جستجوی استاد راهنمای دانشگاهی

• Visual Arts
• Sculpture
• Metal Casting
• +۷ مورد دیگر

Dr. Penny Harris is a Senior Lecturer in Visual Arts at the University of Wollongong, where she teaches in the School of the Arts, English and Media within the Faculty of the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities. She has held this position since 2021 and previously served as a member of the University's Academic Senate from 2018-2019. Her academic journey includes a Doctor of Creative Arts from the University of Wollongong completed in 2001. Dr. Harris's research centers on sculpture and metal casting, with a distinctive focus on material mimicry and archaeological motifs. She has developed innovative approaches to casting found objects and textiles using lost wax processes, creating what she describes as 'fragmented poetic wall stories' that reinterpret postmodern narrative strategies. Her work often explores pseudomorphism—the process where textiles absorb mineral salts from buried copper objects—as both a technical process and conceptual framework. Much of her recent work connects with dementia education through the DARE (Dementia knowledge, Art, Research and Education) project, which uses art to help children understand dementia. Her most recent publications (2021-2025) demonstrate a consistent focus on dementia education through art, particularly for children, with an emphasis on blending traditional and digital technologies in educational settings. These works also highlight her interest in university-school-community partnerships and the development of third-space collaborations for innovative educational practices. Her creative works continue to explore materiality, transformation, and narrative through sculpture and installation. Dr. Harris has supervised numerous higher degree research students across various visual arts disciplines, with current supervision including projects on voice as agency in patriarchal systems and object-prosthetics in sculptural assemblage. Her supervision history spans topics from contemporary Iranian art to dementia representation in portraiture. Her research has been supported by several internal grants at the University of Wollongong, including the Global Challenges Seed Funding for the DARE project (2016), a Small Grant for 'A petrified poem' exhibition (2011), and International Links Grants for projects like 'Fabric as an inter-sensorial language' (2008). Dr. Harris exhibits her work in both Canada and Australia, maintaining an active creative practice that directly informs her research and teaching. Her approach consistently bridges artistic practice with educational theory and social impact, particularly through projects addressing dementia awareness and education.

• South Asian religious and philosophical traditions
• psychology and biology of religion
• infectious disease and culture
• +۲ مورد دیگر

Thomas B. Ellis serves as Professor of Religious Studies in the Department of Philosophy and Religion at Appalachian State University, part of the College of Arts and Sciences. His interdisciplinary scholarship uniquely bridges religious studies with biological sciences, focusing on South Asian traditions and their cognitive-cultural dimensions. His academic credentials include: Ph.D. in Religious Studies from the University of Pennsylvania M.A. in Asian and Middle Eastern Studies – Indology from the University of Pennsylvania B.A. in Religious Studies from the University of South Carolina Ellis's research program centers on South Asian religious and philosophical traditions (classical and contemporary), the psychology and biology of religion, infectious disease-culture interactions, secular humanism, and methodological theories. His groundbreaking 2022 monograph Religion, Disease, and Immunology establishes him as a leader in examining immunological aspects of religious practices and pandemic responses, while his cognitive science work explores ritual behavior and religious cognition through biological frameworks. Recent publications (2025-2016) reveal intensifying focus on cross-cultural religious comparisons and disease-religion dynamics. His 2025-2024 Athens Journal of Philosophy articles compare Western and South Asian religious frameworks, while 2022 book chapters in Hinduism in 5 Minutes make complex concepts accessible. This body of work consistently bridges humanities and sciences, addressing topics from Tantra's biological dimensions to behavioral ecology of ritual. No scientific awards are listed on the department webpage. As a professor, Ellis advises undergraduate students in religious studies with research opportunities in his specialty areas. His sustained publication record—including books, journal articles, and reviews—demonstrates active research engagement, though specific grant details aren't provided. The department's Religion in Life program offers additional platforms for public scholarship through its weekly show exploring contemporary faith practices.

