Professor Peta Sanderson was educated at The University of Western Australia (UWA), where she received undergraduate qualifications in geology and geomorphology, and her Doctor of Philosophy in coastal process studies. During this time, she gained experience as a tutor at UWA, and was a sessional lecturer at Notre Dame between 1995 and 1997. Subsequently, Peta served as Assistant Professor in Geography at the National University of Singapore, before returning to Notre Dame Australia as a Senior Lecturer in August 2000. Peta’s research interests encompass coastal evolution, land-ocean interactions and environmental change, and she has been involved in research on the rapidly changing environments of Sumatra, Indonesia, the coastal plans of Northern Australia and on the macrotidal coasts of the Kimberley.
Peta also has a passion for international education which has resulted in her involvement in the Study Abroad program at the University for many years. |
