Naturalis Vertebrate Evolution, Development and Ecology Group (Group Leader: Martin Rücklin)
UQ Bioarchaeology and Osteology Network (BONE) Research Group (Group Leader: Glenys McGowan)
CURRENT
Research Students
2022–present Yuxuan Tan (Masters) Co-Supervisor, University of Melbourne
Do ‘big-boned’ people build big muscles?
2022–present Channon Briar (Honours) Co-Supervisor, University of Queensland
Histotaphonomy and burial practices in Medieval England
2022–present Jamie Tromp (Honours) Co-Supervisor, University of Queensland
Bone health and anorexia nervosa
2022–present James Callanan (Honours) Co-Supervisor, University of Melbourne
Sex determination in unknown human remains using dimorphism in femoral head volume
2020–present Lucille Pederson (PhD) External Supervisor, James Cook University
Intra-skeletal bone remodelling in a modern Australian and Thai sample
2019–present Pau Basilia (PhD) Co-Supervisor, Griffith University
Examining insular dwarfism in SEA Stegodon sp. fossils
2018–present Karen Cooke (PhD) Primary Supervisor, Australian National University
Histopathology of treponemal disease in archaeological human bone
2018–present Tahlia Stewart (PhD) Primary Supervisor, Australian National University
Variation in human rib and femur microanatomy with age and other factors
2017–present Nicole MacFarlane (PhD) Co-supervisor, Australian National University
Bone decomposition in aquatic environments
ALUMNI
Visiting post-docs
2019–2021 Dr Eline Schotsmans, University of Wollongong/University of Bordeaux (EU Marie Curie Fellowship)
2019–2021 Dr Anne Marie E. Sohler-Snoddy, University of Otago (NZ Marsden Grant)
Honours, Masters, MPhil, PhDs
2021 Madeleine Fleming (MPhil) Co-supervisor, Australian National University
Investigation of type 2 diabetic trabecular compensation in femoral bone of the NOD·B10 foz/foz mouse
2021 Lauren Meckel (PhD) Associate supervisor, Unviersity of Otago
Structural Violence in Éire: The Bone Histology of Victims from the Great Famine (Kilkenny, Ireland 1845-1852)
2019 Hannah Miles (Masters) Australian National University
Osteocyte lacunae morphology in medieval human bone
2019 Nathalia Dias Guimaraes (Masters) Australian National University
Human Palaeohistology at Santana Do Riacho
2019 Meg Walker (Masters) Australian National University
Ancient human behaviour and ancestry in Holocene northern Vietnam
2019 Kate Phillips (Masters) Co-supervisor, Australian National University
Sex, age, and physical activity and bone maintenance and loss
2019 Sarah Robertson (PhD) Primary Supervisor, Australian National University
Differential diagnosis of cribra orbitalia at Christ Church Spitalfields via micro-CT
2018 Tara Mann (Honours) Australian National University
Tibia vara and obesity
2018 Diana Tieppo (Masters) Australian National University
Sex-specific bone microstructure of the midshaft femur
2018 Danielle Rosenquist (Masters) Australian National University
Remodelling in the phalanges of the hands and the feet
2017 Coco James (Masters) Australian National University
Femoral muscle markings and endosteal cortex bone remodelling
2017 Stephanie Robinson (Masters) Australian National University
Chalcolithic Wedge Tombs and an Iron Age Burial
2017 Bronwyn Wyatt (Masters) Australian National University
Health and disease in prehistoric Indonesia
2017 Claire Rider (Masters) Australian National University
Hip joint pathology and lower limb skeletal adaptation
2016 Natasha Langley (Masters) Australian National University
The effects of experimental burning on Sus scrofa enamel
2016 Ashley Bridge (Masters) Australian National University
Stature in forensics using Australian anthropometric data
2014 Rosie Pitfield (Masters) Co-supervisor, University of Kent
Histomorphometry in the human humerus during ontogeny
Internships
2017 Daisy Wang Policy position in science, Australian Academy of Science, Canberra
2017 Tegan Cassell Animals in research: A researcher's guideline to communication, Australian Academy of Science, Canberra
Research Assistants
2022 Karen Cooke DECRA Research Assistant, Australian National University
2022 Tahlia Stewart DECRA Research Assistant, Australian National University
2022 Laurie Vink Research Volunteer, University of Queensland
2022 Charlotte-Lilly Andersen Research Volunteer, University of Queensland
2014 Rachel Downes Research Volunteer, University of Kent, UK
2014 Paula Fuente Research Volunteer, University of Kent, UK
2014 Rosie Pitfield Research Volunteer, University of Kent, UK
UQ Bioarchaeology and Osteology Network (BONE) Research Group (Group Leader: Glenys McGowan)
CURRENT
Research Students
2022–present Yuxuan Tan (Masters) Co-Supervisor, University of Melbourne
Do ‘big-boned’ people build big muscles?
