Public history and interpretation

Jody Steele received her doctorate in archaeology in the early 2000s and has been a heritage professional for over twenty-five years, working across local, state, national, and world heritage listed properties in archaeology and built heritage planning and management, collection management, exhibition design, interpretation, cultural tourism and visitor experience planning, stakeholder consultation, as well as education and training. She has advised and served on several committees including the Australian Convicts Sites Steering Committee, the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area Committee, the Tasmanian Archaeological Advisory Panel, the Australasian Society for Historical Archaeology, and Interpretation Australia. She has worked for the Tasmanian Parks and Wildlife Service and the Port Arthur Historic Site Management Authority, was the Tasmanian manager for Curio Projects, a national heritage practice and has been part of the team conserving Mawson’s hut in Antarctica. She is currently Senior Curator, Cultural Heritage at the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery.