Damien Powell
| Senior Fellow | |
|---|---|
| Email: | principal@jch.unimelb.edu.au |
| Fax: | (+61 3) 8344 7894 |
| Location: | Janet Clarke Hall University of Melbourne |
| Academic Profile | |
Dr Damian Powell is Principal of Janet Clarke Hall. He graduated with First Class Honours in history and archaeology from the University of Melbourne, winning the Margaret Kiddle Prize for history, the William Cullican Prize for archaeology, and the Dwight Exhibition for combined honours, and working on the University's Tell Ahmar Archaeological Expedition in Syria. His doctorate was awarded the E. W. Benham Prize by the University of Adelaide. During his academic career Dr Powell has lived and worked in six university colleges in Australia, also lecturing in New Zealand at the University of Canterbury. A Senior Fellow in the Department of History, he has published books and articles on various aspects of Australian and British history.