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Dr Amanda J. Meyer is a Senior Lecturer in Anatomy and Pathology in the College of Medicine and Dentistry at James Cook University. 

Dr Meyer is an anatomist, educator, and researcher who leads system-level change in anatomy and medical education at institutional, national, and international levels. Her work integrates assessment and curriculum reform, global disciplinary leadership, academic capability-building, and national public engagement, with demonstrable impact across student satisfaction, educator practice, and international collaboration.

Dr Meyer's work is grounded in curiosity and evidence-informed practice, with a willingness to ask difficult questions where existing approaches may not adequately support equity, diversity, inclusion, or belonging. This drives her commitment to improving curriculum, assessment, and professional practice. She actively shares knowledge across teaching, research, textbooks, and national media, reflecting her belief that access to evidence-informed knowledge should be widely available and is central to improving educational and health outcomes.

Dr Meyer's leadership is consistently expressed through her capacity to enable others, build capability, and create conditions for sustained success. She adopts a collaborative and inclusive approach, connecting people and supporting colleagues, particularly early-career academics. This relational leadership is complemented by a proactive approach to system-level change, where Dr Meyer initiates collaboration, and implements effective processes to achieve scalable and sustainable outcomes.

🌏 SERVICE AND ENGAGEMENT    

Dr Meyer provides academic leadership at institutional, national, and international levels. At JCU, she is Co‑Lead of the Medicine Assessment Review Working Group and Co‑Lead of the Teaching Excellence and Collaborative Hub, contributing to strategic leadership in assessment quality, teaching excellence, and academic standards. Internationally, she serves as Secretary of the Federative International Committee for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in Anatomy and is a founding Innovation Team member of the Global Neuroanatomy Network, a major international initiative supporting collaboration and open educational resources in neuroanatomy.

Beyond the university sector, Dr Meyer is a highly visible and trusted public communicator of anatomy and human biology. She is a regular contributor to The Conversation, with anatomy‑based articles read by hundreds of thousands of readers globally, and a frequent guest on ABC Radio across Australia, where she explains complex anatomical topics in clear, accurate, and accessible ways. This sustained public engagement demonstrates national esteem and impact beyond academia.

🏆 LEARNING AND TEACHING

Dr Meyer has 15 years of experience teaching human anatomy across Australian universities, educating over 10,000 students from first‑year undergraduates to graduate doctors. She is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, reflecting her recognised standing as an expert educator. At JCU, she delivers and coordinates anatomy teaching across biomedical science, allied health, and medicine, with a strong focus on clinically meaningful, evidence‑based, and inclusive education that supports students from regional, rural, and diverse backgrounds. Her teaching practice integrates body donor prosections, clinical imaging, and authentic case‑based approaches to ensure anatomical knowledge is transferable to professional practice. 

Dr Meyer is co‑author of A Textbook of Neuroanatomy (3rd edition, Wiley), a major international textbook, and Slide Into Histology, an open-access educational resource designed to teach histology in medical and health science programs.

⭐ RESEARCH AND RESEARCH SCHOLARSHIP

Dr Meyer's research focuses on anatomy education, technology‑enhanced learning, assessment design, and anatomical terminology, with particular attention to how educational practices affect learning, motivation, and equity. She is an internationally recognised scholar of anatomy education, with 23 peer‑reviewed full manuscripts, mainly in Q1 international journals, and has a sustained record of high research impact with a field-weighted citation impact of 4.18 (318% above global average) and strong global collaboration.

Dr Meyer’s work is grounded in a strong commitment to educational leadership, scholarly impact, equity and inclusion, and meaningful engagement, contributing to James Cook University’s mission to deliver education and research that make a genuine difference locally, nationally, and internationally.