Email: padottin@icloud.com

M: 0402 446 330

Profession:

I am a consultant anthropologist who conducts ethnographic and social surroundings surveys in South Australia and Western Australia. I am interested also in Native Title claims and determination, Aboriginal / Proponent agreements, and Culture-loss compensation.

Professional Strength:

Advanced Interdisciplinary Reasoning
Expertise in anthropology, ethnic studies, and sociology. Competence in philosophy and psychology. Ongoing graduate diploma training in archaeology and heritage management.

Excellent Social Intelligence
Advanced emotional awareness, regulation and interpersonal engagement skills. Extensive formal training in meditation, yoga and breathing techniques honed through work with incarcerated youth and adults.

Professional Experience:

• Conducted Ethnographic surveys and Social Surroundings surveys for Australian Native Title organizations and Cultural Heritage Management companies.
• Extended ethnographic studies of racial/ethnic minority groups in China and the United States.
• Month-long professional development internship at a Native Title Representative Body (NTRB) in that sector’s approaches to genealogical research, fieldnote recording, social surroundings assessment, modern geo-referencing of maps drawn by early anthropologists, analysis of connection / ethnographic / and archaeological heritage reports, culture-loss impacts and compensation schemes, land and sea management practices aligned to Caring for Country principles.

Qualifications:

PhD in Comparative Studies (Florida Atlantic University, USA)
MA in Anthropology (UC Berkeley, USA)
MA in Ethnic Studies (UC Berkeley, USA)
BA in Sociology (Binghamton University, USA)
Graduate Diploma in Archaeology and Heritage Management (Flinders University. In Progress)