2022–present Channon Briar (Honours) Co-Supervisor, University of Queensland
Histotaphonomy and burial practices in Medieval England
2022–present Jamie Tromp (Honours) Co-Supervisor, University of Queensland
Bone health and anorexia nervosa
2022–present James Callanan (Honours) Co-Supervisor, University of Melbourne
Sex determination in unknown human remains using dimorphism in femoral head volume
2020–present Lucille Pederson (PhD) External Supervisor, James Cook University
Intra-skeletal bone remodelling in a modern Australian and Thai sample
2019–present Pau Basilia (PhD) Co-Supervisor, Griffith University
Examining insular dwarfism in SEA Stegodon sp. fossils
2018–present Karen Cooke (PhD) Primary Supervisor, Australian National University
Histopathology of treponemal disease in archaeological human bone
2018–present Tahlia Stewart (PhD) Primary Supervisor, Australian National University
Variation in human rib and femur microanatomy with age and other factors
2017–present Nicole MacFarlane (PhD) Co-supervisor, Australian National University
Bone decomposition in aquatic environments
ALUMNI
Visiting post-docs
2019–2021 Dr Eline Schotsmans, University of Wollongong/University of Bordeaux (EU Marie Curie Fellowship)
2019–2021 Dr Anne Marie E. Sohler-Snoddy, University of Otago (NZ Marsden Grant)
Honours, Masters, MPhil, PhDs
2021 Madeleine Fleming (MPhil) Co-supervisor, Australian National University
Investigation of type 2 diabetic trabecular compensation in femoral bone of the NOD·B10 foz/foz mouse
2021 Lauren Meckel (PhD) Associate supervisor, Unviersity of Otago
Structural Violence in Éire: The Bone Histology of Victims from the Great Famine (Kilkenny, Ireland 1845-1852)
2019 Hannah Miles (Masters) Australian National University
Osteocyte lacunae morphology in medieval human bone
2019 Nathalia Dias Guimaraes (Masters) Australian National University
Human Palaeohistology at Santana Do Riacho
2019 Meg Walker (Masters) Australian National University
Ancient human behaviour and ancestry in Holocene northern Vietnam
2019 Kate Phillips (Masters) Co-supervisor, Australian National University
Sex, age, and physical activity and bone maintenance and loss
2019 Sarah Robertson (PhD) Primary Supervisor, Australian National University
Differential diagnosis of cribra orbitalia at Christ Church Spitalfields via micro-CT
2018 Tara Mann (Honours) Australian National University
Tibia vara and obesity
2018 Diana Tieppo (Masters) Australian National University
Sex-specific bone microstructure of the midshaft femur
2018 Danielle Rosenquist (Masters) Australian National University
Remodelling in the phalanges of the hands and the feet
2017 Coco James (Masters) Australian National University
Femoral muscle markings and endosteal cortex bone remodelling
2017 Stephanie Robinson (Masters) Australian National University
Chalcolithic Wedge Tombs and an Iron Age Burial
2017 Bronwyn Wyatt (Masters) Australian National University
Health and disease in prehistoric Indonesia
2017 Claire Rider (Masters) Australian National University
Hip joint pathology and lower limb skeletal adaptation
2016 Natasha Langley (Masters) Australian National University
The effects of experimental burning on Sus scrofa enamel
2016 Ashley Bridge (Masters) Australian National University
Stature in forensics using Australian anthropometric data
2014 Rosie Pitfield (Masters) Co-supervisor, University of Kent
Histomorphometry in the human humerus during ontogeny
Internships
2017 Daisy Wang Policy position in science, Australian Academy of Science, Canberra
2017 Tegan Cassell Animals in research: A researcher's guideline to communication, Australian Academy of Science, Canberra
Research Assistants
2022 Karen Cooke DECRA Research Assistant, Australian National University
2022 Tahlia Stewart DECRA Research Assistant, Australian National University
2022 Laurie Vink Research Volunteer, University of Queensland
2022 Charlotte-Lilly Andersen Research Volunteer, University of Queensland
2014 Rachel Downes Research Volunteer, University of Kent, UK
2014 Paula Fuente Research Volunteer, University of Kent, UK
2014 Rosie Pitfield Research Volunteer, University of Kent, UK
Smaller undergraduate and graduate projects
At Australian National University 2016–2021:
Graduate Research Project in Archaeological and Evolutionary Science (Masters): 11 students
(C March, O Batbayar, A Isaac, B Campbell, A Backshall, M Walker, S McInnes, K Phillips, B Bayliss, T Stewart, A Beugelsdyk)
Supervised Research Project in Biological Anthropology (Undergradute): 6 students
(E Drew, G Smith, B Taylor, J Tucker, M Walker, T Mann)
At University of Kent 2013–2014:
Project in Anthropological Science (Undergraduate): 13 students (5 co-supervised)
(C Aris, C Audige-Soutter, Y Bezirganova, T Brah, P Fuente, C Sillett, S O’Byrney, K Warner, H Goman, C Icke, C Kilfoil, E Morgan, E Myles-Hook)
At Australian National University 2016–2021:
Graduate Research Project in Archaeological and Evolutionary Science (Masters): 11 students
(C March, O Batbayar, A Isaac, B Campbell, A Backshall, M Walker, S McInnes, K Phillips, B Bayliss, T Stewart, A Beugelsdyk)
Supervised Research Project in Biological Anthropology (Undergradute): 6 students
(E Drew, G Smith, B Taylor, J Tucker, M Walker, T Mann)
At University of Kent 2013–2014:
Project in Anthropological Science (Undergraduate): 13 students (5 co-supervised)
(C Aris, C Audige-Soutter, Y Bezirganova, T Brah, P Fuente, C Sillett, S O’Byrney, K Warner, H Goman, C Icke, C Kilfoil, E Morgan, E Myles-Hook)
I have, myself, been lucky to learn from various supervisors and collegaus over the years!
2022: preparing teeth for LA-MC-ICP-MS strontium, University of Queensland; with Dr Gang Xia & Prof Professor Jianxin Zhao
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
2022: preparing teeth for LA-MC-ICP-MS strontium, University of Queensland; with Dr Gang Xia & Prof Professor Jianxin Zhao
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
