New Zealander Bridget Buxton received her MA (distinction) in Classics from Victoria University in Wellington, winning an NZ Young Achiever Award. She completed a PhD in Ancient History and Mediterranean Archaeology at UC Berkeley as a Fulbright and Regents Humanities Scholar, and AAUS scientific diver. In 2006, she was hired as a Professor of History and Archaeological Oceanography at the University of Rhode Island, USA, where she currently teaches Greek and Roman Civilization, Archaeology, and the History of Warfare.

Dr. Buxton’s international collaborative research projects have featured in numerous documentaries and magazine publications as well as scientific journals. In 2021, she carried the flag of the International Society of Women Geographers on the first underwater archaeological expedition to the British Indian Ocean Territory. She has participated in multiple deep sea projects, won over US$3 million in grants, and is the 11th woman to dive to RMS Titanic. Her research and expeditions have also ranged across civilizations and oceans, including Greece, Turkey, Croatia, Israel, East Africa, the Black Sea, the Indian Ocean, and New Zealand. She is a three-time recipient of the AIA McCann-Taggart public lectureship in underwater archaeology, and an adventurous innovator at the intersection of archaeology, exploration, and marine robotics.