Bill Boyd

WILLIAM EDGAR BOYD
Education
B.Sc. Hons. (Geography), University of St Andrews, Scotland (1979)
Ph.D. (Geology), University of Glasgow, Scotland (1982)
Expertise and academic interests
Environmental archaeology and geoarchaeology
Quaternary Science, especially in relation to palaeoenvironmental reconstruction, vegetation
history and sea-level/coastline change
Palynology, especially pollen and phytolith analysis
Cultural heritage management, cultural theory and social construction theory
Archaeology
Australian Indigenous studies
Environmental education
Current positions
Associate Professor in Geography, School of Environmental Science & Management, Southern
Cross University.
Associate Dean (Teaching & Learning) in the Division of Applied & Health Sciences.
Positions of University responsibility
I currently am Deputy Chair of Division Board, Division of Health & Applied Sciences, Chair of
the Academic Board Learning & Teaching Advisory Committee, Associate Chair of the
Academic Board, Chair of the School Program Board, and Coordirnator for the Bachelor of
Applied Science/Bachelor of Education (Secondary) and Master of Environmental Science
programs. AINSE Councillor for Southern Cross University

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Research publications of Bill Boyd
Since 1995

Environmental archaeology and geoarchaeology

Boyd, W.E. & McGrath, R.J. in press. The geoarchaeology of the prehistoric ditched sites of the upper Mae Nam Mun valley, N.E. Thailand
III: Late Holocene vegetation history. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology.

McGrath, R.J. & Boyd, W.E. 2001. The chronology of the Iron Age "moats" of northeast Thailand. Antiquity, 75, 349-360.

Boyd, W.E. 2000. Book Review: Pollard, A. Mark 1999 Geoarchaeology: Exploration, Environments, resources. SAS Bulletin, 23(2), 19-20.

Boyd, W.E. 2000. Geoarchaeological Research within the Origins of the Civilisation at Angkor Archaeological Project: Progress report, May
2000. Research progress report: Fine Arts Department and National Research Council, Thailand. 165 pp.

Boyd, W.E., Lentfer, C.J. & Luker, G.O. 1999. Environmental impacts of major catastrophic Holocene volcanic eruptions in New Britain,
P.N.G.: A preliminary model for palaeoenvironmental change. Pp. 361-372 in Kesby, J.A., Stanley, J.M., McLean, R.F. & Olive, L.J. (eds)
Geodiversity: Readings in Australian geography at the close of the 20th century. School of Geography & Oceanography, Australian Defence
Force Academy, Canberra.

Boyd, W.E. 1999. Palaeobotanical remains. [In Main, L. Excavation of a timber round-house and broch at the Fairy Knowe, Buchlyvie,
Stirlingshire, 1975-8]. Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, 128, 310-317.

Boyd, W.E. 1999. Environmental archaeology of the coasts of SE Asia and PNG: Palaeogeographical contributions to the archaeology of
coastal regions. Pp. 307-315 in Hall, J. & McNiven, I.J. (eds) Australian Coastal Archaeology: Current research and future directions. ANH
Publications, Canberra.

Boyd, W.E., Higham, C.F.W. & McGrath, R. 1999. The geoarchaeology of the Iron Age "moated" sites of the Upper Mae Nam Mun valley,
N.E. Thailand. I: Palaeodrainage, site-landscape relationships, and the origins of the "moats". Geoarchaeology, 14, 675-716.

Boyd, W.E., McGrath, R. & Higham, C.F.W. 1999. The geoarchaeology of the prehistoric ditched sites of the Upper Mae Nam Mun valley,
Thailand, II: Stratigraphy and morphological sections of the encircling earthworks. Indo-Pacific Prehistory Association Bulletin, 18, 169-179.

Boyd, W.E. 1998. III. The palaeoenvironment of the archaeological site at Nong Nor. IV. The palaeoenvironment. V. Stratigraphy and
palaeogeography of the Nong Nor area. Pp. 29-85 in Higham, C.F.W. & Thosarat, R. (eds) The excavation at Nong Nor: A prehistoric site in
Central Thailand. University of Otago Studies in Prehistoric Anthropology, 18. 577 pp.

