Our People
Researchers in the International Initiative for Transforming Human Origins Research are globally renowned leaders in their fields. The Co-Leads and Chief Investigators bring expertise across a broad range of complementary and connected disciplines, including genomics and ancient DNA, repatriation of human remains, Aboriginal knowledge systems, climate disaster prenatal stress, anthropology and palaeoanthropology, archaeology, geoarchaeology, archaeobotany, geochronology and geochemistry, palaeontology, palaeoecology, geography and climate science. By drawing on these diverse fields the International Initiative for Transforming Human Origins Research aims to weave a multivocal story of human evolution that connects us to our past and shapes our future.
Leads of Platform and Programs
Professor Cressida Fforde
Transformation Platform Lead (The Australian National University)
Professor Julien Louys
Environments Program Lead (Griffith University)
Associate Professor Bastien Llamas
Biology Program Lead (The University of Adelaide)
Professor Chris Clarkson
Culture Program Lead (The University of Queensland)
Deputy Leads of Platform and Programs
Associate Professor Martin Porr
Transformation Platform Deputy Lead (The University of Western Australia)
Principal Research Fellow Lyndon Ormond-Parker
Transformation Platform Deputy Lead (The Australian National University)
Associate Professor Alison Crowther
Environments Program Deputy Lead (The University of Queensland)
Associate Professor Ray Tobler
Biology Program Deputy Lead (The Australian National University)
Associate Professor Michelle Langley
Culture Program Deputy Lead (Griffith University)
Chief Investigators
Associate Professor Lee Arnold
Chief Investigator (The University of Adelaide)
Professor Maxime Aubert
Chief Investigator (Griffith University)
Professor Alison Behie
Chief Investigator (The Australian National University)
Professor Adam Brumm
Chief Investigator (Griffith University)
Dr Sofia Samper Carro
Chief Investigator (The Australian National University)
Professor Bruno David
Chief Investigator (Monash University)
Dr Andrea Jalandoni
Chief Investigator (Griffith University)
Dr Angeline Leece
Chief Investigator (La Trobe University)
Professor Hamish McGowan
Chief Investigator (The University of Queensland)
Associate Professor Mike Morley
Chief Investigator (Flinders University)
Mr Rob Williams
Chief Investigator (La Trobe University)
Professor Jianxin Zhao
Chief Investigator (The University of Queensland)
Affiliate Investigators
Hema Achyuthan
Anna University (India)
Faisal AlJibrin
Saudi Heritage Commission (Saudi Arabia)
Abdullah Alsharekh
King Saud University (Saudi Arabia)
Nick Ashton
British Museum (United Kingdom)
Aswan Aswan S.T, M.T.
Bandung Institute of Technology (Indonesia)
Nicole Boivin
Max Planck Institute of Geoanthropology (Germany)
Mark de Bruyn
Griffith University (Australia)
Frans van Buchem
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (Saudi Arabia)
Gyaneshwer Chaubey
Banaras Hindu University (India)
Nick Drake
King's College London (United Kingdom)
Emma Finestone
Cleveland Museum of Natural History (USA)
Qiaomei Fu
Chinese Academy of Sciences (China)
Brad Grogan
Western Yalanji Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC
Samantha Hamilton
Rock Art Australia (Australia)
Vanessa Hayes
The University of Sydney (Australia)
Gopesh Jha
Max Planck Institute for Geoanthropology (Germany)
Dipuo Kgotleng
University of Johannesburg (South Africa)
Rahab Kinyanjui
National Museum of Kenya (Kenya)
Lauren Linnenlucke
Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (Australia)
Russell Mullett
GunaiKurnai Land and Waters Aboriginal Corporation (Australia)
Emmanuel Ndiema
National Museum of Kenya (Kenya)
Kasih Norman
Griffith University & Max Planck Institute of Geoanthropology (Australia)
Yin Paradies
Deakin University (Australia)
Vilma Perez
The University of Adelaide (Australia)
Yan Rizal
Bandung Institute of Technology (Indonesia)
Ashleigh Rogers
Monash University (Australia)
Georgia Stannard
La Trobe University (Australia)
Mathew Stewart
Griffith University (Australia)
Gretchen Stolte
The University of Western Australia (Australia)
Paul Tapsell
Takarangi Research (New Zealand)
Joao Teixeira
Australian National University (Australia)
Axel Timmermann
IBS Center for Climate Physics (South Korea)
Maria Martinon Torres
Spanish National Research Center for Human Evolution (Spain)
Kenny Travouillon
Western Australian Museum (Australia)
Paul Turnbull
The Australian National University (Australia)
Hubert Vonhof
Max Planck Institute for Chemistry (Germany)
Oshan Wedage
University of Sri Jayewardenepura (Sri Lanka)
Shixia Yang
Chinese Academy of Sciences (China)
Hongbo Zheng
Yunnan University (China)