Dr Cherrie De Leiuen is an archaeologist and the Program Director of Curatorial and Museum Studies. Her research interests reflect a diverse career working across cultural heritage management. Her early work in art museums and galleries centred around Aboriginal Art collections and arts administration, which initiated an interest in working with community on country. This evolved into a love of Australian archaeology, with a strong focus on connecting archaeology and heritage to social justice and wellbeing for communities in the present. 

This work has led her to complete a Ph.D. in archaeology and work across all regions of Australia, examining cultural landscapes, documenting women's sites and frontier sites, as well as working for the protection of Aboriginal heritage, including within the context of natural disasters. She has authored numerous CHMPs in the private sector while working as a consultant, as well as government reports at both federal and state level. Most recently as the state’s principal heritage officer, she has worked extensively across South Australia. This work included assisting with repatriation and managing the state’s collections, cross agency Aboriginal heritage protection and recording following the River Murray flood recovery, and appointment to the State Bushfire Coordination Committee. Cherrie also has training in forensic anthropology and worked extensively with human remains. 

Her works bridges community-based and led archaeology, heritage and the law, diverse collections and objects, tangible and intangible heritage. Cherrie is passionate about museums and is committed to advancing emerging scholars and critical museum practice.