Boyd, W.E. 1998. Book Review: Rapp, George (Rip), Jr. & Hill, Christopher L. (1998) Geoarchaeology: The Earth-Science Approach to
Archaeological Interpretation. SAS Bulletin, 21(3), 12-14.

Boyd, W.E., McGrath, R. & Higham, C.F.W. 1998. The geoarchaeology of the prehistoric ditched sites of the Upper Mae Nam Mun valley,
Thailand, II: Stratigraphy and morphological sections of the encircling earthworks. (Abstract) Indo-Pacific Prehistory Association Bulletin,
17, 25-26.

Lentfer, C.J., Boyd, W.E. & Gojak, D. 1997. Hope Farm Windmill: Phytolith analysis of cereals in early colonial Australia. Journal of
Archaeological Science, 24, 841-856.

Higham, C.F.W. & Boyd, W.E. 1997. Radio broadcast: Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Radio Australia, 28.5.97: 20 minute radio
programme, Origins of Angkor Wat, for transmission on Asia Focus to Australia and S.E. Asia.

Boyd, B., McGlone, M. Anderson, A. & Wallace, R. 1996. Late Holocene vegetation history at Shag River Mouth. pp. 257-275 in Anderson, A.,
Allingham, B. & Smith, I. (eds) Shag River Mouth: The archaeology of an Early Southern Maori village. A.N.H. Publications, Canberra.

Boyd, W.E., Higham, C.F.W. & Thosarat, R. 1996. The Holocene palaeogeography of the S.E. margin of the Bangkok Plain, Thailand and its
archaeological implications. Asian Perspectives, 35, 139-162.

Boyd, W.E. & Lynch, H. 1996. Report on phytolith content of daisy yam (Microseris lanceolata [Walp.] Schultz-bip.). Material and
archaeological sediment samples possibly containing fossil daisy yam. Australian Archaeology, 42, 50- 51.

Boyd, W.E. & Torrence, R. 1996. Periodic erosion and human land use on Garua Island, PNG: A progress report.. pp. 265-274 in I. Lilley, A.
Ross, & S. Ulm (eds) Proceedings of the 1995 Australian Archaeological Association Annual Conference. Tempus, 6, Anthropology Museum,
University of Queensland, St Lucia.

Torrence, R. & Boyd, W.E. 1996. Archaeological fieldwork on Garua Island West New Britain, PNG, June - August 1996. 29 pp. Research
progress report; Australian Museum.

Boyd, W.E. 1995. Four and twenty blackbirds ... more on ergotism, rye and witchcraft in Scotland. Area, 27, 77-78.

Boyd, W.E. 1995. The sediment sequences of Garua Island, West New Britain. 64 pp. Research progress report; Australian Museum.

Boyd, W.E. & Torrence, R. 1995. Periodic erosion during the Holocene and its possible causes on Garua Island, West New Britain, P.N.G. p.
39 in Anon. IAG- Newcastle 95. Institute of Australian Geographers, Newcastle.

Archaeology

Boyd, W.E. 1999. The probable origin of a wooden dugout canoe discovered in Yurigir National Park and recommendations for its
conservation and use. 17 pp. Commissioned report: New South Wales Marine Parks Authority.

Torrence, R., Specht, J. & Boyd, B. 1999. Archaeological fieldwork on Numundo and Garu Plantations West New Britain, PNG, July 1999. 34
pp. Research progress report: PNG National Museum and Art Gallery, Australia and Pacific Foundation, and West New Britain Palm Oil
Ltd.

Torrence, R., Specht, J. & Boyd, B. 1998. Archaeological fieldwork in West New Britain, PNG: September-October 1998. Research progress
report: Australian Museum.

Torrence, R. & Boyd, B. 1997. Archaeological Fieldwork in West New Britain, PNG, June-August 1997. Research progress report; Australian
Museum.

