DrBianca Szkuta

Senior Lecturer

Faculty of Science Engineering and Built Environment/School of Life and Environmental Sciences/Centre for Sustainable Bioproducts

  • Senior Lecturer
    Faculty of Science Engineering and Built Environment/School of Life and Environmental Sciences/Centre for Sustainable Bioproducts
  • +61 3 522 73132 (Work)
  • Geelong Waurn Ponds Campus, 75 Pigdons Road, Waurn Ponds, Victoria 3216

TEACHING EXPERTISE

* Forensic biology
* Forensic statistics
* The reporting of forensic evidence

TEACHING ACTIVITIES

  • CURRENT DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Investigation into fabric impact on DNA transfer and recovery
    Tia Rose Beveridge - School of Life and Environmental Sciences
  • CURRENT DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Liquid Chromatography-MassSpectrometry to the Rescue: Exposing Fire Accelerants via Non-Volatile Markers
    Kaitlyn Maree Beeby - School of Life and Environmental Sciences
  • CURRENT DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Arson etiquette: identifying accelerants in complex samples and highlighting behaviour of arsonists.
    Anastasia Bickley - School of Life and Environmental Sciences
  • CURRENT DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Forensic Applications of Human eDNA: Assessing Source, Persistence, and Detection in Aquatic Environments
    Catriona Liddle - School of Life and Environmental Sciences
  • CURRENT DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Australian Homicide Victim Transportation and Concealment Study
    Stephen Richey - School of Life and Environmental Sciences
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Investigation into the transfer of human microbiomes in forensic science
    Ana Neckovic - School of Life and Environmental Sciences - 2021
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Substrate and Deposit Interactions and the Implications to Forensic Casework
    Deborah Hughes - School of Life and Environmental Sciences - 2024
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Trace DNA in a forensic context: Variables impacting its transfer, persistence, and prevalence
    Jack Reither - School of Life and Environmental Sciences - 2023
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Investigation Into the Recovery of Human DNA From Illicit Drug Residues
    Alexandria Bertram - School of Life and Environmental Sciences - 2026