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human skeletal biology, bioanthropology, forensic anthropology, human evolution
Poland

Biography

PhD in Biological Anthropology, University of Barcelona, ​​Spain (2016).
Master degree in Primatology, University of Barcelona (2010).
Master degree in Biology with specialization in Physical Anthropology, Jagiellonian University, Cracow, Poland (2008).
Postdoctoral fellow in the postgraduate program in History at UNIFESP in the area of ​​Forensic Anthropology at the Center of Forensic Anthropology and Archeology, Federal University of São Paulo (CAAF-UNIFESP) (2018-2021).
Specialization course in Forensic Anthropology and Human Rights of UNIFESP (2017-2018).
Fellow at the University of Barcelona in the Laboratory of Advanced Optical Microscopy, Scientific and Technological Centers (2010-2013).
Teaching experience in the following courses: Human population biology, Odontology in anthropological practie, Osteometry and cranioscopy, Methods in paleo-anthropology and forensic anthropology, as well as Genetics of human behavior.
More than five years of experience in the field of bio-anthropology, especially in the field of dental analysis, age estimation, linear morphometry and bi- and tri-dimensional geometric morphometry, osteology.
Main lines of research are: forensic anthropology; biological anthropology, dental anthropology; dispersion, biogeography, and biological and cultural variability both in modern humans and in past human populations; bio-cultural evolution and self-perception of the body.

Activities

Employment (4)

Polska Akademia Nauk Instytut Immunologii i Terapii Doswiadczalnej: Wroclaw, PL

2019-11 to present (Department of Anthropology)
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Universidade Federal de São Paulo: Sao Paulo, SP, BR

2018-01 to present | Post-doc researcher (Centro de Antropologia e Arqueologia Forense)
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University of Wrocław: Wrocław, PL

2017-10-01 to present | Assistant Professor (Human Biology)
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Katarzyna Górka

Universitat de Barcelona: Barcelona, Catalunya, ES

2010-10 to 2016-01 | PhD (Animal Biology)
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Education and qualifications (2)

Universitat de Barcelona: Barcelona, Catalunya, ES

2009-09 to 2010-09 | MSc (Psychology)
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Katarzyna Górka

Jagiellonian University: Krakow, PL

2003-10 to 2008-06 | MSc (Anthropology)
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Professional activities (4)

International Academy of Legal Medicine: Geneva, CH

2021-07-28 to present | Full
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Forensic Anthropology Society of Europe: Geneva, CH

2021-07-28 to present
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Associação Brasileira de Antropologia Forense: Brasília, BR

2018 to present
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International Association for Paleoodontology: Zagreb, HR

2012 to present
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Funding (2)

Colonization of the sacred places of the Xavante territory of Marãiwatsѐdѐ i São Marcos

2021-12 to 2023-12 | Grant
National Centre for Research and Development (Warsaw, PL)
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T-AP SI/CSPXMSM/2/2020

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Katarzyna Górka

In search of identity - the field of Forensic Anthropology in Brazil

2018-01 to 2019-12 | Contract
Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (Brasilia, BR)
GRANT_NUMBER:

167930/2017-6

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Works (18)

The assessment of the relationship between the traits of temporal muscle and the massiveness of the supraorbital region of the Homo sapiens crania including the influence of the neurocranial shape and size of the occlusal surface of the upper molars – preliminary study

Anthropological Review
2023-09-26 | Journal article
Contributors: Wioletta Nowaczewska; Katarzyna Górka; Agata Cieślik; Mateusz Patyk; Urszula Zaleska-Dorobisz
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Assessment of the Relationship between the Total Occlusal Area of the Human Permanent Upper First and Second Molars and the Robusticity of the Facial Skeleton in Sex-Different Cranial Samples of Homo Sapiens: A Preliminary Study

Biology
2023-04-07 | Journal article
Contributors: Wioletta Nowaczewska; Katarzyna Górka; Agata Cieślik
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A violent structure. Southern perspective on the practice of forensic anthropology as a public service

Anthropological Review
2023-01-03 | Journal article
Contributors: Katarzyna Górka
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The intrinsic relationship between biological and forensic anthropology

Brazilian Journal of Forensic Anthropology & Legal Medicine
2022-09-10 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2675-6951
Contributors: Claudia Plens; Katarzyna Górka
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Smile photograph analysis and its connection with focal length as one of identification methods in forensic anthropology and odontology

Forensic Science International
2022-06 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0379-0738
Contributors: Melania Mazur; Katarzyna Górka; Inmaculada Alemán Aguilera
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The Identified Osteological Collections of South America and Their Ethical Dimensions

Forensic Sciences
2022-03-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Cláudia R. Plens; Katarzyna Górka; Yuli Andrea Lopez Quintero
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The Current Status of Forensic Anthropology in Poland-Assessment of the Discipline

Forensic Sciences
2021-09-14 | Journal article
Contributors: Katarzyna Górka; Melania Mazur
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Surviving the Contact. The Xavante and the Demographic Iimpact of Epidemics on Brazilian Indigenous People from Colonization to the Military Dictatorship

Cadernos do LEPAARQ (UFPEL)
2021-06-25 | Journal article
Contributors: Claudia Regina Plens; Camila Diogo de Souza; Ivan Roksandic; Katarzyna Górka; Mirjana Roksandic
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Surviving the contact. The Xavante and the demographic impact of epidemics on Brazilian Indigenous people from colonization to the Military Dictatorship.

Cadernos do LEPAARQ (UFPEL)
2021-06-25 | Journal article
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Katarzyna Górka

In search of identity: The field of forensic anthropology in Brazil—Profession and practice

Journal of Forensic Sciences
2021-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Katarzyna Górka; Cláudia Regina Plens
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At the Brazilian - Polish border: scientific cooperation in the field of forensic anthropology in the service of Human Rights

Revista HISTÓRIA - DEBATES E TENDÊNCIAS
2020-09-23 | Journal article
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Katarzyna Górka

Na granicy Brazylijsko – Polskiej: współpraca naukowa w dziedzinie antropologii sądowej w służbie prawom człowieka

Revista História: Debates e Tendências
2020-09-22 | Journal article
Contributors: Katarzyna Górka; Cláudia Regina Plens
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The academic scenario of Forensic Anthropology in Brazil

Brazilian Journal of Forensic Anthropology and Legal Medicine
2020-05 | Journal article
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Migrant stories - sheltered lives

Caderno 4 Campos – PPGA/UFPA
2019 | Journal article
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Katarzyna Górka

Forensic Anthropology in Brazil – analysis od scientific production

III CONAF Congresso Nacional de Anthropologia Forense
2018-10 | Conference abstract
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Dental-macrowear and diet of Tigara foragers from Point Hope, northern Alaska

Anthropologischer Anzeiger
2016 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85012832254

Contributors: Górka, K.; Romero, A.; Pérez-Pérez, A.
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First molar size and wear within and among modern hunter-gatherers and agricultural populations

HOMO
2015 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84937813921

Contributors: Górka, K.; Romero, A.; Pérez-Pérez, A.
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Taxonomic Implications of Molar Morphology Variability in Capuchins

International Journal of Primatology
2015 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84941940777

Contributors: Delgado, M.N.; Galbany, J.; Górka, K.; Pérez-Pérez, A.
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Peer review (8 reviews for 5 publications/grants)

Review activity for Applied sciences. (1)
Review activity for Biology. (1)
Review activity for Forensic sciences. (4)
Review activity for Heritage. (1)
Review activity for Science & justice. (1)