Boyd, W.E. 1996. Book review: Allen & OÍConnell: Transitions: The Pleistocene to Holocene in Australia and Papua New Guinea. Journal of
Archaeological Science, 23, 801.

Boyd, W.E. 1995. Media coverage of an archaeological issue: Lessons from the press release of initial radiocarbon dating results of a possible
pre-Cook European ship at Suffolk Park, northern New South Wales. Australian Archaeology, 40, 50-55.

Boyd, W.E. 1995. Trace element analysis of shipwreck alloy using thermal neutron activation at the National Medical Cyclotron. 6pp.
Research report; National Medical Cyclotron, ANSTO, Sydney.

Palynology and Quaternary vegetation history

Parr, J.F. and Boyd, W.E., 2002. The probable industrial origin of archaeological daub at an Iron Age site in northeast Thailand . Geoarchaeology, 17: 285-303.

Parr, J. F., Dolic, V., Lancaster, G. and Boyd, W. E. (2001d). "A microwave digestion method for the extraction of phytoliths from herbarium specimens." Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology 116(3-4): pp 203-212.

Parr, J. F., Lentfer, C. J. and Boyd, W. E. (2001a). "A comparative analysis of wet and dry ashing techniques for the extraction of phytoliths from plant material." Journal of Archaeological Science 28: 875-886.

Parr, J. F., Lentfer, C. J. and Boyd, W. E. (2001b). Spatial analysis of phytolith assemblages at an archaeological site in West New Britain, Papua New Guinea. G.R. Clark, A.J. Anderson and Vunidilo., T. (eds.). 'The Archaeology of Lapita Dispersal in Oceania'. Pandanus Books, Australian National University. Terra Australis (17) 125-134

Parr, J. F., Lentfer, C.J. & Boyd, W.E. (2001c). "Spatial patterning of a Lapita landscape at an archaeological site in the West New Britain Province Papua New Guinea." Domodomo, Journal of the Fiji Museum 13(2): 7-18.

Boyd, W.E., Stubbs, B.J. & Averill, C. 1999. The ïGrassesÍ of the Big Scrub District of North-eastern New South Wales: a sedimentary record
of late Holocene grasslands in a subtropical forest landscape. Australian Geographer, 30, 331-336.

Cotter, M.M. & Boyd, W.E. 1999. An introduction to the Southern Cross University "Fossil pollen extraction for palaeoenvironmental
reconstruction methods manual". Quaternary Australasia, 17/1, 31-38.

Lentfer, C.J. & Boyd, W.E. 1999. An assessment of techniques for the deflocculation and removal of clays from sediments used in phytolith
analysis. Journal of Archaeological Science, 26, 31-44.

Boyd, W.E. & Hall, V.A. (eds) 1998. Special Issue on New Frontiers and Applications of Palynology, Review of Palaeobotany & Palynology,
103, Elsevier, Amsterdam. 93 pp.

Boyd, W.E. & Hall, V.A. 1998. Landmarks on the frontiers of palynology: An introduction to the IX International Palynological Congress
Special Issue on New Frontiers and Applications in Palynology. Review of Palaeobotany & Palynology, 103, 1-10.

Boyd, W.E., Howland, M.B., Gale, A.E. & Thomson, K.L. 1998. Airspora and respiratory symptoms, Adelaide, South Australia. pp. 233-250 in
Dutta, N.M., Gupti-Bhattacharya, S., Mandal, S. & Bhattacharya, K. (eds) Current Concepts in Pollen-spores and Biopollution Research.
Research Periodicals & Book Publishing House, Houston.

Boyd, W.E., Lentfer, C.J. & Torrence, R. 1998. Phytolith analysis for a wet tropical environment: Methodological issues and implications for
the archaeology of Garua Island, West New Britain, P.N.G. Palynology, 22, 213-228.

