Curators & contacts
Diver recovering a beardman jug from the Batavia wreck site, 1973.
© WA Museum, BT/A/133
About our curators
Corioli Souter
Head of Maritime Heritage
Corioli Souter is a curator, archaeologist, and Head of the Department of Maritime Heritage.
Ross Anderson
Curator
Ross Anderson is a maritime historian and archaeologist, and is currently President of the Australasian Association of Maritime History (AAMH).
Deb Shefi
Curator
Deb Shefi has worked domestically and abroad as a maritime archaeologist and diver.
Theresa Archer
Curator
Theresa Archer has worked in Western Australian cultural organisations for over ten years, with a background in social history and cultural heritage management and interpretation.
Aurora Philpin
Assistant Curator
Aurora Philpin is a maritime archaeologist, coxswain and experienced diver.
David O’Sullivan
Assistant Curator
David O’Sullivan is a maritime and social historian that has worked both domestically and abroad in the museum and cultural heritage sector.
Patrick Morrison
Assistant Curator
Patrick Morrison (he/him) is an expert in underwater photogrammetry for archaeology, and has recorded significant shipwrecks with the WA Museum.
