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
Tseren Byambasuren
Qualifications
Master of Arts, Visual Anthropology, University of Manchester
Thesis Title
Understanding Faunal and Cultural Change in Mongolian Rock Art
Supervisors
Professor Michael Petraglia (Griffith University), Distinguished Professor Paul S.C. Taçon (Griffith University), Dr Andrea Jalandoni
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
The Genetic Analysis of the two Kings of Sunda
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)
Bharti Jangra
Qualifications
Master of Arts in Ancient Indian History and Culture & Archaeology from Deccan College Postgraduate and Research Institute, Pune, India
Thesis Title
Lithic raw material procurement strategies of early humans during the Middle Stone Age in the southern Kalahari Basin, South Africa
Supervisors
Professor Adam Brumm (Griffith University), Dr Jillian Huntley (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)
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)
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)