Jess is an Assistant Curator in the Department of Maritime Heritage at the Western Australian Museum (WAM), specialising in maritime archaeology. Within this role, they contribute to the management of the Museum’s collection of shipwreck material, with particular focus on detailed object photography and illustration. They hold a Bachelor of Arts with Honours in Archaeology from the University of Western Australia, in which their thesis focussed on the construct of childhood at the 18th Century Aboriginal mission Ellensbrook, based on the archaeological material hidden beneath the floor of the Homestead.