Academic history:
1989-1991: Auckland University
Master of Literature, in Anthropology conferred.
Thesis topic: "Prehistoric Settlement of the Western Bay of Plenty". Based on 14 months archaeological fieldwork and investigation undertaken in the study area.
1984-1987: Otago University
Bachelor of Arts, in Anthropology conferred,
Post Graduate Diploma (Arts) in Anthropology conferred.
Publications:
O'Keeffe, M. 2000. The ICOMOS New Zealand charter and management of intangible values [online]. Historic Environment, Vol. 14, No. 5
O'Keeffe, M. 2001. Looking at the ship under the City: The inconstant and the ICOMOS cultural tourism charter [online]. The Journal of the Australasian Institute for Maritime Archaeology, Vol. 25: 109-111.
O’Keeffe, M., 2003. “Professional” archaeology – The next frontier. Archaeology in New Zealand, 46: 33-36.
Walton, T. and M. O'Keeffe, 2004. Archaeological heritage management. In L. Furey and S. Holdaway (eds), Change Through Time: 50 Years of New Zealand Archaeology. New Zealand Archaeological Association Monograph No. 26. Auckland, pp. 263-82.
Professional memberships:
1995-present: Member, ICOMOS New Zealand (International Council on Monuments and Sites)
2000-2002 Chairperson,
1998-2000, 2005-2010, 2015-2017 Secretary
1995-present Board Member
1984-present: Member, New Zealand Archaeological Association
1993-present: Member, Maritime Archaeology Association of New Zealand
1987-present: Member, Royal Society of New Zealand
1994-95: Committee member, Wellington Branch, Archaeology section
2011-present: Member, Australasian Society of Historic Archaeologists
1999-present: Member, Australian Institute of Maritime Archaeology
2000-2004, 2005-2006 Council Member
2006-2007: Board member, Katherine Mansfield Birthplace Society
1998-2003: Appointed to Wellington Conservation Board
2003 Deputy Chair