Overview
Background
I am an ARC Future Fellow at UQ with interdisciplinary research interests spanning social and biological sciences. My work examines how environmental and societal structures shape skeletal growth, metabolism, and health, drawing on technical expertise in skeletal histology applied across bioarchaeology, biology, biomedicine, forensics, and palaeontology. I have attracted ~$1.7M in competitive funding as PI (>$3.3M including collaborative grants), including an ARC DECRA and Future Fellowship.
I currently serve as Editor‑in‑Chief of Anthropological Review, Editorial Board Member of Annals of Human Biology, and Vice‑President of the Australasian Society for Human Biology. In 2024, I received the Linnean Society of London’s Trail‑Crisp Medal for contributions to microscopy in natural history.
My career spans academic, government, and industry roles in Australia, the UK, and the Netherlands, including positions at Naturalis Biodiversity Center, the Australian Government, ANU, Imperial College London, and the University of Kent, where I completed my BSc (Hons), PhD, and PGCHE. My previous service includes Treasurer of the Australasian Society for Human Biology and editorial roles with The Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland, Scientific Reports, and Anthropological Review.
Availability
- Dr Justyna Miszkiewicz is:
- Available for supervision
- Media expert
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Bachelor (Honours) of Science (Advanced), University of Kent
- Postgraduate Diploma in Higher Education, University of Kent
- Doctor of Philosophy of Biological Anthropology, University of Kent
Works
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2022
Conference Publication
Paleohistopathology of Treponemal Disease in Human Bone from Taumako, Solomon Islands (700-300ybp)
Cooke, Karen M., Buckley, Hallie, Kinaston, Rebecca, Kiko, Lawrence and Miszkiewicz, Justyna J. (2022). Paleohistopathology of Treponemal Disease in Human Bone from Taumako, Solomon Islands (700-300ybp). 91st Annual Meeting of the American Association of Biological Anthropologists, Denver, CO United States, 23 March - 1 April 2023. Hoboken, NJ United States: John Wiley & Sons. doi: 10.1002/ajpa.24514
2022
Journal Article
Inferring longevity from advanced rib remodelling in insular dwarf deer
Miszkiewicz, Justyna J. and Van Der Geer, Alexandra A. E. (2022). Inferring longevity from advanced rib remodelling in insular dwarf deer. Linnean Society. Biological Journal, 136 (1), 41-58. doi: 10.1093/biolinnean/blac018
2022
Journal Article
Bone remodeling changes in an individual with tuberculosis-induced, left-sided femoroacetabular joint destruction, from nineteenth-century Milton, New Zealand
Snoddy, Anne Marie, Miszkiewicz, Justyna, Cooke, Karen, Petchey, Peter and Buckley, Hallie (2022). Bone remodeling changes in an individual with tuberculosis-induced, left-sided femoroacetabular joint destruction, from nineteenth-century Milton, New Zealand. Bioarchaeology International, 6 (3), 161-3. doi: 10.5744/bi.2021.0010
2022
Journal Article
Primary bone retention in a young adult male with limb disuse: a bioarchaeological case study
Walker, Meg M., Oxenham, Marc F., Nguyen, Thi Mai Huong, Trinh, Hiep Hoang, Minh, Tran Thi, Nguyen, Lan Cuong, Matsumura, Hirofumi and Miszkiewicz, Justyna J. (2022). Primary bone retention in a young adult male with limb disuse: a bioarchaeological case study. Historical Biology, 35 (2), 1-7. doi: 10.1080/08912963.2022.2032027
2021
Journal Article
Disability and difference on the New Zealand frontier: possible skeletal dysplasia in nineteenth-century Milton, Otago
