Amanda Meyer

(MENAFN- The Conversation) Senior Lecturer, Anatomy and Pathology in the College of Medicine and Dentistry, James Cook University Profile Articles Activity

Dr Amanda Meyer is an educator, researcher, author, and anatomist, who holds a Bachelor of Science degree with first-class honours in Anatomy & Human Biology, a PhD in medical science, and is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. With over 14 years of teaching experience, she has taught over 10,000 students, ranging from first-year students to doctoral-level in science, biomedical science, medical, and health professions.

Dr Meyer is passionate about her work and is dedicated to helping her students reach their full potential. This was recognised with her winning the 2022 UWA School of Human Sciences Teaching Excellence award. She has developed multiple units and taught at Murdoch University and The University of Western Australia before joining James Cook University in Queensland in July 2024.

Dr Meyer is a twice-elected (2016 to 2018 and 2019 to 2023) actively involved Council member of the Australian and New Zealand Association for Clinical Anatomists (ANZACA), the professional body in Australia for clinical anatomy and educational research. She is also a founding member of the Global Neuroanatomy Network, funded by the American Association for Anatomy.

She engages in Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) by conducting research into effective teaching methodologies since 2014. Most of her papers have been published in the Q1 journal, Anatomical Sciences Education. Conducting this research, Dr Meyer has collaborated with anatomy educators from the United Kingdom, the United States, Australia, and New Zealand demonstrating strong positive international relationships.

Dr Meyer is an advocate of open education resources and open access to research and disseminates her knowledge of SOTL to the anatomy community worldwide using the platform formerly known as Twitter with over 4,000 followers and 70,000 views a month.

Experience

• 2024–present Senior Lecturer, James Cook University
• 2022–2024 Senior lecturer, The University of Western Australia
• 2017–2022 Lecturer, The University of Western Australia
• 2012–2017 Lecturer of Human Anatomy, Murdoch University

Education

• 2022 Advance One, Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy
• 2007 The University of Western Australia, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
• 2002 The University of Western Australia, Bachelor of Science (First Class Honours)

Professional Memberships

• Australian and New Zealand Association of Clinical Anatomists
• American Association of Anatomists

MENAFN12082025000199003603ID1109915224