Qualifications
Teaching Interests
Research Interests
Research Funding
Publications
Professional Interests
Community Engagement

Dr Rachel Norris

Telephone	+61 8 8521 2901
Position	Senior Lecturer
Email	rachel.norris@adelaide.edu.au
Fax	+61 8 8303 7956
Building	Eastick Building
Floor/Room	1 12
Campus	Roseworthy
Org Unit	Veterinary Science, School

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Qualifications

BSc(Hons, Zoology)

PhD (The University of Adelaide)

Teaching Interests

Comparative Anatomy.

Research Interests

Interspecific and intraspecific variation in morphology of vertebrates. Osteology and Craniometry of Mammals. Morphometrics. Skeletal anatomy of vertebrates. Evolution.

Current research includes craniometric variation in koalas; climbing adaptations in marsupials and primates and craniometric diversity in papionine primates for interpretation in hominind phylogeny.

Research Funding

2003-2007 ARC Discovery Grant $225,000
'Implications of morphological and molecular measures of diversity in papionine primates for interpretation of hominid phylogeny'
Investigators: Henneberg, M, Norris, RM, Eckhardt, R.
Outcomes: 1 refereed journal article, 4 conference presentations to date

Publications

Norris R. M., Henneberg M., Kuperavage A. and Eckhardt R. B. 2008. Koalas, Papionines and Humans : understanding variation and diversity in human evolution. Human Evolution, 22, (1-2): 59-66

Anderson, K.J., Henneberg, M. and Norris, R.M. Anatomy of the Nasal Profile. 2008. Journal of Anatomy, 213:210-216

Stephan, C.N., Norris, R.M. and Henneberg, M. (2005) Does sexual dimorphism in facial soft tissue depths justify sex distinction in craniofacial identification? Journal of Forensic Sciences, 50, 513-518

Coussens, A., Anson, T., Norris, R.M. & Henneberg, M. (2002) Sexual dimorphism in the robusticity of long bones of infants and young children. Anthropological Review, 65, 3-16. (10% contribution)

Norris, R.M. (1999) Testing multiple species hypothesis on frogs. Perspectives in Biology, 4(1):51-64

Professional Interests

Anatomy in motion: articulating vertebrate skeletons in a functional anatomy pose for teaching and public display. Please visit the Abbie Museum of Anatomy, 1st Floor Medical School North, Frome Road.

Community Engagement

School group tours of Abbie Museum of Anatomy.

School group visits highlighting vertebrate skeletal anatomy.

Presentations to CSIRO double helix group on "skulls and diet of mammals"

Entry last updated: Tuesday, 26 May 2009

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