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Dr Shantha Karthigesu

Shantha is a Teaching and Research Scholar with active research projects on the intergenerational influence on the health and wellbeing of young families.

Current Teaching

Unit Co-ordinator

  • SCH3239 Human Immunology
  • SCH3227 Biology of Human Disease

Lecturer, Tutor and Lab Demonstrator

  • MHS1101 Anatomy and Physiology 1
  • MHS1102 Anatomy and Physiology 2

Lecturer and Tutor

  • MMS3101 Evolutionary Perspectives on Health and Disease

Program Co-ordinator

  • K05 Bachelor of Biomedical Science ECU Sri Lanka

Background

  • 2019-present Lecturer (Anatomy and Physiology, Human Immunology, Biology of Human Disease, Evolutionary Perspectives on Health and Disease), School of Medical and Health Sciences, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, Western Australia
  • 2015-2018 Sessional lecturer and tutor (Anatomy and Physiology, Behavioural Ecology, Human Evolution and Ecology) School of Medical and Health Sciences, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, Western Australia
  • 2005-2015 Professor-Continuing Education (Anatomy and Physiology), Humber Polytechnic/University of Guelph-Humber, Toronto, ON, Canada
  • 2010-2011-Teaching Assistant (Anthropology), University of Toronto, Canada
  • 2004-2010-Tutorial Facilitator (Anatomy and Physiology), Humber Polytechnic/University of New Brunswick, Toronto, ON, Canada

Professional Associations

  • European Human Behaviour and Evolution Association
  • International Society for Evolution, Medicine & Public Health
  • Human Behaviour and Evolution Society
  • Australasian Society for Human Biology
  • The Association for Anthropology, Gerontology and the Life Course

Awards and Recognition

  • 2015 : Edith Cowan University Postgraduate Research Scholarship
  • 2010 : Frederick Banting and Charles Best Canada Graduate Scholarships, Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CAD17,500)
  • 2009 : University of Toronto Fellowship Award (CAD28,000)

Research Areas and Interests

Intergenerational health influences, indigenous health, infant nutrition (breastfeeding behaviour), food security, medical anthropology, evolutionary perspective on health and disease, human behavioural ecology, mixed methods research.

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