Lentfer, C.J. & Boyd, W.E. 1998. A comparison of three methods for the extraction of phytoliths from sediments. Journal of Archaeological
Science, 25, 1159-1183.

Lentfer, C.J. & Boyd, W.E. 2000. Simultaneous extraction of phytoliths, pollen and spores from sediments. Journal of Archaeological Science,
27, 363-372.

Lentfer, C.J., Cotter, M.M. & Boyd, W.E. in press. Particle settling times for gravity sedimentation and centrifugation: A practical guide for
palynologists. Journal of Archaeological Science.

Cotter, M.M. & Boyd, W.E. 1998. Fossil pollen extraction for palaeoenvironmental reconstruction: A mthod manual. School of Resource
Science & Management, Southern Cross University, Lismore. Copy to be published on the Australasian Quaternary Association web page.

Harle, K.J., Colhoun, E., Dodson, J., Haberle, S., Hope, G., Kershaw, A.P., Picket, L., Boyd, B., Hantoru, W.S., Head, L., Liu, T., Mrkgraf, V.,
Mooney, S., Morris, A., Ono, Y., Semah, A., Shulmeister, J., Simpson, H. & Suparan, P. 1998. BIOMES and plant functional types for
Australia, new Guinea and Indonesia. Quaternary Australasia, 16/1, 38-42.

McGrath, R. & Boyd, W.E. 1998. Holocene vegetation history of Bundjalung National Park and Bungawalbin Creek, north-eastern New
South Wales. Australian Geographer, 29, 205-221.

Boyd, W.E. 1997. 9th IPC New Frontiers and Applications in Palynology Symposium: Some comments from the symposium organizer. CAP
(Canadian Association of Palynologists) Newsletter, 20/2, 12-14.

Boyd, W.E., McGrath, R.J., Cotter, M.M. & Peters, R. 1997. Long term vegetation change in the coastal wallum of north east New South
Wales and southeast Queensland. pp. 379 - 390 in Anon. 7th Annual New South Wales Coastal Conference, Ballina Shire Council, Ballina,
428 pp.

Boyd, W.E. 1996. Ninth International Palynological Congress, Houston, June 1996: Australasian contributions. Quaternary Australasia, 14/2,
9-12.

Boyd, W.E. 1996. Landmarks on the frontiers of palynology: The roots of the word "palynology". Palynos, 19/2, 2-3.

Quaternary sea-level change and coastal environments

Boyd, W.E., Webb, J. & Specht, J. 1999. Holocene shoreline change and the archaeology of the Kandrian coast of West New Britain, Papua
New Guinea. pp. 283-289 in Hall, J. & McNiven, I.J. (eds) Australian Coastal Archaeology: Current research and future directions. ANH
Publications, Canberra.

Boyd, W. 1995. Sea-level change, environmental impact and human responses during the last 5,000 years on the southwest Pacific margin. p.
434 in Anon. Collection of abstracts: XVIII Pacific Science Congress. Beijing.

Miscellaneous Quaternary

Boyd, W.E. & Lentfer, C.J. 1995/1996. Dating fossil phytoliths. AINSE Activities, 10, 7.

Boyd, W.E. & Cotter, M.M. 1994. Annotated bibliography for the Australian Quaternary Newsletter (1973 - 1980) and Quaternary
Australasia (1983 - 1993): 20 years of Quaternary publication in Australasia. Quaternary Australasia, 12/1, 12-34.

Boyd, W.E. 1993. Site 10: Henbury Meteorite Craters. pp 24-25 & 43 in Arakel, A.V. & McConchie, D.M. Tertiary and younger duricrusts,
authigenic clays and modern evaporite deposits in Central Australian arid zone drainage systems. 10th International Clay Conference, Field
Excursion Guide, F6: Central Australia. AIPEA, Adelaide.

Boyd, W.E. 1991. Book review: Bishop, P. (ed.) 1990, Lessons for human survival: Nature's record from the Quaternary, and Williams, M.A.J.
et al. (eds) 1991, The Cainozoic in Australia: A re-appraisal of the evidence. Quaternary Australasia, 9/2, 17-20.

