Joanne has a passion for history and conservation and after several years working in the educational field completed her degree in History and Geography at Curtin University in 2003. Joanne completed a first class honours degree in History at UWA in 2009 on the subject of WA Convictism, an ongoing research interest.
Working as an assistant curator and museum extension officer for the Western Australian Museum from 2006, Joanne was also a member of the National Standards Taskforce which developed the National Standards for Australian Museums and Galleries, first published online in 2008. During 2012 Joanne worked for the State Library Foundation and the Wanneroo Museum before returning to a curatorial position in the History Department of the WA Museum in 2013. Joanne developed content for the National Anzac Centre in Albany and for WA's New Museum Project.
Becoming an independent museum consultant, Joanne commenced work as a Project Historian for the Museum of Perth in December 2016.
Joanne loves reading, travel, visiting museums and galleries and sharing her enthusiasm for all things historical with others.