Rosemary Golding

Dr. Rosemary Golding is a Lecturer in Dentistry (Education-Focused) at Sydney Dental School, part of the University of Sydney's Faculty of Medicine and Health. She holds a BSc(Adv)(Hons), a PhD in Evolutionary Biology, and a DMD from the University of Sydney. Her career bridges academic research and dental education, with a focus on oral and systemic biosciences.

Before entering dentistry, Dr. Golding conducted postdoctoral research at institutions like The Australian Museum and The Field Museum, funded by an Australian Biological Resources Study grant. Her work has centered on molluscan systematics, evolutionary biology, and anatomical morphology. Notably, she has contributed to taxonomic revisions of gastropod families and pioneered the use of micro-CT for 3D anatomical reconstruction.

Since 2023, she has been an academic educator, designing curricula to enhance student confidence in foundational biosciences. Her research spans molluscan phylogeny, biogeography, and shell morphology, with over 20 peer-reviewed publications since 2007. She has received awards including the Brigadier A. Gordon Rowell Prize for Preventive Dentistry and the Goldsworthy Sullivan Memorial Prize in Oral Biology.

Her academic contributions include leading projects on vermetid worm-snails and amphiboloid gastropods, emphasizing interdisciplinary approaches to taxonomy and evolutionary biology. Collaborations with global institutions underscore her international impact in malacology.