Project Members

Professor David Lemmings (Head, School of History & Politics, University of Adelaide)
David Lemmings has degrees from the University of Sussex and the University of Oxford and is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society (UK). He also has a Postgraduate Certificate in Education form the University of London. He has taught British and European History at Australian Universities since 1990. He was Head of History at the University of Newcastle, NSW, and is currently Head of the School of History and Politics at the University of Adelaide. In 2000-02 he was on the advisory board of British History Online, a major online resource for teaching history at undergraduate level which was developed by Chadwyck-Healey at Cambridge, UK (the materials are now published as part of the 'History Study Centre').

Dr. Carol Matthews (History, University of Adelaide)
Carol Matthews is an early career researcher and holds a PhD in History from the University of Adelaide (2007). Her research specialty is the social, cultural and intellectual history of England, 1689-1812. She has taught in Early Modern and Medieval European history at the University of Adelaide since 2005 and is completing a Graduate Certificate in Higher Education at Adelaide. She has previous experience in management and project management. She has been researching virtual worlds since August 2008 and is currently assisting in the construction of the first stage of the virtual London, including a fully interactive Dr. Johnson’s House. She also constructed a Project Office in Second Life for the School of History & Politics and is a member of several educational groups in Second Life.
Contact: carol.matthews@adelaide.edu.au

Dr. Helen Brash (History, Murdoch University)
PhD (University of WA) Helen Brash teaches: England in the 17th Century; Witchcraft and Crime in Europe, 1500-1800; Different Histories; British Social History since 1800 and her research interests are Early Modern English History and Feminist History, 1500-1800.
Contact: H.Brash@murdoch.edu.au 

Dr. Mandy Treagus (English, University of Adelaide)
Dr Mandy Treagus is a Senior Lecturer in English at the University of Adelaide. She has previously explored the MUVE Second Life in her undergraduate course Body Language in 2007. She presented a paper entitled ‘Horses for Courses: The Strengths and Weaknesses of Second Life as Pedagogical Tool (an example from Humanities)’ on the benefits and pitfalls of this immersive learning environment at the ERGA Conference, September, 2008, Adelaide. As Associate Dean Information Technology (2005-2007) she gained extensive understanding of and experience in IT management and resources in the higher education sector.
Contact: mandy.treagus@adelaide.edu.au 

Dr. Paul Sendziuk
Paul Sendziuk is a graduate of the University of Western Australia and Monash University. He specialises in Twentieth-Century Australian History and International History, with particular interests in post-war immigration, public health and the history of disease. Paul's doctoral thesis, 'Learning to Trust: A History of Australian Responses to AIDS', was awarded the 2002 Mollie Holman Doctoral Medal. A revised version of this text, published by UNSW Press, was short-listed for the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission's 2004 Human Rights Award (non-fiction section). 

Paul is currently undertaking two research projects. The first is titled 'Drawing the Line Against HIV: The Art of AIDS Prevention', which explores the nexus between art and health promotion and the way in which artists can save lives. The second, titled 'Stalin's Exiles: A History of Polish Displacement from the Soviet Union to Australia', investigates the poorly understood experience of Polish displaced persons who migrated to Australia after World War Two.

At undergraduate level, Paul teaches 'Australia and the World in the Twentieth Century' and Migrants, Refugees and the Making of Modern Australia', as well as the 'common course' (a course in historical method and theory) to Honours students. He also supervises a number of Honours and postgraduate students. In recognition of his work, he was awarded the Executive Dean's Excellence in Teaching Award in 2007. Paul also co-hosts a fortnightly Australian History program on Carole Whitelock's afternoon ABC radio show. Recent articles by Dr Sendziuk have appeared in 'Australian Studies', 'Health and History', 'Journal of Australian Studies' and 'Eureka Street'.
Contact: paul.sendziuk@adelaide.edu.au