Find out about our current PhD candidates and their research
Our Centre is equally devoted to education and research, and nowhere else is this more evident than the number of PhD candidates that we are proud to call members.
Our current PhD Candidates
Shinatria Adhityatama
Qualifications
Bachelor of Archaeology (Hons), Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Thesis Title
Sulawesi’s Iron Age: The Underwater sites of Lake Matano
Supervisors
Professor Maxime Aubert, Professor Adam Brumm (Griffith University), Dr R.R Triwurjani (National Research Center for Archeology, Indonesia)
Tseren Byambasuren
Qualifications
Master of Arts, Visual Anthropology, University of Manchester
Thesis Title
Understanding faunal and cultural change in Mongolian rock art: Evolving ecologies, socio-economic strategies and spiritualities.
Supervisors
Professor Michael Petraglia (Griffith University), Distinguished Professor Paul S.C. Taçon (Griffith University)
Basran Basran
Qualifications
TBA
Thesis Title
Archaeological stratigraphy and site formation at the limestone cave of Leang Bulu Bettue, Sulawesi
Supervisors
Professor Adam Brumm and Associate Professor Michelle Langley (Griffith University)
Maya Bharatiya
Qualifications
Bachelors in Science and Arts in Human Evolutionary Biology and Anthropology, Stony Brook University
Thesis Title
TBA
Supervisors
Professor Tanya Smith, Dr Jillian Huntley (Griffith University), Assistant Professor Christine Austin (Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai)
Nikita Coleshill
Qualifications
Bachelor of Arts and Science, University of Queensland. Bachelor of Archaeological Science (Hons), University of Queensland.
Graduate Diploma in Diagnostic Genomics, Queensland University of Technology.
Thesis Title
TBA
Supervisors
Associate Professor Jeremy Brownlie (Griffith University), Dr Mark de Bruyn (Griffith University) and Professor David Lambert (Griffith University)
Yuxin Ding
Qualifications
Master of Science in Molecular Techniques in Life Science, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden
Bachelor of Science in Biology, Indiana University Bloomington, USA
Thesis Title
Reconstruction of Australian Feral Cats Evolutionary History
Supervisors
Professor Julien Louys (Griffith University), Dr. Mark de Bruyn (Griffith University) and Professor Nicole Boivin (Max Planck Institute of Geoanthropology)
Calum Farrar
Qualifications
Bachelor of Arts and Science, University of Queensland
Bachelor of Science, Archaeological Science (Hons), University of Queensland
Thesis Title
Integrating Digital Media and Indigenous Australian Cultural Heritage: Community, Heritage and Tourism
Supervisors
Distinguished Professor Paul S.C. Taçon (Griffith University) and Dr Andrea Jalandoni (Griffith University)
Bharti Jangra
Qualifications
Master of Arts in Ancient Indian History and Culture & Archaeology from Deccan College Postgraduate and Research Institute, Pune, India
Thesis Title
A study of formation processes of the Pleistocene archaeological record in the Kalahari Basin, South Africa.
Supervisors
Dr Jayne Wilkins and Professor Adam Brumm (Griffith University)
Anjali Muthukrishnan
Qualifications
Bachelor of Science (Genomics and Bioinformatics), Monash University
Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Biotechnology, Monash University
Thesis Title
Deep time extinctions informed by DNA in Australian underwater caves
Supervisors
Professor Julien Louys, Dr. Mark de Bruyn, Dr. Yinika Perston (Griffith University), Professor Nicole Boivin (Max Planck Institute of Geoanthropology)
Andrew Prentice
Qualifications
Bachelor of Arts in Archaeology, La Trobe University, Australia
Bachelor of Arts (Hons.) in Classical Archaeology, The University of Melbourne, Australia
Master of Science in Archaeological Practice, The University of Highlands and Islands, Scotland
Thesis Title
Modelling Social Dynamics: Landscape Archaeology, Archaeogaming, and Machine Learning
Supervisors
Associate Professor Carney Matheson and Dr Andrea Jalandoni (Griffith University)
Alex Ressel
Qualifications
Master of Arts in Modern European Philosophy from Kingston University
Bachelor of Arts (Double Hons) in Fine Art/Art History from Goldsmiths College, University of London
PgDip in Artists' Moving Image, Central St Martins' College, University of the Arts London
Foundation in Art and Design, Central St Martins' College, University of the Arts London
Thesis Title
Time of western Arnhem Land rock art
Supervisors
Distinguished Professor Paul S.C. Taçon (Griffith University), Associate Professor Sally K. May (University of Adelaide)
Sahitya Raja
Qualifications
Bachelor of Arts in Archaeology and Ancient History, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda
Laurea Magistrale (Second cycle degree/Two-year Master) in Science for the Conservation and Restoration of Cultural Heritage, University of Bologna
ERASMUS Plus Programme for Thesis Internship, University of the Basque Country
Thesis Title
Analysis of Salt Damage and Conservation Strategies for the Rock Art Sites of Southern Cape York
Supervisors
Dr. Jillian Huntley, Professor Lynley Wallis & Dr. Troy Meston (Griffith University)
Joshua Rowe
Qualifications
Bachelor of Advanced Science (Honours) [in Applied Mathematics and Geography], Griffith University
Thesis Title
Ergodic Ecology: Retrospective analysis of the space-time equivalence assumption
Supervisors
Professor Julien Louys and Associate Professor Ali Chauvenet (Griffith University)
Benyamin Shidqi
Qualifications
Bachelor of Science (Geology), Universitas Padjadjaran
Master of Science (Geology), Bandung Insititute of Technology
Thesis Title
Palaeoenvironment of Padang Highlands: Strontium as an indicator of faunal migration
Supervisors
Professor Julien Louys (Griffith University), Dr. Mathew Stewart (Griffith University), Dr. Gilbert Price (University of Queensland)
Emma Sudron
Qualifications
Bachelor of Science in Psychology and Anthropology, University of Otago
BA(Hons) in Anthropology, University of Otago
Thesis Title
Teething Problems: using elemental and isotopic analysis to better understand childhood diet.
Supervisors
Professor Tanya Smith and Associate Professor Carney Matheson (Griffith University)
Meg Walker
Qualifications
Master of Archaeological and Evolutionary Sciences (MAES)
Thesis Title
Deep Time Extinctions and Environment in Australian Underwater Caves
Supervisors
Professor Julien Louys and Professor Michael Petraglia (Griffith University)
Contact details
- Phone
- (07) 3735 8523
- j.papas@griffith.edu.au
- Location, mail and delivery address
- Australian Research Centre for Human Evolution
- Griffith University
- 170 Kessels Road
- Nathan, Qld 4111