Dr Ann Coats
Biography
Associate Professor in Maritime History 29 June 2022
Research interests
Ann鈥檚 research interests focus on dockyard history, heritage and re-use. Examples of publications: 鈥楩rom 鈥淔loating tombs鈥 to foundations. The contribution of convicts to naval dockyards and ordnance sites鈥, Age of Sail, 2 (London: Conway, 2003), 28-42, 鈥楤ermuda Naval Base: Management, Artisans and their Enslaved Workers, 1795鈥1797 - the Heritage of the 1950 Bermudian Apprentices鈥, Mariner鈥s Mirror, 95(2) (May 2009), 149-178, and 鈥楧ockyard City Heritage: a threatened global cultural legacy鈥, Institution of Civil Engineers, 164, Municipal Engineer, 3 (September 2011), 175-184.
Teaching responsibilities
Lecturing in undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in heritage, Ann currently teaches the heritage of the built environment, its regeneration, management and conservation, and the tangible/intangible heritage of dockyards and their communities, particularly that of Portsea, 大象传媒 dockyard鈥檚 workforce neighbourhood. She is an experienced PhD supervisor who has also examined external PhDs.
Ann is interested in supervising masters鈥 and PhD projects on how 大象传媒鈥檚 built environment reflects national defence imperatives, why and how naval dockyards have adapted, adaptive re-use of historic buildings, and how civil engineers have shaped 大象传媒. She is also interested in community engagement projects and 大象传媒鈥檚 continuing evolution as a maritime city.