RESEARCH IN HARD TISSUE HISTOLOGY & SKELETAL BIOLOGY
Thanks for visiting my website! I am a Polish-Australian skeletal biologist, currently completing an Australian Research Council funded DECRA fellowship (2019-2022) at the Australian National University.
My PhD was awarded in 2014. I have a mixed background in biological anthropology and medical research united through the investigation of bone and tooth microscopy. I also apply histology to palaeontological, zooarchaeological, epidemiological, and biomedical and forensic science questions. My key research interest is the variation and biology of bone remodelling (lifelong process of continuous bone removal and formation) under different behavioural and environmental conditions. I have 47 publications as of June 2022, and have so far secured >$570k in research grants as a PI, and >$13k towards research travel. Including collaborative grants (as a CI/AI), I have featured on >$1.8 million worth of research grants. |
BRIEF BIO
Employment history
2020-2021: Senior Lecturer (Level C), Biological Anthropology, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
2019-2022: Australian Research Council DECRA Fellow (Level C), Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
2016-2019: Lecturer (Level B) Biological Anthropology, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
2015-2016: Research Assistant, Imperial College London/ Hammersmith Hospital, London, UK
2013-2014: Lecturer, Biological Anthropology, 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
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
Elected roles and honorary appointments
2022: Editorial Board Member, Anthropological Review
2022: Editor, The Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland
2021-2023: Honorary Senior Lecturer, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
2021: Head of Discipline, Biological Anthropology, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
2020: Acting Head of Discipline, Biological Anthropology, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
2019-2021: Treasurer, Australasian Society for Human Biology, Australia
2016-2022: Honorary Research Associate, University of Kent, Canterbury, UK
2014: Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, UK
Qualifications
2014: Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education, University of Kent, Canterbury, UK
2014: PhD in Biological Anthropology, University of Kent, Canterbury, UK
2010: Bachelor of Science in Biological Anthropology, 1st Class Hons, University of Kent, Canterbury, UK
Technical experience
2020: marsupial dissection, Tasmania Parks and Wildlife; with Dr Georgia Stannard
2019: oxygen isotopes in bone, ANU Sensitive High Resolution Ion Microprobe; with Dr Bin Fu
2018: 3D laser confocal microscopy, Australian National University and Olympus Sydney
2018: mouse bone phenotyping (2D and 3D), University of Sydney; with Prof Natalie Sims and Dr Tara Speranza
2017: advanced bone histology, New York University; with Prof Tim Bromage
2017: field bioarchaeology, Catanauan, Philippines, with Prof Marc Oxenham and Prof Victor Paz
2017: Fourier transform infrared microspectroscopy, Australian Synchrotron; with Dr Mark Tobin, Dr Pimm Vongsvivut
2015: rat/quail bone uCT, x-ray, experimental biomechanics, Imperial College London; with Dr John Logan, Dr Chakraborty
2014: atomic force microscopy, University of Kent; with Dr Wei-Feng Xue
2010: bone and tooth histology, University of Kent; with Dr Patrick Mahoney
Employment history
2020-2021: Senior Lecturer (Level C), Biological Anthropology, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
2019-2022: Australian Research Council DECRA Fellow (Level C), Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
2016-2019: Lecturer (Level B) Biological Anthropology, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
2015-2016: Research Assistant, Imperial College London/ Hammersmith Hospital, London, UK
2013-2014: Lecturer, Biological Anthropology, 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
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
Elected roles and honorary appointments
2022: Editorial Board Member, Anthropological Review
2022: Editor, The Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland
2021-2023: Honorary Senior Lecturer, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
2021: Head of Discipline, Biological Anthropology, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
2020: Acting Head of Discipline, Biological Anthropology, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
2019-2021: Treasurer, Australasian Society for Human Biology, Australia
2016-2022: Honorary Research Associate, University of Kent, Canterbury, UK
2014: Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, UK
Qualifications
2014: Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education, University of Kent, Canterbury, UK
2014: PhD in Biological Anthropology, University of Kent, Canterbury, UK
2010: Bachelor of Science in Biological Anthropology, 1st Class Hons, University of Kent, Canterbury, UK
Technical experience
2020: marsupial dissection, Tasmania Parks and Wildlife; with Dr Georgia Stannard
2019: oxygen isotopes in bone, ANU Sensitive High Resolution Ion Microprobe; with Dr Bin Fu
2018: 3D laser confocal microscopy, Australian National University and Olympus Sydney
2018: mouse bone phenotyping (2D and 3D), University of Sydney; with Prof Natalie Sims and Dr Tara Speranza
2017: advanced bone histology, New York University; with Prof Tim Bromage
2017: field bioarchaeology, Catanauan, Philippines, with Prof Marc Oxenham and Prof Victor Paz
2017: Fourier transform infrared microspectroscopy, Australian Synchrotron; with Dr Mark Tobin, Dr Pimm Vongsvivut
2015: rat/quail bone uCT, x-ray, experimental biomechanics, Imperial College London; with Dr John Logan, Dr Chakraborty
2014: atomic force microscopy, University of Kent; with Dr Wei-Feng Xue
2010: bone and tooth histology, University of Kent; with Dr Patrick Mahoney