with archaeological, museum and heritage professionals and academics based in the United Kingdom and international institutions. This work is important for sustaining MOLA's Independent Research Organisation (IRO) status.
My publications include numerous peer-reviewed journals and significant MOLA monographs such as The Spitalfields suburb 1539–1860: excavations at Spitalfields Market, London E1, 1991–2007, and Crosse and Blackwell 1830–1921: A British Food Manufacturer in London’s West End. Further details of my projects, publications, presentations, and media can be found on LinkedIn and Academia.edu.
Outside of MOLA, I have worked in various educational institutions teaching both A-level and Masters students. I am a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries and accredited Member of the Chartered Institute of Archaeologists (MCIfA).