Tim Flohr Sørensenمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Contemporary Archaeology
• Temporary Archaeology
• Archaeological Theory
• +۷ مورد دیگر

Tim Flohr Sørensen is an Associate Professor of Contemporary Archaeology and Archaeological Theory at the Saxo Institute, Faculty of Humanities, University of Copenhagen. He also serves as Member of the Research Committee at the Saxo Institute, Director of The Hub for Speculative Fabulations upon Incidental Observations, President for the national corps of censors for archaeology and heritage studies, Board member of Dialogues with the Past (the Nordic PhD school in archaeology), and Panel member for the Swedish Research Council. Sørensen's research belongs within contemporary and temporary archaeology with roots in feminist theory, focusing on epistemology and aesthetics. His empirical work examines contemporary ecologies—ruinous, post-industrial architecture and Anthropocene landscapes, along with everyday epiphenomena encountered in highways and byways. He specifically investigates neglectable objects that seem culturally insignificant but remain present—'stray finds,' 'out of context,' or 'miscellanea'—that are typically disregarded as irrelevant despite their presence. His ambition is to develop an archaeology that creates space for encounters with incidental objects through subjective, speculative fabulation rather than systematic documentation. The Hub for Speculative Fabulations, which he directs, explores the topography of the neglected through unplanned trails, with hesitation and doubt as primary methods. This work has produced the Insignificants series (2019-2020) and the anthology Miscellanea: A cabinet of curiosities (2023). He is also completing a book on 'the trace' as a core concept for archaeological knowledge, supported by a Carlsberg Foundation grant. His recent publications reveal consistent thematic focus on uncertainty, trace, materiality, and speculative approaches to archaeological knowledge, with articles appearing in journals such as Cambridge Archaeological Journal, Archaeological Dialogues, and Landscape Research. These works demonstrate his distinctive approach to archaeological epistemology that questions how knowledge is possible when traces are characterized by absence, fragmentation, vagueness, and tracelessness. Erik Westerby Foundation Travel Grant 2025 Einar Hansen's Research Foundation: 2024 Award for Outstanding Humanistic Research Carlsberg Foundation Monograph Fellowship 2022 (DKK 780,220) Sørensen teaches theoretical courses at BA and Master's levels and supervises students. He serves as main supervisor for three PhD students and has co-supervised seven graduated PhD students from institutions including the University of Copenhagen, Aarhus University, and associated museums. His fieldwork spans contemporary landscapes and ruins across Denmark, Sweden, Turkey, and South Africa, with recent focus on incidental observations of insignificant objects and ruin research in various locations.

• Forensic Anthropology
• Biological Anthropology
• Paleopathology
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Niels Lynnerup is Head of Department at the Department of Forensic Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen. With both an MD and PhD, he leads research and teaching in forensic medicine, anthropology, and related fields. His work bridges medical science and archaeological investigation, with particular expertise in analyzing human remains for identification and historical study. Dr. Lynnerup's primary research interests include: Forensic Anthropology - particularly identification through gait and body measurements, comparing suspects with video footage Biological Anthropology - analysis of archaeological skeletal remains Paleopathology - studying disease traces in ancient human remains Mummy Studies - including high-profile cases like Ötzi the Iceman Anatomy - with applications in forensic contexts His research has evolved to include cutting-edge forensic age estimation techniques using various imaging modalities (CT, DR, MR), with applications in both contemporary forensic cases and archaeological contexts. Recent work has focused on developing standardized protocols for age assessment, particularly for unaccompanied minors in European migration contexts, and analyzing ancient genomes to understand population history in Neolithic Denmark. Dr. Lynnerup's research has received significant recognition, being: Picked up by over 100 news outlets Blogged about extensively Shared widely on social media platforms Referenced in numerous Wikipedia pages Cited in academic literature across multiple disciplines As an educator, Dr. Lynnerup teaches forensic medicine, anatomy, biomechanics, biological anthropology, and paleopathology. He also serves as external faculty at Barts and the London Medical School and University of Dundee. He leads the Anthropological Collection containing approximately 30,000 prehistoric skeletal specimens dating back 10,000 years, making significant contributions to both forensic practice and archaeological understanding.