36th Annual Conference of the Australasian Society for Human Biology 12-14 December 2022
The 2022 ASHB conference will be held in Sydney, Australia from the 12th to 14th December. This will be a hybrid conference, with both in-person and virtual participation options. The venue is the Menzies Common Room, The Women’s College at the University of Sydney’s Camperdown campus.
For more information on registration, abstract submission, student prizes, accommodation and more, please see our conference pack.
For more information on registration, abstract submission, student prizes, accommodation and more, please see our conference pack.
Conference Theme: 'Human Biology in a Changing World.'
Our conference theme recognizes that our field is more relevant than ever to our comprehension of anthropomorphic climate change and the biosocial consequences of such. In a COVID-19 pandemic world, not only has research perspectives changed, but the methods and technologies we have used to continue research and teaching while staying connected to our academic peers has permanently altered the academic landscape within which we work every day. The theme embraces the challenges and the new opportunities of these changes in the field of human biology and provides an opportunity for our region as a whole to reflect where human biology goes from here.
Key Dates
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FRIDAY 30 SEPTEMBER
MONDAY 31 OCTOBER THURSDAY 1 DECEMBER SUNDAY 11 DECEMBER MONDAY 12 DECEMBER TUESDAY 13 DECEMBER WEDNESDAY 14 DECEMBER |
Deadline for student travel prize submissions
Deadline for abstract submissions Earlybird registration closes Final registration closes Welcome drinks Conference sessions begin Conference sessions continue Conference sessions conclude, Annual General Meeting |
ASHB Conference Format and Awards
Conference FormatThe Conference provides a forum for discussing the latest research in human biology and includes presentations from postgraduate students, established researchers, and invited regional and international experts.
Postgraduate students are encouraged to present their research work at the Conference. |
ASHB Student PrizeAt each ASHB Conference, a student prize is presented in recognition of outstanding achievement in human biology research by a scientist early in their career. The award scheme is intended to stimulate research in human biology in general and to encourage students to present their work at the highest possible level. Learn more here.
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ASHB Student Conference GrantThese are intended to keep the Conference affordable and encourage participation of students by subsidising the conference registration costs. Successful applicants must present a short oral research paper at the Conference, and are chosen on the basis of the quality of an initial written description of their research content. For further details, please refer to the ASHB Conference Grant Guidelines.
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Previous Student Prize Winners
ASHB would like to congratulate our previous Student Prize winners:
2021 Prize Winners (Online)
Oral podium presentation:
1st Prize: Caitlin Bonham Smith (The University of Auckland), 'Migration, cosmopolitanism, and trade in a land of palm gardens: What do strontium results contribute to our understanding of “locals” and “non-locals” in ancient Bahrain?'
2nd Prize: Kathryn King (The University of Auckland), 'Dental Practices and Oral Health in Historic Invercargill, Aotearoa New Zealand'
3rd Prize: Maria Margarita Magbuhos (University of the Philippines-Diliman), 'Impoverished and Infected: The Curious Cases of COVID-19 in Barangay Krus Na Ligas, Quezon City'
Poster presentation:
1st Prize: Afua Adjei (La Trobe University), 'Vertebral Osteophytosis at Ban Non Wat'
2nd Prize: Maya Bharatiya (Griffith University), 'The relationship between zygomatic arch morphology and diet in closely-related primates'
3rd Prize: Samantha Maitland (The University of Auckland), 'Mortality patterns in London versus Soho during the 1854 cholera outbreak'
Honourable Mentions (in no particular order):
• Cynthia Parayiwa (The Australian National University), 'Predictors of perceived stress in women pregnant during tropical cyclones in Queensland, Australia: preliminary findings'
• Karen Cooke (The Australian National University), 'Histology of a Caries Sicca Lesion from ‘Atele, Tonga (~460ybp)'
• Tahlia Stewart (The Australian National University), 'Histomorphometry of paired secondary osteons and Haversian canals in modern human femoral cortical bone'
2020 Prize Winners (Online)
Scientific content and presentation
Equal 1st Prize:
Annabelle Clancy (Monash University), 'An evaluation of the thoracic fractures resulting from paediatric cardiopulmonary resuscitation'
Karen Cooke (Australian National University) 'Novel application of confocal laser scanning microscopy in palaeopathology: A caries sicca case study'
2nd Prize: Tahlia Stewart (Australian National University), 'Bone porosity and cross-sectional geometry of rib midshaft histological sections from a modern Australian sample'
Communication of the topic for a lay audience
Awarded to: Jennifer Hale (University of Auckland), 'Movement and social behaviour of Javan gibbons'
2019 Prize Winners
Podium presentations
1st Prize: Cynthia Parayiwa (Australian National University), 'Interdisciplinary Approach to Mapping Perinatal Exposure to Cyclone Related Stressors in Queensland, Australia – A Methodological Overview"
2nd Prize: Chiara Sumich (University of Western Australia), 'Kin, Reciprocity and Need Explain Cooperative Networks in Natarbora in Rural Timor-Leste'
3rd Prize: Alejandra Cares Henriquez (Australian National University), 'MicroPoly Sharp: Software Program for the Objective Analysis of Linear Enamel Hypoplasia (LEH)'
Poster presentations
1st Prize: Meg Walker (Australian National University), 'Preliminary Descriptions of Bone Histology in an Individual with a Possible Klippel-Feil Syndrome, Type III from Neolithic Northern Vietnam'
2nd Prize: Brianna Muir (Australian National University), 'Mortuary Ritual and Social Differentiation at Con Co Ngua, Northern Vietnam'
2018 Prize Winners
1st Prize: Amy King (Australian National University), 'The Object Permanence Abilities of Two Gibbon Species: Hoolock leuconedys and Nomascus leucogenys.'
