Our Team

Project Team

Colour portrait photograph of Frances Lennard, 'Situating Barkcloth in Time and Place' project principal investigator

Frances Lennard

Principal Investigator,
University of Glasgow

Colour portrait photograph of Mark Nesbitt, 'Situating Barkcloth in Time and Place' project co-investigator

Mark Nesbitt

Co-Investigator,
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Colour portrait photograph of Adrienne Kaeppler, 'Situating Barkcloth in Time and Place' project co-investigator

Adrienne Kaeppler

Co-Investigator,
Smithsonian Institution

Colour portrait photograph of Andrew Mills, historical research associate for the 'Situating Barkcloth in Time and Place' project

Andrew Mills

Historical Research Associate

Colour portrait photograph of Margaret Smith, scientific research associate for the 'Situating Barkcloth in Time and Place' project

Margaret Smith

Scientific Research Associate

Colour portrait photograph of Misa Tamura, research conservator for the 'Situating Barkcloth in Time and Place' project

Misa Tamura

Research Conservator

Colour portrait photograph of Hugh Flowers, scientific researcher for the 'Situating Barkcloth in Time and Place' project

Hugh Flowers

Scientific Researcher

Colour portrait photograph of Jennifer Brunton, analytical assistant for the 'Situating Barkcloth in Time and Place' project

Jennifer Brunton

Analytical Assistant

Colour portrait photograph of Marika Kesler, conservation assistant for the 'Situating Barkcloth in Time and Place' project

Marika Kesler

Conservation Assistant

Colour portrait photograph of Aisling Macken, conservation assistant for the 'Situating Barkcloth in Time and Place' project

Aisling Macken

Conservation Assistant

Colour portrait photograph of Michele Austin Dennehy, conservator for the 'Situating Barkcloth in Time and Place' project

Michele Austin Dennehy

Conservator

Colour portrait photograph of Reggie Meredith Fitiao, siapo maker and 'Situating Barkcloth in Time and Place' workshop leader

Reggie Meredith Fitiao

Siapo Maker and Teacher

Colour portrait photograph of Su‘a Tupuola Uilisone Fitiao, siapo maker and 'Situating Barkcloth in Time and Place' workshop leader

Su‘a Tupuola Uilisone Fitiao

Siapo Maker and Teacher

Advisory Panel

To reflect the interdisciplinary nature of our research, the project advisory panel combined conservators, conservation scientists and Pacific art historians.

Colour photograph showing members of the project’s research team and advisory committee, meeting in 2017: (left to right) Dr Margaret Smith, University of Glasgow; Sherry Doyal; Michele Austin Dennehy; Monique Pullan, British Museum; Prof. Mark Nesbitt, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Julia Gresson, Horniman Museum; Misa Tamura, University of Glasgow; Jeremy Uden, Pitt Rivers Museum; and Dr Adrienne Kaeppler, National Museum of Natural History, Washington DC. (copyright University of Glasgow)
Members of the project’s research team and advisory committee: (left to right) Dr Margaret Smith, Sherry Doyal, Michele Austin Dennehy, Monique Pullan, Prof. Mark Nesbitt, Julia Gresson, Misa Tamura, Jeremy Uden and Dr Adrienne Kaeppler
  • Dr Caroline Cartwright, Senior Scientist, Department of Conservation & Scientific Research, The British Museum
  • Ms Sherry Doyal, Plant Materials Specialist
  • Ms Julia Gresson, Deputy Head, Collections Conservation & Care, The Horniman Museum & Gardens
  • Prof Steven Hooper, Director, Sainsbury Research Unit for the Arts of Africa, Oceania & the Americas, University of East Anglia
  • Dr Maia Nuku, Evelyn A. J. Hall and John A. Friede Associate Curator for Oceanic Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  • Ms Monique Pullan, Senior Conservator, Organics Conservation Department, The British Museum
  • Mr Jeremy Uden, Deputy Head of Conservation, The Pitt Rivers Museum, University of Oxford

Project Team

Colour portrait photograph of Frances Lennard, 'Situating Barkcloth in Time and Place' project principal investigator

Frances Lennard

Principal Investigator,
University of Glasgow

Colour portrait photograph of Maria Economou, 'A Living Tradition: Expanding Pacific Engagement with Pacific Barkcloth' project co-investigator

Maria Economou

Expanding Engagement
Co-Investigator

Colour portrait photograph of Katrina Talei Igglesden, 'A Living Tradition: Expanding Pacific Engagement with Pacific Barkcloth' project research associate

Katrina Talei Igglesden

Expanding Engagement
Research Associate

Colour portrait photograph of Reggie Meredith Fitiao, siapo maker and 'Situating Barkcloth in Time and Place' workshop leader

Reggie Meredith Fitiao

Siapo Maker and Teacher

Colour portrait photograph of Su‘a Tupuola Uilisone Fitiao, siapo maker and 'Situating Barkcloth in Time and Place' workshop leader

Su‘a Tupuola Uilisone Fitiao

Siapo Maker and Teacher