Humanities and Social Sciences

History Program

Staff Profiles

Research Interests: Community history, heritage and tourism, the history of Mayday Hills Psychiatric Hospital at Beechworth, women political and social activists of the late nineteenth-century.
Current research project: Sue is investigating of the lives and social networks of four women who were activists for social and political reform in late nineteenth century Adelaide. She plans that the research will expand beyond the Adelaide context to encompass the work of women in other British colonies, with a specific interest in New Zealand.
Publications: (NB Upcoming article) 'Finding a balance: Heritage and tourism in Australian rural communities' in Rural Society Vol 16, no 2.