2nd Prize: Keaghan Yaxley (University of Cambridge), 'Reconstructing the Last Common Ancestor of the Homininae: A subspecies approach'.
3rd Prize: Kirrily Apthorp (Australian National University), 'The habitat of the Cat Ba langur (Trachypithecus poliocephalus) and its potential for expansion'.
2017 Prize Winners
1st Prize: Julie Spray (University of Auckland), 'The Embodiment of Unequal Childhoods in Aotearoa New Zealand'
2nd Prize: Hyab Mehari Abraham (University of Queensland), 'The Impact of the Periodontal Ligament on the Mechanics of the Primate Jaw During Post-Canine Chewing'.
3rd Prize: Nicole Williams (University of Adelaide), 'Students-as-Partners' Technology-Enhanced Co-creation Model to Improve Student Engagement and Attitudes to Anatomy Learning.'
Oral podium presentation:
1st Prize: Caitlin Bonham Smith (The University of Auckland), 'Migration, cosmopolitanism, and trade in a land of palm gardens: What do strontium results contribute to our understanding of “locals” and “non-locals” in ancient Bahrain?'
2nd Prize: Kathryn King (The University of Auckland), 'Dental Practices and Oral Health in Historic Invercargill, Aotearoa New Zealand'
3rd Prize: Maria Margarita Magbuhos (University of the Philippines-Diliman), 'Impoverished and Infected: The Curious Cases of COVID-19 in Barangay Krus Na Ligas, Quezon City'
Poster presentation:
1st Prize: Afua Adjei (La Trobe University), 'Vertebral Osteophytosis at Ban Non Wat'
2nd Prize: Maya Bharatiya (Griffith University), 'The relationship between zygomatic arch morphology and diet in closely-related primates'
3rd Prize: Samantha Maitland (The University of Auckland), 'Mortality patterns in London versus Soho during the 1854 cholera outbreak'
Honourable Mentions (in no particular order):
• Cynthia Parayiwa (The Australian National University), 'Predictors of perceived stress in women pregnant during tropical cyclones in Queensland, Australia: preliminary findings'
• Karen Cooke (The Australian National University), 'Histology of a Caries Sicca Lesion from ‘Atele, Tonga (~460ybp)'
• Tahlia Stewart (The Australian National University), 'Histomorphometry of paired secondary osteons and Haversian canals in modern human femoral cortical bone'
2020 Prize Winners (Online)
Scientific content and presentation
Equal 1st Prize:
Annabelle Clancy (Monash University), 'An evaluation of the thoracic fractures resulting from paediatric cardiopulmonary resuscitation'
Karen Cooke (Australian National University) 'Novel application of confocal laser scanning microscopy in palaeopathology: A caries sicca case study'
2nd Prize: Tahlia Stewart (Australian National University), 'Bone porosity and cross-sectional geometry of rib midshaft histological sections from a modern Australian sample'
Communication of the topic for a lay audience
Awarded to: Jennifer Hale (University of Auckland), 'Movement and social behaviour of Javan gibbons'
2019 Prize Winners
Podium presentations
1st Prize: Cynthia Parayiwa (Australian National University), 'Interdisciplinary Approach to Mapping Perinatal Exposure to Cyclone Related Stressors in Queensland, Australia – A Methodological Overview"
2nd Prize: Chiara Sumich (University of Western Australia), 'Kin, Reciprocity and Need Explain Cooperative Networks in Natarbora in Rural Timor-Leste'
3rd Prize: Alejandra Cares Henriquez (Australian National University), 'MicroPoly Sharp: Software Program for the Objective Analysis of Linear Enamel Hypoplasia (LEH)'
Poster presentations
1st Prize: Meg Walker (Australian National University), 'Preliminary Descriptions of Bone Histology in an Individual with a Possible Klippel-Feil Syndrome, Type III from Neolithic Northern Vietnam'
2nd Prize: Brianna Muir (Australian National University), 'Mortuary Ritual and Social Differentiation at Con Co Ngua, Northern Vietnam'
2018 Prize Winners
1st Prize: Amy King (Australian National University), 'The Object Permanence Abilities of Two Gibbon Species: Hoolock leuconedys and Nomascus leucogenys.'
2nd Prize: Keaghan Yaxley (University of Cambridge), 'Reconstructing the Last Common Ancestor of the Homininae: A subspecies approach'.
3rd Prize: Kirrily Apthorp (Australian National University), 'The habitat of the Cat Ba langur (Trachypithecus poliocephalus) and its potential for expansion'.
2017 Prize Winners
1st Prize: Julie Spray (University of Auckland), 'The Embodiment of Unequal Childhoods in Aotearoa New Zealand'
2nd Prize: Hyab Mehari Abraham (University of Queensland), 'The Impact of the Periodontal Ligament on the Mechanics of the Primate Jaw During Post-Canine Chewing'.
3rd Prize: Nicole Williams (University of Adelaide), 'Students-as-Partners' Technology-Enhanced Co-creation Model to Improve Student Engagement and Attitudes to Anatomy Learning.'
Past Conferences
ASHB conference abstracts are now published in RAL - Research in Anthropology and Linguistics. Click here for previous abstracts.