Biography and expertise
Biography
Adele Wessell is an Associate Professor in History in the Faculty of Business, Law and Arts, Southern Cross University.
Adele is a member of SCU's Research Clusters:
- Catchments, Coasts and Communities
Adele's work contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals
Research
Adele's research is in the field of Environmental History. She has published on food as communication, nonhuman animals and tastescapes as an expression of the impact of eating on land use. Most of her work is focussed on the Northern Rivers, particularly the history of agriculture and the Richmond River. She has a particular interest in regional and community archives and climate change.
Community engagement
Adele has a scholarly interest and commitment to community engagement and community engaged learning and research.
Supervision
Adele supervises a number of higher degree research students and teaches Australian History and Community Engagement projects.