Suzie Thomas — University of Helsinki

Personal profile

Education information

BA, MA, PhD.

Description of research and teaching

I am Associate Professor in Cultural Heritage Studies, responsible for the Masters-level cultural heritage studies curriculum. My research interests include community engagement in cultural heritage and museums, archaeology and metal detecting, dark/difficult heritage, and heritage crime. I am Principal Investigator on the project SuALT, which is an Academy of Finland consortium project aimed at developing an open source research infrastructure for archaeological discoveries made and reported by the public in Finland. I am open to supervision of doctoral researchers interested in issues around museums and heritage.

Keywords

615 History and Archaeology
Community Archaeology
5141 Sociology
Criminology
6160 Other humanities
Museum Studies
Cultural Heritage Management

International and National Collaboration Publications and projects within past five years.

Publications 2009 2019

A Citizen Science Approach to Archaeology: Finnish Archaeological Finds Recording Linked Open Database (SuALT)

Wessman, A., Thomas, S., Rohiola, V., Kuitunen, J., Ikkala, E., Tuominen, J., Koho, M. & Hyvönen, E., 27 May 2019, Proceedings of the Digital Humanities in the Nordic Countries 4th Conference : Copenhagen, Denmark, March 5-8, 2019. Navarretta, C., Agirrezabal, M. & Maegaard, B. (eds.). Aachen: CEUR Workshop Proceedings, p. 469-478 10 p. (CEUR Workshop Proceedings; no. 2364).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Scientific › peer-review

Open Access

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Apples and Oranges: The Dangers of Conflating Responsible and Responsive Artefact Stewardship with Participation in the Illicit Antiquities Trade

Thomas, S. E. & Pitblado, B., 11 Apr 2019, (Submitted) In : Antiquity.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › Scientific › peer-review

Asset, Burden, Cultybraggan: Community site ownership in a Scottish village

Thomas, S. & Banks, I., 2019, In : Journal of Community Archaeology and Heritage. 6, 1, p. 51-68 18 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review

Open Access

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Becoming a student again in Oklahoma

Thomas, S. E., 2 Feb 2019, In : OKPAN Quarterly. 2, p. 16-20 5 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Other articles › General public

Open Access

Beyond dogmatic and pragmatic: towards a cooperative approach to hobby metal detecting The European Public Finds Recording Network (EPFRN) vision statement

Thomas, S. E., Wessman, A. P. F., Dobat, A., Lewis, M., Deckers, P. & Heeren, S., 12 Apr 2019, (Submitted) In : European Journal of Archaeology.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review

Projects 2014 2025

2 Not started
2 Active
5 Finished

Book project : Museology - A Synergetic Bridge Between Theory and Practice

Robbins, N., Thomas, S., Wessman, A. & Tuominen, M.

01/06/2018 → 31/12/2020

Project: Other project

ANEE: Centre of Excellence in Ancient Near Eastern Empires

Silverman, J. M., Svärd, S., Lahelma, A., Nikki, N., Töyräänvuori, J., Jokiranta, J., Laine, L., Kletter, R., Bonnie, R., Thomas, S., Holmqvist-Sipilä, E., Kouki, P., Wasmuth, M., Wallis, C., Lorenzon, M., Jauhiainen, H., Jauhiainen, T., Alstola, T., Bach, J., Fink, S., Konstantopoulos, G., Zaia, S., Sahala, A. & Miettunen, P. H.

01/01/2018 → 31/12/2025

Project: Research project

Digital Educational Tool Development – Durgapuja and Museums

Zeiler, X., Thomas, S., Wessman, A., Tomperi, E., Vainonen, P., Forsell, H., Grieve, G., Radde-Antweiler, K., Ray Murray, P., Sillanpää, S. & Huhtaniemi, E.

University of Helsinki, Helsinki

Project: Research project

SuALT: SuALT: yhteisöllinen tutkimusinfrastruktuuri arkeologisille löydöille linkitetyn avoimen tiedon avulla

Thomas, S., Hyvönen, E., Salmela, U., Tuominen, J., Wessman, A., Ikkala, E., Koho, M., Melin, J., Kangert, N., Deckers, P., Roymans, N., Lewis, M., Dobat, A. & Pitblado, B.

EU, Academy of Finland, SUOMEN AKATEMIA

Project: Research project