Boyd, W.E. 1991. Book review: Gillespie, R. (ed) 1991, Quaternary dating workshop 1990. Quaternary Australasia, 9/2 20-21.

Boyd, W.E. (ed.) 1990 - 1997 (14 issues). Quaternary Australasia (Journal of the Australasian Quaternary Association), vols 8/1 (17pp), 8/2
(33pp), 9/1 (26pp), 9/2 (34pp), 10/1 (37pp), 10/2 (37pp), 11/1 (99pp), 11/2 (48pp), 12/1 (43 pp), 12/2 (34 pp), 13/1 (30 pp), 13/2 (28 pp), 14/1 (34
pp), 15/1 (28 pp).

Boyd, W.E. 1990. Book review: The Holocene; an environmental history, by N. Roberts. Quaternary Australasia, 8, 9-10.

Cultural heritage management

Boyd, W.E. 1999. The probable origin of a wooden dug-out canoe discovered in the Solitary islands Marine Park, eastern Australia. Bulletin
of the Australian Institute for Maritime Archaeology, 23, 95-100.

Boyd, B. 1999. An Evaluation of the Archaeological Resources of the Cellulose Valley Technology Park site, Lismore. Commissioned report:
Cellulose Valley Technology Park, Southern Cross University. 45 pp.

Boyd, W.E. & Cotter, M.M. 1999. Enculturing cultural heritage: The otherness of heritage and the marginalisation of its representation. Pp.
101-109 in Kesby, J.A., Stanley, J.M., McLean, R.F. & Olive, L.J. (eds) Geodiversity: Readings in Australian geography at the close of the 20th
century. School of Geography & Oceanography, Australian Defence Force Academy, Canberra.

Wynn-Moylan, P., Rowlison, E., Derrett. R., Boyd, B., Trotter, R. & Bloomfield, C. 1998. 1998 Survey of Museums and Heritage Collections in
the Northern Rivers Region. 96 pp. Commissioned report: Northern Rivers Regional Organisation of Councils.

Boyd, W.E. & Pathirana, S. 1997. Mapping the risk to buried shipwreck heritage: A GIS risk assessment model for the Richmond Mouth,
northern New South Wales. pp. 57 - 66 in Anon. 7th Annual New South Wales Coastal Conference, Ballina Shire Council, Ballina, 428 pp.

Boyd, W.E. & Cotter, M.M. 1996. Decoding community values of cultural heritage in the coastal zone. pp. 119 - 123 in N. Harvey (ed.)
Proceedings of the Coast to Coast 1996 Coastal Management Conference. Coast-to-Coast Conference Committee, Adelaide.

Boyd, W.E., Cotter, M.M., O'Connor, W. & Sattler, D. 1996. Cognitive ownership of heritage places: Social construction and the cultural
heritage management. pp. 123-140 in I. Lilley, A. Ross, & S. Ulm (eds) Proceedings of the 1995 Australian Archaeological Association Annual
Conference. Tempus, 6. Antropology Museum, University of Queensland, St Lucia.

Boyd, W.E., Pathirana, S. & Bell, G. 1996. A contribution to the management of the buries historical shipwreck heritage: A GIS risk
assessment model for the River Richmond mouth, northern New South Wales. Bulletin of the Australian Institute for Maritime Archaeology,
20, 57-70.

Boyd, W.E., Pathirana, S. & Bell, G. 1996. A contribution to the management of the buried historical shipwreck heritage: A GIS risk
assessment model for the River Richmond mouth, northern New South Wales. 40 pp. Commissioned report: New South Wales Department of
Urban Affairs and Planning.

Boyd, B. & Ward, G. 1996. Aboriginal heritage and visitor management. pp. 208-221 in Hall, C.M. & McArthur, S. (eds) Heritage management
in New Zealand and Australia: The Human Dimension. Oxford University Press, Oxford.

