I am is Senior Lecturer in the Centre for Art History and Art Theory at the Australian National University. He is an art historian with a special interest in the role of material culture in history making and cross-cultural exchange. Prior to receiving a Ph.D. in art history from the University of Sydney, he has ten years experience in various roles in the contemporary arts sector. Robert was the inaugural convenor of the ANU French Research Cluster. He is the Book Placement Editor for Early Modern Art History Studies (1500-1800) for H-France, and on the advisory panel to the Bloomsbury Academic book series, The Material Culture of Art and Design. Robert has a strong interest in digital art history, convening the public symposium Recasting the Question: Digital approaches in art history and museums in November, 2015. He is Lead CI on the ARC Discovery Project, Performing Transdisciplinarity. Robert is an ARC DECRA fellow (2019-2022).