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MxKathryn Jeal

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Associate Teaching Fellow

Faculty of Science Engineering and Built Environment/School of Life and Environmental Sciences

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  • Associate Teaching Fellow
    Faculty of Science Engineering and Built Environment/School of Life and Environmental Sciences
  • +61 3 924 68816 (Work)
  • Melbourne Burwood Campus, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, Victoria 3125

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

  • AWARDS AND HONOURS
    Bachelor of Science, Distinction, Deakin University
    20 Sep 2021 - 19 Sep 2024
  • COMMUNITY SERVICE
    OurSchool Ambassador (opens in a new tab)⁠
    1 Mar 2021 - 6 Mar 2023
    Giving inspirational and insightful talks to current Craigieburn Secondary students regarding pathways and life outside of school.
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  • COMMUNITY SERVICE
    In2Science Ambassador (opens in a new tab)⁠
    1 Feb 2021 - 1 Nov 2021
    Attending low socioeconomic public high schools to get students excited about STEM.
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  • PROFESSIONAL PROJECT
    Lead Research Assistant
    27 May 2025 - 27 Feb 2026
    "Dermal absorption of PFAS from Firefighter Turnout Gear (PPC)"; tasked with preparing the safety documentation, literature reviews of methodology for PFAS analysis, laboratory inventory and ordering, management and processing of over 600 samples, and in-situ sample collection.
  • PROFESSIONAL PROJECT
    Lead Research Assistant
    4 Mar 2024 - 24 Apr 2025
    "Elucidating the role of diet in multiple sclerosis to improve disease outcomes"; responsible for literature reviews on method development for 19 different biomarkers, assisted in determining a cost analysis for Deakin’s capabilities regarding analysis for these biomarkers, identified which biomarkers were reasonable for analysis due to unknown sample handling procedures prior to arrival of samples to Deakin.