Boyd, W.E., Charter, C.J. & Cotter, M.M. 1995. A contribution to the management of the historic shipwreck heritage, northern New South
Wales: The environmental context of the Richmond River mouth shipwreck heritage at Ballina, New South Wales. 18 pp. Commissioned
report: New South Wales Department of Urban Affairs and Planning.

Boyd, W.E., Charter, C.J. & Cotter, M.M. 1995. A contribution to the management of the historic shipwreck heritage, northern New South
Wales: The environmental context of the Richmond River mouth shipwreck heritage at Ballina, New South Wales. Bulletin of the Australian
Institute for Maritime Archaeology, 19.1, 37-43.

Boyd, W.E., Dutton, I.M., Specht, A. & Cotter, M.M. 1995. Wetlands: Archaeology and nature conservation: An antipodean view. pp. 131-143
in Cox, M., Straker, V. & Taylor, D. (eds) Wetlands: Archaeology and Nature Conservation. H.M.S.O., London.

Environmental management

Boyd, W.E., Bush, R.T., Clark, M.W., Smith, J.V. & Sullivan, L.A. in press. The contribution of geological process studies to environmental
management: Case studies from northeast New South Wales and southeast Queensland. In Gostin, V. (ed.) Gondwana to Greenhouse:
Environmental geoscience - An Australian perspective. Blackwell.

Boyd, W.E., Cotter, M.M., McGrath, R., Pathirana, S. & Specht, A. in press. Historical change as a contribution to environmental issues: Case
studies from northeast New South Wales and southeast Queensland. In Gostin, V. (ed.) Gondwana to Greenhouse: Environmental geoscience
- An Australian perspective. Blackwell.

Boyd, W.E. 2000. Book Review: Davies, J., Higginbottom, K., Noack, D., Ross H. & Young, E. (2000) Sustaining Eden: Indigenous Community
Wildlife Management in Australia. Australian Aboriginal Studies, 2000/1&2, 96-99.

Boyd, W.E., Specht, A. & Cotter, M.M. 1999. Integration of archaeological. palaeogeographical and ecological investigations on Stradbroke
Island, SE Queensland. Pp. 185-189 in Hall, J. & McNiven, I.J. (eds) Australian Coastal Archaeology: Current research and future directions.
ANH Publications, Canberra.

Dutton, I.M, Derrett, R., Dimmock, K., Luckie, K., Boyd, W.E. & Knox. S. (eds). 1997. "Images from the Edge!": Landscape and lifestyle
choices for the Northern Rivers Region of N.S.W.: Final Report of a "Coastwise" Project. Schools of Resource Science & Management, and
Tourism and Hospitality Management, Southern Cross University, Lismore. 242 pp.

Harriott, V., Boyd, W., Cotter, M., Cotter, S., Dawes, M., Eyre, B., Hossain, S., McKee, L. & Whelan, M. 1997. Historic Trends in Water
Quality (Task HWQ): Final report to the Brisbane River and Moreton Bay Wastewater Management Study. Commissioned report to
Brisbane City Council, Brisbane. 150 pp.

Knox. S., Luckie, K., Dutton, I., Boyd, B. & Derrett, R. 1995. Establishing community values through informal processes: A novel approach to
community consultation. pp. 87-92 in Anon. Adaptation and Mediation in Urban Planning. International Society of City and Regional
Planers, Sydney.

Boyd, W.E., Derrett, R., Dimmock, K., Knox, S. & Luckie, K. 1996. An evaluation of innovative community consultation in coastal planning.
pp.28-33 in N.Harvey (ed.) Proceedings of the Coast to Coast 1996 Coastal Management Conference. Coast-To-Coast Conference Committee,
Adelaide.

Boyd, B. Derrett, R., Dimmock, K., Dutton, I., Knox. S. & Luckie, K. 1995. "Images from the Edge!": Landscape and lifestyle choices for the
Northern Rivers Region of N.S.W. Faculty of Resource Science & Management, Southern Cross University, Lismore. 8 leaflets, 30 pages.