Snoddy, Anne Marie, King, Charlotte, Petchey, Peter, Miszkiewicz, Justyna, Kinaston, Rebecca and Buckley, Hallie (2021). Disability and difference on the New Zealand frontier: possible skeletal dysplasia in nineteenth-century Milton, Otago. Bioarchaeology International, 157-174. doi: 10.5744/bi.2021.0004
2021
Journal Article
Growth of Neanderthal infants from Krapina (120–130 ka), Croatia
Mahoney, Patrick, McFarlane, Gina, Smith, B. Holly, Miszkiewicz, Justyna J., Cerrito, Paola, Liversidge, Helen, Mancini, Lucia, Dreossi, Diego, Veneziano, Alessio, Bernardini, Federico, Cristiani, Emanuela, Behie, Alison, Coppa, Alfredo, Bondioli, Luca, Frayer, David W., Radovčić, Davorka and Nava, Alessia (2021). Growth of Neanderthal infants from Krapina (120–130 ka), Croatia. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 288 (1963) 20212079, 20212079. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2021.2079
2021
Journal Article
Secondary osteon variants and remodeling in human bone
Cooke, Karen M., Mahoney, Patrick and Miszkiewicz, Justyna J. (2021). Secondary osteon variants and remodeling in human bone. The Anatomical Record: advances in integrative anatomy and evolutionary biology, 305 (6) ar.24646, 1299-1315. doi: 10.1002/ar.24646
2021
Journal Article
Forager and farmer evolutionary adaptations to malaria evidenced by 7000 years of thalassemia in Southeast Asia
Vlok, Melandri, Buckley, Hallie R., Miszkiewicz, Justyna J., Walker, Meg M., Domett, Kate, Willis, Anna, Trinh, Hiep H., Minh, Tran T., Mai Huong T Nguyen, , Lan Cuong Nguyen, , Matsumura, Hirofumi, Wang, Tianyi, Nghia, Huu T. and Oxenharn, Marc F. (2021). Forager and farmer evolutionary adaptations to malaria evidenced by 7000 years of thalassemia in Southeast Asia. Scientific Reports, 11 (1) 5677, 5677. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-83978-4
2021
Conference Publication
Preliminary comparisons of cross-sectional geometry and histology between 20th century and late medieval human midshaft femora
Miszkiewicz, Justyna J., Hardiman, Rita, Vassallo, Amy J., Bayliss, Brendan and Mahoney, Patrick (2021). Preliminary comparisons of cross-sectional geometry and histology between 20th century and late medieval human midshaft femora. 90th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Physical Anthropologists, Online, 7 – 28 April 2021. Hoboken, NJ United States: John Wiley & Sons.
2021
Journal Article
Bone loss markers in the earliest Pacific Islanders
Miszkiewicz, Justyna J., Valentin, Frederique, Vrahnas, Christina, Sims, Natalie A., Vongsvivut, Jitraporn, Tobin, Mark J. and Clark, Geoffrey (2021). Bone loss markers in the earliest Pacific Islanders. Scientific Reports, 11 (1) 3981, 3981. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-83264-3
2021
Journal Article
Intra-skeletal vascular density in a bipedal hopping macropod with implications for analyses of rib histology
Stewart, Tahlia J., Louys, Julien and Miszkiewicz, Justyna J. (2021). Intra-skeletal vascular density in a bipedal hopping macropod with implications for analyses of rib histology. Anatomical Science International, 96 (3), 386-399. doi: 10.1007/s12565-020-00601-8
2021
Journal Article
Behavior and intra-skeletal remodeling in an adult male from 1720 BP Ebon Atoll, Marshall Islands, eastern Micronesia
Miszkiewicz, Justyna J., Matisoo-Smith, Elizabeth A. and Weisler, Marshall I. (2021). Behavior and intra-skeletal remodeling in an adult male from 1720 BP Ebon Atoll, Marshall Islands, eastern Micronesia. The Journal of Island and Coastal Archaeology, 17 (3), 1-15. doi: 10.1080/15564894.2020.1837305
2021
Journal Article
Hidden in plain sight: the archaeological landscape of Mithaka Country, south-west Queensland
