Background
Lawrence, Helen Milton Reeves was born on November 16, 1948 in Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia. Daughter of Donald Frederick and Alwynne Drysdale (Bennett) Fairweather.
researcher Ethnomusicology educator
Lawrence, Helen Milton Reeves was born on November 16, 1948 in Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia. Daughter of Donald Frederick and Alwynne Drysdale (Bennett) Fairweather.
Bachelor of Music, University Adelaide, Australia, 1971. Graduate diploma in material culture, James Cook University, Townsville, Australia, 1985. Doctor of Philosophy, James Cook University, Townsville, Australia, 1994.
Assistant curator Grainer Museum,, U. Melbourne, Australia, 1978-1982; administrator art gallery, U. Melbourne, Australia, 1983-1984; lecturer, James Cook U., 1985-1992; consultant library, James Cook U., 1988; visiting fellow, Charles Sturt U., Albury, Australia, 1994; visiting researcher, Australian National U., Canberra, 1993; lecturer ethnomusicology, Australian National U., Canberra, since 1995. Consultant Northern Territory U., Darwin, Australia, 1994.
Member program committee Center for Australian Cultural Studies, Canberra, 1995-1996. Member Musicological Society Australia (committee 1994-1996, International Council for Traditional Music, New York Academy of Sciences.
Married David Russell Lawrence, June 4, 1988.