Dutton, I.M., Boyd, W.E., Luckie, K., Derrett, R. & Knox, S. 1995. Measuring coastal landscape and lifestyle values: An interpretive approach.
Australian Journal of Environmental Management, 2, 245-256.

Pathirana, S. & Boyd, W.E. 1995. Selecting a suitable model for vegetation monitoring using satellite data. pp. 137-145 in Shindo, S. &
Tateishi, R. (eds) Proceedings of the International Symposium on Vegetation Monitoring. Centre for Environmental Remote Sensing, Chiba
University, Japan.

Education

Boyd, B. 2000. Report on Criteria for Exclusion and Probation of Postgraduate Research Students. Working Party Report: Graduate
Research Committee, Southern Cross University. 14 pp.

Boyd, B. 1999. The relationship between the Graduate College of Management and the School of Social & Workplace Development. Standing
Committee Working Party Report: Academic Board, Southern Cross University. 4 pp.

Boyd, B. 1999. Relationship between the Graduate College of Management and the School of Commerce & Management: Report to Academic
Board Standing Committee. Standing Committee Working Party Report: Academic Board, Southern Cross University. 6 pp.

Boyd, B. 1999. Relationships between the Graduate College of Management and the Schools of Social & Workplace Development and
Commerce & Management. Report: Academic Board, Southern Cross University. 9 pp.

Boyd, W.E. 1999. Teaching cultural diversity to environmental science university students: Humanities-science culture clash and the relative
effectiveness of three exercises confronting socio-cultural images and values. Pp. 213-223 in Kesby, J.A., Stanley, J.M., McLean, R.F. & Olive,
L.J. (eds) Geodiversity: Readings in Australian geography at the close of the 20th century. School of Geography & Oceanography, Australian
Defence Force Academy, Canberra.

Boyd, W.E., Cullen, M., Bass, D., Pittman, J. & Regan, J. 1998. A response to apparently-low levels of numeracy and literacy amongst first year
university environmental science students: A Numeracy and Literacy Skills Survey. International Research in Geographical and
Environmental Education, 7.2, 106-121.

Boyd, W.E. 1996. The significance of significance in cultural heritage studies: a role for cultural analogues in applied geography teaching.
Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 20, 295-304.

Smith, J., Boyd, W., Cullen, M., Henderson, R. Eyre, B.D. & Bucher, D. 1995. Student perceptions of factors affecting first year learning
environmental science. p. 110 in Proceedings of the Higher Education Research and development Society of Australia. Central Queensland
University.

Miscellaneous

Boyd, B. 1999. Report of the Graduate Research Committee Working Party on Guidelines and Rules for Responsible Practice in Research.
Working Party Report: Graduate Research Committee, Southern Cross University. 10 pp.

Boyd, W.E. 1998. Book Review: Kerle, J.A. (1995) Uluru Kata Tjuta & Watarrka: Ayers Rock, the Olgas & Kings Canyon, Northern
Territory. Australian Geographical Studies, 36, 107-109.

Boyd, B. 1995. Book Review: The emergence of bioregionalism in the Murray-Darling Basin: J.M. Powell. Area, 27, 143.

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Current research programme

Research theme I: Human-landscape interaction in the S.W. Pacific margin, 25,000 years ago to present.

Projects: Prehistoric geoarchaeology of the the Bangkok Plain and the Khorat Plateau, Thailand; Prehistoric environmental archaeology West New Britain, P.N.G.; Palaeogeography and environmental history of the central east coast of Australia (S.E. Queensland & N.E. N.S.W.); Environmental archaeology of the Polynesian and European occupations of New Zealand.

Research theme II: Theory and practice in cultural geography and cultural heritage studies.

Projects: Application of cultural theory to cultural heritage management; Geographical perception and the social construction of place image; Role of cultural influences in environmental science higher education.

Professor Bill Boyd

Email: bboyd@scu.edu.a u