I believe mentoring is important because we should celebrate our researchers’ knowledge and expertise whether they work in or beyond academia.

The career I have is nothing like I imagined I might do with a PhD. When I finished in 2016 I didn’t know that the three roles I have had since even existed, let alone considered that they might be interesting and rewarding.

My first undergraduate degree was here at the ANU in Japanese Studies. I spent four years studying and working in Japan over a 10 year period. I came to a PhD relatively late, in practice-led visual arts, finishing in my mid-forties, after working for some years in arts management and as a practicing artist, which is still something I am. During and after my PhD I taught Art History and Theory at ANU for 5 years. At the time thought I might like to be an academic, mainly because I enjoyed teaching, but for me sessional work was too precarious. I came to research management via communication and creative production and arts project management roles and now am working as an Executive Officer at ANU.

I have a wife, two kids and a dog and enjoy mountain biking.

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