Westaway, Michael C., Williams, Douglas, Lowe, Kelsey, Wright, Nathan J., Kerkhove, Ray, Silcock, Jennifer, Gorringe, Joshua, Miszkiewicz, Justina, Wood, Rachel, Adams, Richard, Manne, Tiina, Adams, Shaun, Miscamble, Tony, Stout, Justin, Wrobel, Gabriel D., Kemp, Justine, Hendry, Brooke, Gorringe, Max, Gorringe, Betty, Lander, Keiron, Gorringe, Shawnee, Andrews, Ian and Collard, Mark (2021). Hidden in plain sight: the archaeological landscape of Mithaka Country, south-west Queensland. Antiquity, 95 (382) PII S0003598X21000314, 1-18. doi: 10.15184/aqy.2021.31
2021
Journal Article
Crocodile tooth hstology from a Pliocene deposit in Chinchilla, Queensland
Campbell, Bryce, Price, Gilbert J., Louys, Julien and Miszkiewicz, Justyna J. (2021). Crocodile tooth hstology from a Pliocene deposit in Chinchilla, Queensland. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland, 129, 37-46. doi: 10.53060/prsq.2021.2
2020
Journal Article
Asymmetric midshaft femur remodeling in an adult male with left sided hip joint ankylosis, Metal Period Nagsabaran, Philippines
Miszkiewicz, Justyna J., Rider, Claire, Kealy, Shimona, Vrahnas, Christina, Sims, Natalie A., Vongsvivut, Jitraporn, Tobin, Mark J., Bolunia, Mary Jane Louise A., De Leon, Alexandra S., Penalosa, Antonio L., Pagulayan, Pablo S., Soriano, Adan V., Page, Ruth and Oxenham, Marc F. (2020). Asymmetric midshaft femur remodeling in an adult male with left sided hip joint ankylosis, Metal Period Nagsabaran, Philippines. International Journal of Paleopathology, 31, 14-22. doi: 10.1016/j.ijpp.2020.07.003
2020
Journal Article
Osteocyte lacuno‐canalicular microstructure across the mid‐shaft femur in adult males from medieval England
Drew, Elizabeth R., Mahoney, Patrick and Miszkiewicz, Justyna J. (2020). Osteocyte lacuno‐canalicular microstructure across the mid‐shaft femur in adult males from medieval England. International Journal of Osteoarchaeology, 31 (2), 176-187. doi: 10.1002/oa.2937
2020
Journal Article
An image analysis protocol for the quantification of interglobular dentine in anthropological tooth sections
Snoddy, Anne Marie E., Miszkiewicz, Justyna J., Loch, Carolina, Tromp, Monica and Buckley, Hallie R. (2020). An image analysis protocol for the quantification of interglobular dentine in anthropological tooth sections. American Journal of Physical Anthropology, 174 (1), 144-148. doi: 10.1002/ajpa.24143
2020
Journal Article
The importance of open access software in the analysis of bone histology in biological anthropology
Miszkiewicz, Justyna J. (2020). The importance of open access software in the analysis of bone histology in biological anthropology. Evolutionary Anthropology, 29 (4), 165-167. doi: 10.1002/evan.21859
2020
Journal Article
A structural biorhythm related to human sexual dimorphism
Mahoney, Patrick, McFarlan, Gina, Pitfiel, Rosie, O'Hara, Mackie C., Miszkiewicz, Justyna J., Deter, Chris, Seal, Hannah and Guatelli-Steinberg, Debbie (2020). A structural biorhythm related to human sexual dimorphism. Journal of Structural Biology, 211 (2) 107550, 107550. doi: 10.1016/j.jsb.2020.107550
2020
Journal Article
Humerus midshaft histology in a modern and fossil wombat
Walker, Meg M., Louys, Julien, Herries, Andy I. R., Price, Gilbert J. and Miszkiewicz, Justyna J. (2020). Humerus midshaft histology in a modern and fossil wombat. Australian Mammalogy, 43 (1), 30-39. doi: 10.1071/AM20005
Supervision
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Social inequality and bone health in ancient human populations.
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Caitlin D'Gluyas
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