ANTS Team
Structure
ANTS is governed by an advisory board is run by a team of 5 project staff. ANTS operates as a branch of LocuSAR (Locus for Social Analysis and Research) and is affiliated with the University of Adelaide. ANTS is funded under the Native Title Anthropologist Grant Program of the Commonwealth Attorney General's Department.
The Advisory Board
The ANTS Advisory Board provides high level advice to the project team and establishes links to key stake holders and local assets, particularly the Into Pacific Governance Research Centre (IPGRC) at the University of Adelaide, and the Shouth Australian Attorney-General's Department (AGD-SA). The ANTS Advisory Board was appointed by the Executive Dean, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Adelaide in September 2011.
The appointed members of the ANTS Advisory Board are:
| Board Member | Role |
|---|---|
| Prof. Gregory McCarthy (Chair) |
Head, School of Social Sciences, University of Adelaide |
| Ms Toni Bauman | Senior Research Fellow, Native Title unit, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies |
| Mr Phillip Broderic | Executive Director, Native Title Resolutions Unit, Crown Solicitor of South Australia |
| Dr Deane Fergie | Manager, LocuSAR and Senior Lecturer, Discipline of Anthropology and Development Studies, University of Adelaide |
| Ms Sharon Lucas | Solicitor, South Australian Native Title Services |
| Assoc. Prof. Andrew Rosser | Head, Discipline of Anthropology and Development Studies, and Deputy Director, Indo-Pacific Governance Research Centre, University of Adelaide |
| Prof. Peter Sutton | Private Practitioner and Senior Research Fellow, School of Earth and Environmental Studies, University of Adelaide and South Australian Museum |
The inaugral meeting of the ANTS Advisory Board was held on 10 October 2011 during which a selection panel for the ANTS Study Leave Scheme was selected.
ANTS Team
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Dr Deane Fergie | |
| Dr Rod Lucas | ||
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Michael Maeorg | |
| Dr Yvonne Ellinghaus | ||
| Lucy Hackworth |


