Humanities, Arts & Social Sciences

Rosita Henry

Adjunct Professor
rosita.henry@jcu.edu.au

Michael Ackland

Adjunct Professor
michael.ackland@jcu.edu.au

Roger Osborne

Roderick Associate Professor of English Literature
roger.osborne@jcu.edu.au

Claire Hansen

Adjunct Senior Lecturer
claire.hansen3@jcu.edu.au

Zoe Wang

Senior Lecturer, Development Studies
zoe.wang@jcu.edu.au

Karen Cheer

Adjunct Senior Research Fellow
karen.cheer@jcu.edu.au

Katherine Woo

Adjunct Research Fellow
katherine.woo@jcu.edu.au

Michele Barnes

Adjunct Associate Professor
michele.barnes@jcu.edu.au

Maddy McAllister

Senior Lecturer, Maritime Archaeology
madeline.mcallister@jcu.edu.au

Advancing analytical techniques and research capacity in bioarchaeology in Southeast Asia

Anna Willis - Humanities, Arts & Social Sciences

01 Jun 2025 - 31 Dec 2025

Biological sex determination of human skeletal remains is fundamental for building an accurate biological profile for individuals from archaeological and forensic contexts. This project aims to determine the biological sex of 85 infants and children from an Iron Age site in Thailand using a new method that targets a sex-specific peptide in tooth enamel. This would enable examination of sex-based patterns in disease and mortality during infancy and childhood. The project will be bring together a team of MCRs from JCU and Thai researchers, mentored by Lead-CI, Domett, to build research capacity and soft diplomacy in the Asia-Pacific region, aiming to submit an ARC Discovery Project Grant.

LabNorth: Building Cultural Capacity and Strategic Alliances for ARC Linkage Success

Rohan Lloyd - Humanities, Arts & Social Sciences

01 Jun 2025 - 31 Dec 2025

Funding is sought to expand the network and research of LabNorth, a Roderick-funded research initiative focusing on bolstering the key arts and culture infrastructure and practice in Northern Australia (and including researchers from JCU, CDU and Flinders Uni). Funds are sought to bring together key stakeholders to a two-day workshop at the end of July to build strategic relationships and explore common challenges and opportunities in supporting arts and culture in the North.