ProfessorEmma Kowal
Associate Head Of School, Research
Faculty of Arts and Education/School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Orcid identifier0000-0003-3866-3224 (opens in a new tab)
- Associate Head Of School, ResearchFaculty of Arts and Education/School of Humanities and Social Sciences
- +61 3 924 45058 (Work)
- Melbourne Burwood Campus, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, Victoria 3125
RESEARCH INTERESTS
My research draws on anthropology, science and technology studies (STS), Indigenous studies, and history of science to understand how science shapes and is shaped by society, particularly in the context of Indigenous people and communities.
GRANTS
- GRANTThe social life of ancient DNA. How can scientists and citizens better interpret the past in light of ancient DNA research? A dual ethnographic study in Germany and Vanuatu1 Mar 2024 - 1 Mar 2026People funded by this grant:
- Romijn F,
- Kowal E
- GRANTBarriers and pathways to development of Indigenous traditional medicines17 Jun 2022 - 31 Dec 2024People funded by this grant:
- Marshall V,
- Kowal E,
- Quinn R
- GRANTAustralian Genomics Grant Program1 Jun 2021 - 31 Dec 2023People funded by this grant:
- Kowal E,
- Boughtwood T,
- Braithwaite J,
- Brown A,
- Christodoulou J
- GRANTDevelopment and Evaluation of the Summer Internship for Indigenous Peoples in Genomics (SING).14 Nov 2019 - 30 Jun 2024People funded by this grant:
- Emma Kowal
- GRANTThe politics of epigenetic hope and hype in Indigenous Australia1 Jan 2019 - 31 Dec 2021People funded by this grant:
- Kowal E,
- Meloni M,
- Warin M
- FELLOWSHIPHaunting Biology: Race, Science and Indigeneity in Australia4 Jan 2017 - 3 Jan 2021People funded by this grant:
- Emma Kowal
- GRANTReconciling biological and social Indigeneity in the genomic era - Transfer from the University of Melbourne1 Jan 2015 - 31 Dec 2017People funded by this grant:
- Kowal E,
- Paradies Y,
- Fforde C
- GRANTNational Centre for Indigenous Genomics (NCIG)1 Jun 2014 - 31 May 2017People funded by this grant:
- Emma Kowal
- GRANTUsing museums to counter racism and increase acceptance of diversity among young people1 Jan 2013 - 31 Dec 2014People funded by this grant:
- Paradies Y,
- Kowal E,
- Priest N,
- Kelaher M,
- Mansouri F
- FELLOWSHIPFrom scientific specimen to Indigenous cultural property: The collection and use of Indigenous DNA samples since the 1960s1 Jan 2012 - 31 Dec 2014People funded by this grant:
- Emma Kowal
- GRANTUsing museums to counter racism and increase acceptance of diversity among young people1 Jan 2012 - 31 Dec 2014People funded by this grant:
- Paradies Y,
- Kowal E,
- Priest N,
- Kelaher M,
- Mansouri F
- GRANTUsing museums to counter racism and increase acceptance of diversity among young people1 Jan 2012 - 31 Dec 2014People funded by this grant:
- Paradies Y,
- Kowal E,
- Priest N,
- Kelaher M,
- Mansouri F