Thanks for visiting my website, where I share post-prints of my research papers.  ​​I am a Polish-Australian researcher who hails from the UK. 

​I am interested in tackling bigger picture questions about human biology in a social framework, particularly how lifestyle determines bone health outcomes. My PhD was awarded in 2014, and I have a mixed background in biological anthropology and medical research united through the investigation of bone and tooth microscopy. ​Over the last ~10 years I've worked with anthropological and archaeological collections of human skeletal remains, and post-mortem/forensic donor samples, to investigate skeletal plasticity (Haversian bone tissue remodelling) in a variety of lifestyle contexts. 

​My peer reviewed record is 41 publications as of June 2021, including 1 edited book. To date, I have secured ~$569,710 AUD in major and smaller grants towards research as a PI, and ~$13,203 AUD towards research travel. Including collaborative grants (e.g. as an Associate/ Co-Investigator), I have featured on ~$1,508,142 AUD worth of research grants. ​
UPCOMING & RECENT TALKS:
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  1. ​November 2021: Bone biology.  Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine, Melbourne, Australia (online, 30 November 10am AEDT) 
  2. August 2021: Multi-methodological microscopy approaches to reconstructing bone loss in ancient humans from Asia-Pacific. University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia (20 August 3pm AEDT, campus location TBC & pending lockdown announcements)  
  3. June 2021: Functional adaptation of the femoral midshaft in the Bronze Age Zagros highlanders, Deh Dumen, Iran Polacy na Bliskim Wschodzie Conference (online, 10 June 6.20pm AEST)​​
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UPCOMING PUBLICATIONS:
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  1. ​DeMars L, Miszkiewicz  JJ. (In press November 2021) Behavior under the microscope. In: C Hirst (Ed) Behavior in our Bones: How Human Behavior Influences Skeletal Morphology. Elsevier Academic Press 
  2. Snoddy AME, King CL, Petchey P, Miszkiewicz JJ et al. (accepted June 2021) Disability and difference on the New Zealand frontier: Possible skeletal dysplasia in 19th century Milton, Otago. Bioarchaeology International ​​​
  3. Cooke KM, Mahoney P, Miszkiewicz JJ. (In press May 2021). Secondary osteon variants and remodelling in human bone. The Anatomical Record
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BRIEF BIO
​​​2021-2023: Honorary Senior Lecturer, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
2021: Head of Discipline, Biological Anthropology, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
2020-2021: Senior Lecturer in Biological Anthropology, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia 
2019-2022: DECRA Fellow, Australian Research Council, ​Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
​2019-2023: Treasurer, Australasian Society for Human Biology, Australia
2016-2019: Lecturer in Biological Anthropology, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
2016-2022: Honorary Research Associate, University of Kent, Canterbury, UK
2015-2016: Research Assistant, Imperial College London/ Hammersmith Hospital, London, UK
2014: Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, UK
2014: Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education (PGCHE), University of Kent, Canterbury, UK
2014: Lecturer in Biological Anthropology, University of Kent, Canterbury, UK
2014: PhD in Biological Anthropology, Mahoney Lab, University of Kent, Canterbury, UK
2012-2014: Osteologist, Kent Osteological Research and Analysis, Canterbury, UK
2010-2013: Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of Kent, Canterbury, UK
​2010: Bachelor of Science 1st Class Hons, University of Kent, Canterbury, UK
2009-2012: Assistant Osteologist, Kent Osteological Research and Analysis, Canterbury, UK
2008-2013: Laboratory Demonstrator, University of Kent, Canterbury, UK
2007: Tutor, University of Kent, Canterbury, UK